#go#devops_workflow#encrypt_secrets#gitops#kubernetes#kubernetes_secrets
Sealed Secrets is a tool for Kubernetes that lets you safely store sensitive information—like passwords or API keys—in your code repository by encrypting them so only your Kubernetes cluster can decrypt them. You use a tool called `kubeseal` to encrypt secrets on your computer, and then store the encrypted result in your repository. When you apply this encrypted secret to your cluster, a special controller inside Kubernetes decrypts it and creates a regular secret that your apps can use. This means you can manage all your configuration in Git, even secrets, without worrying about exposing sensitive data, and only the cluster itself can access the real secret[2][5][1]. The benefit is that your secrets are protected at every step, and you can use Git workflows for everything, making your setup more secure and easier to manage.
https://github.com/bitnami-labs/sealed-secrets
#Policy_Brief: Coercion Over Consent: #Ethiopia’s dangerous mandatory Digital ID experiment
In this policy brief, Mohamed A. argues that Ethiopia's mandatory Digital ID (#Fayda) is a "flawed and dangerous policy," not because identification itself is problematic, but because enforcement lacks legal safeguards. He emphasizes that centralizing sensitive data risks turning governance into a tool of "surveillance, control, and exclusion."
According to him, Ethiopia is "importing the concept as if it were a proven model." In Ethiopia's fragile institutional context, this amounts to "recklessness disguised as modernization," especially with foreign funding raising unresolved questions about "who controls the data."
The author urges authorities to "pause enforcement" until trust and oversight are established, arguing that without them, mandatory ID is "not progress—it is a poorly designed and dangerous policy."
https://addisstandard.com/?p=54995
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