Comparison with Docker Swarm
Understand the similarities and differences in how Kubernetes and Docker Swarm handle Secrets, including storage methods and default security levels. Learn why Docker Swarm offers stronger out-of-the-box secret security, while Kubernetes integrates better with third-party secret management tools like HashiCorp Vault. This lesson helps you evaluate secret management capabilities for container orchestration platforms.
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Similarities
Secrets are very similar to Kubernetes ConfigMaps and Docker Swarm configs. Everything we said for configurations applies to Secrets, with a few additional features.
Both Kubernetes and Docker Swarm store Secrets in tmpfs inside containers. From that aspect, they are equally secure.
Differences
Note: The significant ...