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Update the Create section intro for accuracy

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Shannon Kularathna 2022-07-22 18:26:20 +00:00
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## Create the Config file ## Create the Config file
You can create a Secret in a file first, in JSON or YAML format, and then You can define the `Secret` object in a file first, in JSON or YAML format, and then create that object. The
create that object. The
[Secret](/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/{{< param "version" >}}/#secret-v1-core) [Secret](/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/{{< param "version" >}}/#secret-v1-core)
resource contains two maps: `data` and `stringData`. resource contains two maps: `data` and `stringData`.
The `data` field is used to store arbitrary data, encoded using base64. The The `data` field is used to store arbitrary data, encoded using base64. The
`stringData` field is provided for convenience, and it allows you to provide `stringData` field is provided for convenience, and it allows you to provide
Secret data as unencoded strings. the same data as unencoded strings.
The keys of `data` and `stringData` must consist of alphanumeric characters, The keys of `data` and `stringData` must consist of alphanumeric characters,
`-`, `_` or `.`. `-`, `_` or `.`.
For example, to store two strings in a Secret using the `data` field, convert The following example stores two strings in a Secret using the `data` field.
the strings to base64 as follows:
Convert the strings to base64 as follows:
```shell ```shell
echo -n 'admin' | base64 echo -n 'admin' | base64