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Glossary: Ansible and Server Automation

Ansible Vault

Also written: vault, ansible-vault, AES256

Ansible's tool for encrypting files that hold secrets, such as Alex's staff password, using the AES256 cipher. The encrypted file can be committed to Git, and Ansible decrypts it in memory during a run.

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Vault password fileencrypt_stringno_log