Secret Management on NixOS with sops-Nix
17 days ago
- #NixOS
- #Secret Management
- #sops-nix
- Passwords and secrets are essential in computing, requiring secure management for shared configurations.
- Secret Management systems encrypt secrets at rest, preventing unauthorized access in shared repositories.
- sops-nix integrates with Nix/NixOS for secret management, using age for encryption with SSH keys.
- Setup involves deriving age identities from SSH keys, configuring sops for the repository, and managing secrets.
- NixOS configuration includes enabling sops-nix, specifying SSH host keys as identities, and defining secrets.
- Usage examples include command-line flags, environment variables, systemd credentials, and Samba passwords.
- Conclusion highlights the elegance of using SSH keys for encryption and the practicality of sops-nix.