Node.js Google Secrets Manager Project

This Node.js project demonstrates how to create and retrieve secrets from Google Cloud Secrets Manager.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following:

• Node.js installed (https://nodejs.org/)
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP) account with a project set up

Installation

Install project dependencies:

npm install google-cloud-secrets-manager

Configuration

To use the different functions in this project, you need to set up the following environment variables:

GCP_USER: Your Google Cloud Platform user (email) associated with the project. GCP_KEY: The path to your GCP service account key file (JSON file). GCP_PROJECT_NAME: The name of your GCP project where Secrets Manager will be used.

You can set these variables by creating a .env file in the root of the project:

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GCP_KEY=/path/to/your/key.json
GCP_PROJECT_NAME=your-project-name

Make sure to replace the values with your actual GCP information.

Usage

The project provides the following functionalities:

Creating a new secret in Google Cloud Secrets Manager. Retrieving the value of a secret. To run the code demonstrating these functionalities, use the following commands:

Create a secret:

    const secretsStore = new SecretsStore();
    await secretsStore.storeCredential('secretId', 'secret', {'label1':'labelValue1', 'label2':'labelValue2'});

Get the value of a secret:

    const secretsStore = new SecretsStore();
    await secretsStore.retrieveCredential('secretId');

Update the value of a secret:

    const secretsStore = new SecretsStore();
    await secretsStore.updateCredential('secretId', 'newSecret');