kubectl create secret generic db-pass --from-literal=password=secret

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kubectl create secret generic db-pass --from-literal=password=secret

Create a secret from a literal value

Creates a secret named db-pass holding the key password, stored base64-encoded in etcd. Secrets are meant for sensitive values like passwords and API tokens. Read it back with kubectl get secret db-pass -o yaml.
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