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// * nodes/pods/nodes-pods-secrets-store.adoc

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= Automatic rotation

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To maintain synchronization with your external secret provider, the {secrets-store-operator} automatically rotates secret content in mounted volumes. The {secrets-store-operator} uses this process to ensure that updates in the external store are automatically reflected in your pods and secrets.

If you enabled synchronization of mounted content as Kubernetes secrets, the Kubernetes secrets are also rotated.

Applications consuming the secret data must watch for updates to the secrets.
