secretKeyRef

Official example

https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/secret/

apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  name: secret-env-pod
spec:
  containers:
  - name: mycontainer
    image: redis
    env:
      - name: SECRET_USERNAME
        valueFrom:
          secretKeyRef:
            name: mysecret
            key: username
            optional: false # same as default; "mysecret" must exist
                            # and include a key named "username"
      - name: SECRET_PASSWORD
        valueFrom:
          secretKeyRef:
            name: mysecret
            key: password
            optional: false # same as default; "mysecret" must exist
                            # and include a key named "password"
  restartPolicy: Never

Related

• Use ConfigMaps and Secrets to configure applications, CKA v1.24 (2022), CKA v1.23 (2021)

See also

• Kubernetes secrets: types, kubectl [ get | create | describe | delete | secret ] secrets, secret.yml, kind: Secret, secretKeyRef, default-token, imagePullSecrets:, kubernetes.io/dockerconfigjson, External Secrets Operator ( kind: ExternalSecret), Kubeseal