Example Concept: In a cloud-native environment, secrets management is often handled using tools like HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, or Kubernetes Secrets. These tools provide secure storage, access control, and audit logging for sensitive data. Best practices include encrypting secrets at rest and in transit, using role-based access controls to limit access, rotating secrets regularly, and integrating secrets management into CI/CD pipelines to automate secret retrieval and usage without exposing them in code or logs.