Advanced – Security Testing
Secrets Management – ISTQB Definition
Last Updated: July 12, 2026 · SoftwareTestPilot QA Team
Official ISTQB Definition
The practice of securely storing, distributing, and rotating credentials, keys, and tokens used by applications.
In simple words
How you safely store and rotate passwords, keys, and tokens used by code.
Exam tip
Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, and Doppler are common secret stores — test rotation and access controls.
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