Securely Managing Secrets in Serverless Applications with AWS Secrets Manager

Serverless applications have gained significant popularity in modern application development due to their cost efficiency, scalability, and ease of management. However, managing sensitive data such as API keys, database credentials, and other secrets in a serverless environment requires careful attention. Embedding secrets directly in your application code is a significant security risk and can lead to unintended consequences.

This is where AWS Secrets Manager steps in—a powerful service that securely stores, retrieves, and rotates secrets, ensuring your serverless application remains secure without compromising performance.

In this blog, we’ll explore how to securely manage secrets in serverless applications using AWS Secrets Manager, along with best practices and a step-by-step walkthrough for integrating it with AWS Lambda.