Kubernetes: modify a secret using kubectl?

Question

How can I modify the values in a Kubernetes secret using kubectl?

I created the secret with kubernetes create secret generic, but t

Answer 1

The easiest way from the command line:

echo "This is my secret" | base64 | read output;kubectl patch secret my_secret_name -p="{\"data\":{\"secret_key\": \"$output\"}}" -v=1

It will encode value This is my secret and update your my_secret_name secret by adding secret_key key and encoded values as a last key-value pair in that secret.