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HashiCorp Terraform Certified Associate Preparation Guide

Handle Back-end Authentication Methods

Explore how to securely manage back-end authentication when storing Terraform state remotely. Understand the risks of embedding credentials in configurations and learn best practices for using partial back-end configurations and runtime inputs to protect sensitive information and maintain secure access.

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Back-end authentication

Some back-ends require authentication and authorization to access state data stored in the backend. For instance, Azure Storage requires access keys, and the MySQL back-end requires database ...

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terraform
terraform {
  backend "azurerm" {
    storage_account_name = "arthurdent42"
    container_name       = "tfstate"
    key                  = "terraform.tfstate"
    access_key           = "qwertyuiop12345678..."
  }
}

Azure Storage accounts ...