Programmatically retrieving secrets from Parameter Store and Secrets Manager

Passwords, API keys, and other secrets are regular participants in our codebase, and as such, we need to make them available for our applications. We have multiple ways to integrate Parameter Store and Secrets Manager items into our Lambda function code.

1. Problem statement

Most of the time, we use parameters and secrets in our applications. Apps need connection URLs, and database credentials or have to call 3rd-party endpoints protected with API keys.

We can integrate these parameters and secrets …

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