InfluxDB's integrated secret store and Flux's new secrets library provide a secure way to manage sensitive credentials, protecting production data stores from unauthorized access. The secret store is integrated with InfluxDB Cloud 2's industry-leading Vault, allowing users to store, list, and delete secrets using a fully documented API. This feature helps keep sensitive information safe by avoiding hardcoding usernames and passwords in plaintext. The use of secret stores also enables the secure use of Flux to connect external data stores, ensuring that sensitive production data is protected. Additionally, InfluxDB 2 OSS users can leverage local secret storage with the latest OSS InfluxDB 2 alpha, providing a common API across all products and services.