Updated on 2025-12-02 GMT+08:00

Saving and Viewing Secret Values

This section describes how to save and view secret values on the CSMS console.

You can create a new version of a secret to encrypt and keep a new secret value. By default, The latest secret version in SYSCURRENT state. The previous version is in the SYSPREVIOUS state.

Constraints

  • A secret can have up to 20 versions.
  • Secret versions are numbered v1, v2, v3, and so on based on their creation time.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner of the management console and select a region or project.
  3. Click on the left and choose Security > Data Encryption Workshop.
  4. Click a secret name to go to the details page.
  5. In the area, click Add Secret Version. In the displayed dialog box, enter the secret key/value or plaintext secret.
  6. Click OK. A message is displayed in the upper right corner of the page, indicating that the value is added successfully.
  7. In the Version List area, locate the target secret version, click View Secret in the Operation column.
  8. Click OK.