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Secret Managers Overview

Claude Code Knowledge Pack7/10/2026

Overview

Secret Managers Overview

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LiteLLM supports reading secrets (eg. OPENAI_API_KEY) and writing secrets (eg. Virtual Keys) from Azure Key Vault, Google Secret Manager, Hashicorp Vault, CyberArk Conjur, and AWS Secret Manager.

Supported Secret Managers

All Secret Manager Settings

All settings related to secret management

general_settings:
  key_management_system: "aws_secret_manager" # REQUIRED
  key_management_settings:  

    # Storing Virtual Keys Settings
    store_virtual_keys: true # OPTIONAL. Defaults to False, when True will store virtual keys in secret manager
    prefix_for_stored_virtual_keys: "litellm/" # OPTIONAL.I f set, this prefix will be used for stored virtual keys in the secret manager
    
    # Access Mode Settings
    access_mode: "write_only" # OPTIONAL. Literal["read_only", "write_only", "read_and_write"]. Defaults to "read_only"
    
    # Hosted Keys Settings
    hosted_keys: ["litellm_master_key"] # OPTIONAL. Specify which env keys you stored on AWS

    # K/V pairs in 1 AWS Secret Settings
    primary_secret_name: "litellm_secrets" # OPTIONAL. Read multiple keys from one JSON secret on AWS Secret Manager

Team-Level Secret Manager Settings

Team-level secret manager settings let every team bring their own key-management configuration. These settings are used when creating virtual keys tied to the team.

Follow these steps to configure it:

  1. Create a team
    Open the Teams page and click Create Team to launch the modal.

  2. Expand Additional Settings
    Use the Additional Settings toggle to reveal the advanced configuration panel.

  3. Configure the Secret Manager
    In the Secret Manager Settings panel, paste the provider-specific JSON. Refer to each provider page (AWS, Azure, Google, Hashicorp, etc.) for the supported keys/values. JSON is required today, but we plan to add a more UI-friendly editor.

  4. Create the team
    Review the inputs and click Create Team to save.

Once saved, LiteLLM will use this configuration.