---
title: Backup and restore secrets
description: You need the backup of secrets to:
component: forgeops
version: 7.5
page_id: forgeops:backup:secrets-backup
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/forgeops/7.5/backup/secrets-backup.html
---

# Backup and restore secrets

You need the backup of secrets to:

* Restore DS data backup in the same cluster, either in the same namespace or a different namespace.

* Use the same secrets in different environments, such as dev, stage, or prod.

* Use across a topology involving more than one namespace or cluster.

* Retain secrets between deployments when using Helm.

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|   | Do not save secrets in a Git repository as this is a security risk. |

There are several ways of backing up and restoring secrets and keys. One of the ways is to use the ForgeOps team provided copy-secrets script in the forgeops/bin directory to copy secrets from a namespace or a cluster to another.

* If you have ForgeOps deployments in multiple namespaces in a cluster, you can copy all the secrets from one namespace to another in the same cluster:

  ```
  $ copy-secrets --source-ns dev-ns --dest-ns test-ns
  ```

* If you have ForgeOps deployments in multiple clusters, you can copy secrets from a namespace in one cluster to another cluster:

  ```
  $ copy-secrets \
    --source-cluster my-dev-cluster --source-ns my-ns \
    --dest-cluster my-test-cluster --dest-ns my-ns
  ```

Run the copy-secrets --help command to know more about the options available in the command.