JVM - secret.latest()

Returns a reference to the latest version of a secret, regardless of that version's ID.

import io.nitric.Nitric;
import io.nitric.resources.SecretPermission;

public class Application {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    var secrets = Nitric.INSTANCE.secret("encryptionKey").with(SecretPermission.Access);

    var latestRef = secrets.latest();

    Nitric.INSTANCE.run();
  }
}

Notes

latest() is most useful when you always want the most recent secret values from the secrets manager. Database credentials and API keys are good examples of secrets where the latest value is usually what you want.

For symmetric encryption, you'll need to retrieve the version of the secret used to encrypt a value when you try to decrypt it again. In those cases latest() isn't a good choice, use version() instead.

Examples

Get a reference to the latest secret version

import io.nitric.Nitric;
import io.nitric.resources.SecretPermission;

public class Application {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    var secrets = Nitric.INSTANCE.secret("encryptionKey").with(SecretPermission.Access);

    var latestRef = secrets.latest();

    Nitric.INSTANCE.run();
  }
}

Access the latest value of a secret

import io.nitric.Nitric;
import io.nitric.resources.SecretPermission;

public class Application {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    var secrets = Nitric.INSTANCE.secret("encryptionKey").with(SecretPermission.Access);

    var key = secrets.latest().access();

    Nitric.INSTANCE.run();
  }
}

See secret.version().access() for more details.