Secrets Management in Containers: Vault, SOPS, and Sealed Secrets
Comprehensive guide to container secrets management in 2026. Deep comparison of HashiCorp Vault (Agent Injector, CSI driver, dynamic secrets), SOPS (encrypted GitOps secrets), Sealed Secrets (Kubernetes-native encryption), External Secrets Operator (multi-cloud), and Kubernetes native secrets with encryption at rest. Covers secret rotation, zero-trust delivery, audit trails, and the architecture patterns that prevent credential leaks in containerized environments.

July 10, 2026