Storing Cisco device password inside python script

[Veroniks23]

Hello

im looking for a secure way to store my Cisco devices password in a secured way so I can use it inside a python script - so it will be automated.

would appreciate any help!

[bigevilbeard]

Try Vault. Vault is an identity-based secret and encryption management system. Vault provides encryption services that are gated by authentication and authorization methods. Using Vault’s UI, CLI, or HTTP API, access to secrets and other sensitive data can be securely stored and managed, tightly controlled (restricted), and auditable. https://hvac.readthedocs.io/en/stable/overview.html#installation

Hope this helps.