Test integration of external secrets operator with vault

[vladimirvshivkov]

Set up and test between External Secrets Operator and our existing vault instance to ensure secure and efficient secrets management in our k8s environment.

Tasks

• [ ] 1. Install External Secrets Operator in our K8s cluster
• [ ] 2. Configure Vault authentication for ESO
  • [ ] Set up Kubernetes auth method in Vault
  • [ ] Create necessary RBAC rules for ESO to access Vault
• [ ] 3. Create test secrets in Vault
• [ ] 4. Set up ExternalSecret and SecretStore resources
• [ ] 5. Verify secret sync
• [ ] 6. Document the process
• [ ] 7. Performance and security assessment
  • [ ] Evaluate the impact on secret retrieval times
  • [ ] Ensure no secrets are exposed in logs or etcd