google-cloud-secrets-manager

Node.js Google Secrets Manager Project

This Node.js project demonstrates how to create and retrieve secrets from Google Cloud Secrets Manager.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following:

• Node.js installed (https://nodejs.org/)
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP) account with a project set up

Installation

Install project dependencies:

npm install google-cloud-secrets-manager

Configuration

To use the different functions in this project, you need to set up the following environment variables:

GCP_USER: Your Google Cloud Platform user (email) associated with the project. GCP_KEY: The path to your GCP service account key file (JSON file). GCP_PROJECT_NAME: The name of your GCP project where Secrets Manager will be used.

You can set these variables by creating a .env file in the root of the project:

GCP_USER=[e-mail]
GCP_KEY=/path/to/your/key.json
GCP_PROJECT_NAME=your-project-name

Make sure to replace the values with your actual GCP information.

Usage

The project provides the following functionalities:

Creating a new secret in Google Cloud Secrets Manager. Retrieving the value of a secret. To run the code demonstrating these functionalities, use the following commands:

Create a secret:

    const secretsStore = new SecretsStore();
    await secretsStore.storeCredential('secretId', 'secret', {'label1':'labelValue1', 'label2':'labelValue2'});

Get the value of a secret:

    const secretsStore = new SecretsStore();
    await secretsStore.retrieveCredential('secretId');

Update the value of a secret:

    const secretsStore = new SecretsStore();
    await secretsStore.updateCredential('secretId', 'newSecret');