# SOPS Secret File Encryption and Rotation

> SOPS manages encrypted YAML, JSON, ENV, INI, and binary files with KMS, age, and PGP. It is a tight fit for secrets handling, rotation, and encrypted configuration workflows.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/sops-secret-file-encryption-and-rotation` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/sops-secret-file-encryption-and-rotation`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/sops-secret-file-encryption-and-rotation/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Security
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/sops-secret-file-encryption-and-rotation

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# SOPS Secret File Encryption and Rotation

SOPS manages encrypted YAML, JSON, ENV, INI, and binary files with KMS, age, and PGP. It is a tight fit for secrets handling, rotation, and encrypted configuration workflows.

## Prerequisites

AWS KMS, GCP KMS, Azure Key Vault, age, or PGP depending on encryption backend

## Installation

No source-backed install or usage instructions could be extracted automatically. Review the upstream project before running this skill in a sensitive workflow.

- Source: https://github.com/getsops/sops

## Documentation

- https://github.com/getsops/sops

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/sops-secret-file-encryption-rotation/)