kubernetes-the-hard-way/docs/06-data-encryption-keys.md

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# Generating the Data Encryption Config and Key
Kubernetes stores a variety of data including cluster state, application configurations, and secrets. Kubernetes supports the ability to [encrypt](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/encrypt-data) cluster data at rest.
In this lab you will generate an encryption key and an [encryption config](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/encrypt-data/#understanding-the-encryption-at-rest-configuration) suitable for encrypting Kubernetes Secrets.
## The Encryption Key
Generate an encryption key:
```
ENCRYPTION_KEY=$(head -c 32 /dev/urandom | base64)
```
## The Encryption Config File
Create the `encryption-config.yaml` encryption config file:
```
cat > encryption-config.yaml <<EOF
kind: EncryptionConfig
apiVersion: v1
resources:
- resources:
- secrets
providers:
- aescbc:
keys:
- name: key1
secret: ${ENCRYPTION_KEY}
- identity: {}
EOF
```
Copy the `encryption-config.yaml` encryption config file to each controller instance:
```
for instance in controller-0 controller-1 controller-2; do
gcloud compute scp encryption-config.yaml ${instance}:~/
done
```
Next: [Bootstrapping the etcd Cluster](07-bootstrapping-etcd.md)