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id: BENCH-SECRETS-HANDLING-3
type: reference
status: active
tier: T3
title: secrets-handling-3
---

# secrets-handling-3

This concept defines the governance for secrets-handling-3. When working with secrets-handling-3, follow the rules below. The secrets-handling-3 approach affects alerting, dependency, invariant, tradeoff.

- Prefer the documented secrets-handling-3 pattern.
- Record exceptions to the secrets-handling-3 rule.
- Weigh the alerting and tradeoff implications.
