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Adding a Tag to a Secret

Tags are used to identify secrets. A tag consists of a key-value pair (Key:Value). Tagging secrets helps you classify and trace your assets for easier management. Beyond simplifying searches and filters within the console, tags allow you to enforce tag-based access control policies so that only authorized users or roles can access specific secrets. Furthermore, you can leverage tags to track and analyze billing costs associated with specific projects or secrets. For more information about tags, see Tag Overview.

Prerequisites

A secret has been created.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the DEW console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner and select a region or project.
  3. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Cloud Secret Management Service > Secrets.
  4. Click a secret name to access its details page.
  5. In the Tags area, click Add Tag, as shown in Figure 1. In the Add Tag dialog box, enter the tag key and tag value. Table 1 describes the parameters.

    Figure 1 Adding a tag

    • If you want to use the same tag to identify multiple cloud resources, you can create predefined tags in the TMS. In this way, the same tag can be selected for all services. For more information about predefined tags, see the Tag Management Service User Guide.
    • To delete a tag, click Delete next to it.
    Table 1 Tag parameters

    Parameter

    Description

    Remarks

    Tag key

    Tag name.

    The tag keys of a secret cannot have duplicate values. A tag key can be used for multiple secrets.

    A secret can have up to 20 tags.
    • Mandatory.
    • The tag key must be unique for the same custom key.
    • 128 characters limit.
    • The value cannot start or end with a space.
    • Cannot start with _sys_.
    • The following character types are allowed:
      • Chinese
      • English
      • Numbers
      • Space
      • Special characters: _.:/=+-@

    Tag value

    Value of the tag
    • Optional
    • 255 characters limit.
    • The following character types are allowed:
      • Chinese
      • English
      • Numbers
      • Space
      • Special characters: _.:/=+-@

  6. Click OK.

Related Operations

  • Modifying a tag value:
    1. Click a secret name to access its details page.
    2. In the Tags area, locate the target tag and click Edit in the Operation column.
    3. In the Edit Tag dialog box, enter a tag value and click OK.
  • Deleting a tag:
    1. Click a secret name to access its details page.
    2. In the Tags area, locate the target tag and click Delete in the Operation column.
    3. In the Delete Tag dialog box, click Yes.
Parent Topic: Managing Secrets