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# How to Manage Secrets

**What are Secrets?**

Secrets are a secure way to store sensitive credentials such as API tokens or container registry passwords within the platform. This ensures your credentials are never exposed in plain text across your services.

## a. How to Create a Secret?

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### [Log in](https://customer.acecloudhosting.com/app/login) to Your Account.

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### From the left-hand menu, select **AI HUB** and then choose **Secrets**.

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### Create Secret

Click on **Create Secret**.

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## Enter Secret Details

Enter the secret name, choose the Secret Type, and add a description (optional).

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| **Secret Type**   | **Target** | **Steps**                                                                                                                                    |
| ----------------- | ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| HuggingFace Token | Endpoints  | Enter your HuggingFace token. For more details refer to [User access tokens · Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/docs/hub/security-tokens) |
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## Save the Secret

Click **Create** to save.

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## b. How to Delete a Secret?

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### Click the **Actions** menu next to the secret you want to delete and select **Delete Secret**.

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### Confirm Deletion

A confirmation dialog will appear. Click **Delete Secret** to confirm.

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Deleting a secret is permanent and cannot be undone. Any endpoints or notebooks that use this secret will no longer be able to access it and may fail to function as expected.
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