Secrets Manager CLI

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Secrets Manager CLI
The Secrets Manager CLI provides shell access to vault secrets
Overview
The Keeper Secrets Manager CLI ("KSM CLI") provides core Secrets Manager Vault interaction from a terminal, shell script or any software that can be launched from a shell.
Core Features
Get Secrets from the Keeper Vault
Update Secrets from the Keeper Vault
Replace environmental variables with Keeper secrets in scripts and containers
The KSM CLI is different than the Commander CLI. The KSM CLI is specifically for secrets management and the Commander CLI is for initial setup and administrative functions. 
Application and Client Device Setup
In order to use the Secrets Manager CLI, or environmental variable substitutions for accessing secrets stored in the Keeper Vault, you must first have an Application and Client Device configured.  Check out the Quick Start Guide to set this up.
Secrets Manager CLI Installation
The KSM CLI is available as a binary application for Windows/Mac/Linux or a pip3 install for any Python environment.
Binary Install Method
The latest binary release can be found on the GitHub repository. Download the installer based on your operating system and click to install, or unarchive, to use.
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 Download the Secrets Manager CLI Binary​
When launching the CLI in Windows or macOS, the CLI will run in a shell mode. The ksm command is still available via the command line.
The Linux binary is just an executable and should be moved to a directory in the PATH.
Pip3 and Python3 Install Method
Please ensure that Python 3.x is installed.  If not, use your OS-specific package manager to install it.
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sudo yum install python3
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Make sure your pip3 is up to date:
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sudo pip3 install --upgrade pip
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Now you can install the Secrets Manager CLI:
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$ sudo pip3 install keeper-secrets-manager-cli
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To upgrade to the latest version:
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$ sudo pip3 install -U keeper-secrets-manager-cli keeper-secrets-manager-core
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This method will install the CLI into the system Python. If you do not have root or admin permissions, you can install the CLI by setting up a virtualenv. If you do not use virtualenv, the module and binary will be install into your $HOME/.local directory for Linux or macOS. You may need to include a PATH to the bin directory.
Installing KSM using virtualenv 
For developers, using virtualenv is a clean way to install KSM in an isolated environment.
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$ sudo pip3 install virtualenv
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$ virtualenv -p python3 my_env
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$ source my_env/bin/activate
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Then, install ksm to the virtual environment
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$ pip3 install keeper-secrets-manager-cli
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Source Code
Find the Keeper Secrets Manager CLI source code in the GitHub repository.
Usage
The ksm CLI tool can be used for the following purposes:
Initialize a configuration file for use in integrations such as Github Actions ("init")
Create a local profile to execute commands as a client device ("profile")
Query the Keeper vault and retrieve secrets ("secret")
Wrap command-line applications for environmental variable substitution ("exec")
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$ ksm
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Usage: ksm [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...
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  Keeper Secrets Manager CLI  Version: X.X.X
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Options:
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  --ini-file TEXT                INI config file.
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  -p, --profile-name TEXT        Config profile
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  -o, --output TEXT              Output [stdout|stderr|filename]
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  -c, --color / -nc, --no-color  Use color in table views, where applicable.
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  --cache / --no-cache           Enable/disable record caching.
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  --help                         Show this message and exit.
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Commands:
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  config   Configure the command line tool
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  exec     Wrap an application and replace env variables
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  init     Initialize a configuration file for integrations
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  profile  Manage local client device profiles
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  quit     Quit shell mode
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  secret   Query the Keeper vault and retrieve secrets
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  shell    Run KSM in a shell
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  version  Get module versions and information.
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Create a local Client Device
The CLI is initialized as a client device by passing in the One Time Access Token in the ksm profile init command. After initialization, the CLI can be used to obtain secrets.  In the example below, replace "XX:XXXX" with the One Time Access Token for your Client Device.
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$ ksm profile init XX:XXXX
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$ ksm secret list
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If you are including the CLI within a container with an automated startup, or do not wish to perform a "profile init", a profile can be auto-created if the KSM_TOKEN is set.
Example:
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$ KSM_TOKEN="XX:XXXX" ksm secret list
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Environmental variables can be set to reduce the command line flags.
Environmental Variable Name
Description
KSM_TOKEN
The one time access token used to initialize the client device
KSM_HOSTNAME
The host of your Keeper environment. Either US, EU, AU, US_GOV or a full URL. The token will contain the hostname, so this variable is not used in most cases.
KSM_INI_DIR
The directory where the INI config file is stored for the CLI.
KSM_INI_FILE
The name of the INI config file for the CLI.
KSM_CLI_PROFILE
The active profile in the CLI.
KSM_CONFIG
A Base64 config string. The CLI will use this for the default profile.
Execution of Commands
Keeper Secrets Manager commands are run using the ksm program from the command line.
$ ksm <command> <sub-command> <options>
To get help on a particular command, run:
ksm <command> --help
To get help on a sub-command, run:
ksm <command> <sub-command> --help
Command
Explanation
secret
Retrieve secrets from the vault
profile
Manage local configuration profiles
init
Initialize one time access token
exec
Execute scripts with environmental variable substitution
config
Manager CLI configuration
version
Display the CLI version information
shell
Start the CLI in an interactive shell mode
quit
Quit the shell mode
Options
--ini-file </path/to/keeper.ini> 
Sets the keeper.ini configuration file. If not set the CLI will check the following directories for the keeper.ini file.
The path defined by the environmental variable KSM_INI_DIR
The current directory
The user's home directory
${HOME}
${HOME}/.config/ksm
$env:USERPROFILE
Various system directories
/etc
/etc/ksm
/etc/keeper
$env:APPDATA/Keeper
$env:ProgamData/Keeper
$env:ProgramFiles/Keeper
-p, --profile-name <name> use specified configuration profile
-o, --output <{stdout, stderr, filename}>  Sets the output destination
stdout - Print to stdout (default)
stderr - Print to stderr
<filename> - Send output to a specified text file
--color/--no-color, -c/-nc Enable or disable color in the output instance.
--cache/--no-cache Enable or disable using the record cache for this command instance.
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Field/Record Types
Profile Command
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Contents
Overview
Core Features
Application and Client Device Setup
Secrets Manager CLI Installation
Source Code
Usage
Create a local Client Device
Execution of Commands