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GitLab Secrets Manager adds ESO, Terraform, and API support via OpenBao

2026-08-07 00:23 UTC · GitLab Blog · read the source ↗ #secrets-management#kubernetes#gitlab
  • Platform/SRE — Plan: This GA expansion lets platform teams consolidate Kubernetes (ESO), Terraform/OpenTofu, and Vault CLI secrets into a single OpenBao-backed store — worth evaluating this quarter as a replacement for fragmented per-tool secret stores, with no forcing deadline yet.
  • CI/CD — Learn: GitLab CI/CD secret support landed in v19.0 already; the new ESO and Terraform integrations are primarily platform-side — no pipeline changes required today, but the unified API surface is worth noting for future supply-chain design.
  • Leader — Learn: The consolidated single-store model (one audit trail, one access model across Kubernetes, IaC, and pipelines) is worth tracking as a vendor-consolidation data point when revisiting secrets-toolchain standards, but no pricing or license forcing function exists yet.
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