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* Host Naming (in need of some modernization)
* [TCO Wiki](https://wiki.apps.tco.census.gov/index.php/Networking#Host_Naming)
* [S3](s3.md)
* [IAM](iam.md)
* [IAM Users](iam.md#iam-users)
* [IAM Groups](iam.md#iam-groups)
* [IAM Roles](iam.md#iam-roles)
* [IAM Policies](iam.md#iam-policies)
* [S3](s3.md)
* [SecretsManager](secretsmanager.md)

# CHANGELOG

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- 1.0.1 -- 2025-03-04
- add host naming

- 1.0.2 -- 2026-03-31
- add secretsmanager
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# NTS | SecretsManager

This document comes primarily from [Organization Shared Secrets and Parameters](https://github.e.it.census.gov/terraform/cloud-information/tree/master/aws/documentation/organizations/shared-secrets-parameters).

It describe the formats of the SecretsManager Secret name.

# Naming

The secretsmanager secret naming will follow this structure. Note by default, we choose not to include the region name in the secret (or SSM
paramater) name. This simplifies the use where the region is not specified. If a secret needs to represent multiple region details (i.e.,
data for multiple regions in a secret available to multiple regions), it is recommended to include that within the JSON object of the
secret. However, the region may be used within the name if a use case can be argued where it is necessary.

## Naming: Enterprise Use

For deployment to all accounts, defined from the organziation management account, or from the service account within the
core accounts. These are approved for user by the cloud architect before implementation. They will be listed [here](#secrets--enterprise)
as well as documented under [secrets](secrets/).

Format: `/enterprise/{category}/{purpose}/[{region}/]{item}`

* segments will be all in lowercase, consist of the set including letters, digits, and underscore (a-z, 0-9, _)
* {category}
* broad collection of what the secrets apply towards
* examples include:
* terraform: used to distribute settings for Terraform use, though not exclusively
* {purpose}
* more specific smaller collection by which to bundle the secret
* examples include:
* providers: used with _category_ = `terraform` to identify a set of secrets used for Terraform providers
* {region}
* optional, corresponds to the canonical region name
* use of this structure should be rare and generally unneccessary
* examples include:
* us-east-1
* us-gov-west-1
* {item}
* specific item for which this secret is used

## Naming: Local Use

This is not intended to be usable across all accounts, only within the account where it is defined. With such a secret, access to the
organziation (or other OUs) will not be enabled. This _may_ be used to override an **Enterprise** secret (logic to be defined by the user, but
somethign like "look for /local/X by name, if not found, use /enterprise/X").

Format: `/local/{category}/{purpose}/[{region}/]{item}`

The same format rules apply as for `/enterprise` above.

## Naming: Application Specific Use

This is how application areas will construct SecretsManager secret names.
It uses components of the base label format, and includes the organization or program, project, and environment.

Format: `/app/{organization_program}/{project}/[{environment}/][{region}/]{item}`

The same format rules apply as for `/enterprise` above for the relevant field names.

* {organization_program}
* the organziation abbreviate or the program name
* examples include:
* adsd (organization)
* ditd (organization)
* dice (program)
* edl (program)
* {project}
* the project under the _organization_program_, specific to the org/program
* examples include:
* mojo, centurion (for dice)
* dapps chec (for adsd)
* {environment}
* optional, if per-environment separation is needed (for a secret, it probably is)
* if defined, one of the defined environments:
* common
* services
* shared
* dev
* test
* ite
* qa
* uat
* stage
* prod

# Links

* [Base Label Format](../README.md#base-label-format)

# CHANGELOG

- 1.0.0 -- 2026-03-31
- initial


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