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Terraform: terraform_remote_state to pass values to other configurations


Categories: DevOps, Kubernetes

It would be uncommon to have one monolithic Terraform configuration for all the infrastructure in your organization.  More than likely, there are multiple groups and each has responsibility and ownership of certain components (e.g. networking, storage, authorization, Kubernetes). As an example, let’s say your responsibility is the Kubernetes cluster build. You may need the following … Terraform: terraform_remote_state to pass values to other configurations

Git: Sharing a single git controlled folder among a group under Linux


Categories: Development

With the modern mantra of “everything is code”, operations and network teams must come to terms with how they want to work with source control in a team environment. Imagine a repository that contains configuration templates and scripts for maintaining an application or appliance.  For a multi-member operations team who shares the responsibility for this … Git: Sharing a single git controlled folder among a group under Linux

Linux: Using GPG encrypted credentials for enhanced security


Categories: Linux

If you currently store sensitive credentials in plaintext to automate scripting or integration to other systems, you should consider an extra layer of security by storing them encrypted using GPG. There is no fullproof way to hide sensitive information for a service that also needs to decrypt them as part of normal operations (think DVD … Linux: Using GPG encrypted credentials for enhanced security