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[id="zero-trust-manager-spiffe-helper"]
= Using the SPIFFE Helper container image
include::_attributes/common-attributes.adoc[]
:context: zero-trust-manager-spiffe-helper

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[role="_abstract"]
SPIFFE Helper writes Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificates to disk for applications that cannot use the SPIFFE Workload API. Use it to eliminate manual certificate management and reduce the risk of expired certificates.

// about spiffe helper
include::modules/zero-trust-manager-spiffe-helper-about.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

// spiffe helper modes
include::modules/zero-trust-manager-spiffe-helper-modes.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

// spiffe helper credential types
include::modules/zero-trust-manager-spiffe-helper-credential-types.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

// deploy spiffe helper
include::modules/zero-trust-manager-deploy-spiffe-helper.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

// spiffe helper reference
include::modules/zero-trust-manager-spiffe-helper-reference.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

// troubleshooting spiffe helper
include::modules/zero-trust-manager-spiffe-helper-troubleshooting.adoc[leveloffset=+1]