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# Store delegate tokens as Kubernetes secrets

You can store your delegate tokens as a Kubernetes secret instead of a ConfigMap.

To store the delegate token as a Kubernetes secret, do the following:

1. Create a Kubernetes secret. For details, go to the Kubernetes documentation: [Secrets](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/secret/).
2. Create a `delegate-token.yaml` file.

   ```yaml
   apiVersion: v1
   kind: Secret
     metadata:
     name: token-secret
     namespace: harness-delegate-ng
     type: Opaque
   stringData:
   DELEGATE_TOKEN: <Delegate-token-value>
   ```
3. Run the following to apply the YAML file.

   ```
   kubectl -f delegate-token.yaml
   ```
4. Modify the `delegate.yaml` file to provide the reference to the secret you created.

   ```yaml
   - name: DELEGATE_TOKEN
     valueFrom:
       secretKeyRef:
         name: token-secret
         key: DELEGATE_TOKEN
   ```