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title: "secret create"
description: "The secret create command description and usage"
keywords: ["secret, create"]
---

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# secret create

```Markdown
Usage:  docker secret create [NAME]

Create a secret using stdin as content
```

Creates a secret using standard input for the secret content. You must run this
command on a manager node.

## Examples

### Create a secret

```bash
$ cat ssh-dev | docker secret create ssh-dev
mhv17xfe3gh6xc4rij5orpfds

$ docker secret ls
ID                          NAME                CREATED                                   UPDATED                                   SIZE
mhv17xfe3gh6xc4rij5orpfds   ssh-dev             2016-10-27 23:25:43.909181089 +0000 UTC   2016-10-27 23:25:43.909181089 +0000 UTC   1679
```

## Related information

* [secret inspect](secret_inspect.md)
* [secret ls](secret_ls.md)
* [secret rm](secret_rm.md)

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