https://www.terraformpilot.com/tags/secrets-management/Recent content in Secrets Management on Terraform PilotHugo -- gohugo.ioen-USSun, 12 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000https://www.terraformpilot.com/articles/terraform-ephemeral-resources-explained/Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000https://www.terraformpilot.com/articles/terraform-ephemeral-resources-explained/Ephemeral resources are a newer Terraform feature (announced at HashiDays 2025) that solves a long-standing problem: how to use secrets during a Terraform run without storing them in state. Database passwords, API tokens, session credentials — values you need during apply but don’t want persisted anywhere. The Problem With regular resources and data sources, everything goes into state: # ❌ This stores the password in terraform.tfstate! resource "random_password" "db" { length = 32 } # ❌ This stores the secret value in state too!