Purging Access

Because there is only one symmetric key for all the secrets and all users, in the event of a security breach you may want to revoke all access and rewrite version control history to remove all references to Kānuka.

Caution

This feature doesn’t exist yet. Treat this guide as a wishlist of features from me. 😋

Purging secrets

Purging secrets is a destructive action and rewrites all version control history. To do it, run the following command.

kanuka secrets purge

# Then confirm the safety prompt by typing CONFIRM

That’s it! Kānuka will revoke all access and purge the version control history of any references to Kānuka.

Next steps

To learn more about kanuka secrets purge, see the purge concepts and the command reference.

Or, continue reading to learn core concepts on how Kānuka works.