# secret

The describe secret command retrieves detailed metadata about a specific Secret in the Kubernetes cluster. This includes the secret type, associated namespace, and creation timestamp. Secret values are not exposed in plain text for security reasons.

## Usage

```
cldkctl describe secret [name] [flags]
```

## Steps

Follow the steps below to run and view the result of this command:

1. Run the following command in your terminal:

```
cldkctl describe secret [name] 
```

2. Replace \[name] with the Secret name you want to inspect.
3. To view the resource name, refer to the corresponding get secret section.
4. xIf the resource is located in a non-default namespace, include the -n or --namespace flag followed by the namespace name.

```
cldkctl describe [resource] [name] -n [namespace]
```

5. Once completed successfully, the detailed information about the specified Secret will appear in your terminal. The output includes metadata, UID, creation timestamp, and encoded data values.

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The following table describes the additional fields specific to the Secret resource.

| Column        | Description                                                                           |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| data          | A map containing key-value pairs of the Secret data, stored in base64-encoded format. |
| data.password | Encoded value representing the stored password or token.                              |
| data.username | Encoded value representing the associated username or identifier.                     |
| type          | The type of Secret, which determines its intended usage.                              |

## Flags

{% hint style="info" %}

1. This command supports [global flags.](/guidance-for-individual/cloudeka-api-list/global-flags.md) Refer to the Global Flags section for details.
2. For common metadata fields, refer to the Common Output Fields table at the beginning of this section.
   {% endhint %}

| Flag       | Description                       |
| ---------- | --------------------------------- |
| -h, --help | Help for describe secret command. |


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