# rpk security secret create

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title: rpk security secret create
latest-operator-version: v26.2.1
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latest-redpanda-tag: v26.2.1
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description: Create a new secret for your Redpanda Cloud cluster. Scopes define the areas where the secret can be used.
page-git-created-date: "2025-05-09"
page-git-modified-date: "2026-08-11"
---

<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform/reference/rpk/rpk-security/rpk-security-secret-create.md -->

Create a new secret for your Redpanda Cloud cluster.

Scopes define the areas where the secret can be used. Available options are: `redpanda_connect`, `redpanda_cluster`.

## [](#usage)Usage

```bash
rpk security secret create [flags]
```

## [](#examples)Examples

This section provides examples of how to use `rpk security secret create`.

### [](#create-a-secret-with-a-single-scope)Create a secret with a single scope

Create a secret and set its scope to `redpanda_connect`:

```bash
rpk security secret create --name NETT --value value --scopes redpanda_connect
```

### [](#create-a-secret-with-multiple-scopes)Create a secret with multiple scopes

Set the scope to both `redpanda_connect` and `redpanda_cluster`:

```bash
rpk security secret create --name NETT2 --value value --scopes redpanda_connect,redpanda_cluster
```

You can also pass the scopes as a quoted string:

```bash
rpk security secret create --name NETT2 --value value --scopes "redpanda_connect,redpanda_cluster"
```

## [](#flags)Flags

| Value | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| --name | string | Name of the secret, must be uppercase and can only contain letters, digits, and underscores. |
| --scopes | stringSlice | Scope of the secret (for example, redpanda_connect). |
| --value | string | Value of the secret. |

## [](#global-flags)Global flags

| Value | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| --config | string | Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are ~/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD/redpanda.yaml, and /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml. |
| -X, --config-opt | stringArray | Override rpk configuration settings; -X help for detail or -X list for terser detail. |
| --ignore-profile | bool | Ignore rpk.yaml and redpanda.yaml; use default settings. |
| --profile | string | rpk profile to use. |
| -v, --verbose | bool | Enable verbose logging. |