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  1. Secrets Manager
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Sync Command

Synchronizes selected keys from Keeper Vault to an external secrets manager

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Synchronization is one way only, using Keeper as a source of truth (read only) and updates only the remote key-value pairs in the external secrets manager.

sync command

Description: Import and synchronize secrets from the Keeper Vault with external secrets management systems

ksm sync --credentials <UID> --type [aws|azure|gcp|json] [--dry-run] [--preserve-missing] --map <KEY NOTATION>...

Requires a Secrets Manager profile that has been initialized with: ksm profile init <TOKEN> See the for more information

parameters:

  • -t, --type Type of the target key/value storage. Available types are:

    • aws - AWS Secrets Manager

    • azure- Azure Key Vault

    • gcp - GCP Secret Manager

    • json - lists all pending sync operations including both source and destination values

  • -m, --map <KEY NOTATION>... Map destination key names to values using URI

  • -c, --credentials <uid> UID of Keeper record with credentials to access destination key/value storage. The specified record must be shared with the Keeper Secrets Manager Application

optional parameters:

  • -n, --dry-run Perform a trial run with no changes made.

  • -p, --preserve-missing Preserve destination value when source value is deleted.

Sync Types

Select an external provider below to learn more about the integration.

Profile Documentation
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AWS Secrets Manager Sync
Azure Key Vault Sync
Google Cloud Secret Manager Sync