[chef] Re: Encrypted Databags are a Code Smell

[Brian Hatfield < >]

For what it's worth, I completely agree with this article, and have been trying to think about ways to leverage these existing keys specifically for this purpose. I wish they were used more.

On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 2:54 PM, Booker Bense < " target="_blank"> > wrote:

I'm finally catching up with my backlog of Food Fight episodes and the one on secrets got me thinking a bit and I wrote up my thoughts here. 

http://fredthemagicwonderdog.blogspot.com/2013/09/chef-encrypted-data-bags-are-code-smell.html

The more I think about it, the more I think encrypted data bags aren't the solution. 

- Booker C. Bense