diff --git a/examples/extras/secrets-manager/.tf-control b/examples/extras/secrets-manager/.tf-control
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index 0000000..280f449
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+++ b/examples/extras/secrets-manager/.tf-control
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+# .tf-control
+# allows for setting a specific command to be used for tf-* commands under this git repo
+# see tf-control.sh help for more info
+
+TFCONTROL_VERSION="1.0.5"
+
+TFCOMMAND="terraform_latest"
+# TF_CLI_CONFIG_FILE=PATH-TO-FILE/.tf-control.tfrc
+# TFARGS=""
+# TFNOLOG=""
+# TFNOCOLOR=""
+
+# use the following to force a specific version.  An upgrade of an existing 0.12.31 to 1.x
+# needs you to cycle through 0.13.17, 0.14.11, and then latest (0.15.5 not needed).  Other
+# steps in between.  See https://github.e.it.census.gov/terraform/support/tree/master/docs/how-to/terraform-upgrade for details
+#
+#TFCOMMAND="terraform_0.12.31"
+#TFCOMMAND="terraform_0.13.7"
+#TFCOMMAND="terraform_0.14.11"
+#TFCOMMAND="terraform_0.15.5"
diff --git a/examples/extras/secrets-manager/.tf-control.tfrc b/examples/extras/secrets-manager/.tf-control.tfrc
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index 0000000..7425488
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+++ b/examples/extras/secrets-manager/.tf-control.tfrc
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+TFCONTROL_VERSION="1.0.5"
+
+# https://www.terraform.io/docs/cli/config/config-file.html
+plugin_cache_dir   = "/data/terraform/terraform.d/plugin-cache"
+#disable_checkpoint = true
+
+provider_installation {
+#  filesystem_mirror {
+#    path    = "/apps/terraform/terraform.d/providers"
+#    include = [ "*/*/*" ]
+#  }
+  filesystem_mirror {
+    path    = "/data/terraform/terraform.d/providers"
+    include = [ "*/*/*" ]
+  }
+#  filesystem_mirror {
+#    path    = "/apps/terraform/terraform.d/providers"
+#    include = [ "external.terraform.census.gov/*/*" ]
+#  }
+  direct {
+    include = [ "*/*/*" ]
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/examples/extras/secrets-manager/locals.tf b/examples/extras/secrets-manager/locals.tf
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index 0000000..4b9ae5a
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+++ b/examples/extras/secrets-manager/locals.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+locals {
+  base_tags = {
+    "eks-cluster-name"      = var.cluster_name
+    "boc:tf_module_version" = local._module_version
+    "boc:created_by"        = "terraform"
+  }
+}
+
+# replace TF remote state accordingly in parent_rs with that from the parent directory, and be sure to make the link
+locals {
+  vpc_id               = local.parent_rs.cluster_vpc_id
+  subnet_ids           = local.parent_rs.cluster_subnet_ids
+  cluster_worker_sg_id = local.parent_rs.cluster_worker_sg_id
+
+  oidc_provider_url = local.parent_rs.oidc_provider_url
+  oidc_provider_arn = local.parent_rs.oidc_provider_arn
+}
diff --git a/examples/extras/secrets-manager/region.tf b/examples/extras/secrets-manager/region.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f617506
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/extras/secrets-manager/region.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+locals {
+  region = var.region
+}
diff --git a/examples/extras/secrets-manager/secrets-manager.tf b/examples/extras/secrets-manager/secrets-manager.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c36a3b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/extras/secrets-manager/secrets-manager.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+#data "aws_iam_policy" "policy_secrets-manager" {
+#  name = "AWSXRayDaemonWriteAccess"
+#}
+
+module "role_secrets-manager" {
+  source = "terraform-aws-modules/iam/aws//modules/iam-role-for-service-accounts-eks"
+
+  role_description = "EKS IAM Role for ${var.cluster_name} for service account ${var.secrets-manager_namespace}:${var.secrets-manager_name}"
+  role_name        = format("%v%v-irsa__%v", local._prefixes["eks-role"], var.cluster_name, var.secrets-manager_name)
+
+  #  role_policy_arns = {
+  #    policy = data.aws_iam_policy.policy_secrets-manager.arn
+  #  }
+
+  attach_external_secrets_policy                     = true
+  external_secrets_ssm_parameter_arns                = var.ssm_parameter_arns
+  external_secrets_secrets_manager_arns              = var.secrets-manager_arns
+  external_secrets_kms_key_arns                      = var.secrets-manager_kms_key_arns
+  external_secrets_secrets_manager_create_permission = var.secrets_manager_allow_create
+
+  oidc_providers = {
+    main = {
+      provider_arn               = local.oidc_provider_arn
+      namespace_service_accounts = [format("%v:%v", var.secrets-manager_namespace, var.secrets-manager_name)]
+    }
+  }
+
+  tags = merge(
+    local.base_tags,
+    local.common_tags,
+    var.application_tags,
+    {
+      "eks:namespace" = var.secrets-manager_namespace
+      "eks:user"      = var.secrets-manager_name
+    }
+  )
+}
+
+locals {
+  secrets-manager_images_output = { for k, v in module.images_secrets-manager.images : v.name => v }
+}
+
+module "images_secrets-manager" {
+  source = "git@github.e.it.census.gov:terraform-modules/aws-ecr-copy-images.git?ref=tf-upgrade"
+
+  profile          = var.profile
+  application_list = []
+  application_name = format("eks/%v", var.cluster_name)
+  image_config     = [for k, v in var.secrets-manager_images : v if v.enabled]
+  tags = merge(
+    local.base_tags,
+    local.common_tags,
+    var.application_tags,
+  )
+}
+
+# resource "kubernetes_namespace" "secrets-manager" {
+#   metadata {
+#     name = var.secrets-manager_namespace
+#   }
+# }
+
+resource "helm_release" "secrets-manager" {
+  chart      = "aws-secrets-manager"
+  name       = "aws-secrets-manager"
+  namespace  = var.secrets-manager_namespace
+  repository = var.secrets-manager_charts["secrets-manager"].use_remote ? var.secrets-manager_charts["secrets-manager"].repository : "${path.module}/charts"
+  version    = var.secrets-manager_charts["secrets-manager"].use_remote ? var.secrets-manager_charts["secrets-manager"].version : null
+
+  depends_on = [module.images_secrets-manager]
+  set {
+    name  = "image.repository"
+    value = split(":", local.secrets-manager_images_output["aws-secrets-manager-daemon"].dest_full_path)[0]
+  }
+
+  set {
+    name  = "image.tag"
+    value = local.secrets-manager_images_output["aws-secrets-manager-daemon"].tag
+  }
+  set {
+    name  = "secrets-manager.region"
+    value = local.region
+  }
+  set {
+    name  = "clusterName"
+    value = var.cluster_name
+  }
+  set {
+    name  = "serviceAccount.name"
+    value = var.secrets-manager_name
+  }
+  set {
+    name  = "serviceAccount.create"
+    value = "true"
+  }
+  set {
+    name  = "serviceAccount.annotations.eks\\.amazonaws\\.com/role-arn"
+    value = module.role_secrets-manager.iam_role_arn
+  }
+  set {
+    name  = "secrets-manager.roleArn"
+    value = module.role_secrets-manager.iam_role_arn
+  }
+  timeout = 300
+}
diff --git a/examples/extras/secrets-manager/tf-run.data b/examples/extras/secrets-manager/tf-run.data
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+++ b/examples/extras/secrets-manager/tf-run.data
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+VERSION 1.4.2
+REMOTE-STATE
+COMMAND tf-directory-setup.py -l none -f
+COMMAND setup-new-directory.sh
+
+LINKTOP init
+LINKTOP includes.d/variables.account_tags.tf
+LINKTOP includes.d/variables.account_tags.auto.tfvars
+LINKTOP includes.d/variables.infrastructure_tags.tf
+LINKTOP includes.d/variables.infrastructure_tags.auto.tfvars
+LINKTOP includes.d/variables.application_tags.tf
+# LINKTOP includes.d/variables.application_tags.auto.tfvars
+LINK variables.application_tags.auto.tfvars
+LINKTOP provider_configs.d/provider.ldap_new.auto.tfvars
+LINKTOP provider_configs.d/provider.ldap_new.tf
+LINKTOP provider_configs.d/provider.ldap_new.variables.tf
+LINK settings.auto.tfvars
+LINK includes.d/parent_rs.tf
+LINK includes.d/data.eks-subdirectory.tf
+LINK includes.d/kubeconfig.eks-subdirectory.tf
+LINK variables.eks.tf
+LINK prefixes.tf
+LINK providers.tf
+LINK variables.addons.tf
+LINK versions.tf
+LINK version.tf
+LINK variables.vpc.tf
+LINK variables.vpc.auto.tfvars
+COMMAND tf-init 
+
+ALL
diff --git a/examples/extras/secrets-manager/tf-run.destroy.data b/examples/extras/secrets-manager/tf-run.destroy.data
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a82c9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/extras/secrets-manager/tf-run.destroy.data
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+VERSION 1.0.1
+BACKUP-STATE
+COMMAND tf-init
+COMMAND tf-state list
+
+ALL
diff --git a/examples/extras/secrets-manager/variables.secrets-manager.auto.tfvars b/examples/extras/secrets-manager/variables.secrets-manager.auto.tfvars
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..600ce8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/extras/secrets-manager/variables.secrets-manager.auto.tfvars
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+secrets-manager_charts = {
+  "secrets-manager" = {
+    name          = "secrets-store-csi-driver-provider-aws"
+    documentation = "https://aws.github.io/secrets-store-csi-driver-provider-aws"
+    repository    = "https://aws.github.io/secrets-store-csi-driver-provider-aws"
+    version       = "0.3.4"
+    use_remote    = true
+  }
+}
+secrets-manager_images = {
+  "secrets-manager" = {
+    name            = "aws-secrets-manager"
+    image           = "public.ecr.aws/secrets-manager/aws-secrets-manager-daemon"
+    dest_path       = null
+    source_registry = "public.ecr.aws"
+    source_image    = "aws-secrets-manager/secrets-store-csi-driver-provider-aws"
+    source_tag      = null
+    tag             = "1.0.r2-50-g5b4aca1-2023.06.09.21.19-linux-amd64"
+    enabled         = true
+  }
+}
diff --git a/examples/extras/secrets-manager/variables.secrets-manager.tf b/examples/extras/secrets-manager/variables.secrets-manager.tf
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index 0000000..7741814
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/extras/secrets-manager/variables.secrets-manager.tf
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+variable "secrets-manager_namespace" {
+  description = "Service namespace"
+  type        = string
+  default     = "default"
+}
+
+variable "secrets-manager_name" {
+  description = "Service account name"
+  type        = string
+  default     = "aws-secrets-manager"
+}
+
+variable "secrets-manager_charts" {
+  description = "Map of object with details about remote charts"
+  type = map(object(
+    {
+      name          = string
+      documentation = optional(string, null)
+      repository    = string
+      version       = string
+      use_remote    = bool
+  }))
+  default = {}
+}
+
+variable "secrets-manager_images" {
+  description = "List of image configuration objects to copy from SOURCE to DESTINATION"
+  type = map(object({
+    name            = string,
+    documentation   = optional(string, null)
+    tag             = string,
+    dest_path       = string,
+    source_registry = string,
+    source_image    = string,
+    source_tag      = string,
+    enabled         = bool,
+  }))
+  default = {}
+}
+
+variable "secrets-manager_allow_create" {
+  description = "AWS Secrets Manager Allow for pod to create secret"
+  type        = bool
+  default     = false
+}
+
+variable "secrets-manager_arns" {
+  description = "AWS Secrets Manager ARNs"
+  type        = list(string)
+  default     = []
+}
+
+variable "secrets-manager_kms_key_arns" {
+  description = "AWS Secrets Manager KMS Key ARNs"
+  type        = list(string)
+  default     = []
+}
+
+variable "ssm_parameter_arns" {
+  description = "AWS SSM Parameter ARNs"
+  type        = list(string)
+  default     = []
+}