Create Secret from Hardcoded Variables

In namespace default, Deployment api-server exists with hard-coded environment variables: DB_USER=admin DB_PASS=Secret123!

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The task

Task

In namespace default, Deployment api-server exists with hard-coded environment variables:

DB_USER=admin
DB_PASS=Secret123!

Requirements

Create a Secret named db-credentials in namespace default containing these credentials
Update Deployment api-server to use the Secret via valueFrom.secretKeyRef
Do not change the Deployment name or namespace

Exam

CKAD

Domain

Application Environment, Configuration and Security

Grading

Programmatic · partial credit

Reference

Kubernetes docs ↗

What this tests

Wire up configmaps, secrets, service accounts, RBAC, securityContext, and resource limits. On the CKAD exam, Application Environment, Configuration and Security tasks are graded purely on what you build in the cluster — not multiple choice — so the only way to get faster is to do them on a real cluster against a clock.

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