AWS Secrets Manager now offers managed external secrets for third-party software credentials, simplifying their management and rotation. This feature standardizes formats and automates processes, reducing operational overhead for organizations that use multiple external services. Users can create and manage these secrets directly in Secrets Manager.

This article explains how to use the AWS Secrets Manager Agent as a sidecar container in Amazon EKS. It details the benefits of caching secrets locally to reduce API calls and enhance application security. The post also covers the deployment steps, prerequisites, and IAM role configuration required for setup.