ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE
Stores a single opaque value under the secret's name.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE is the fourth entry in the Secret Type dropdown and it's the default selection on the create form at every scope: User, Workspace and Tenant. We treat the stored value as an uninterpreted string, which makes this the appropriate choice for anything that doesn't correspond to a recognised credential structure, whether that's an API key for a third-party service, a licence string, or a connection parameter your job reads at runtime.
Because the value is opaque to us, there's nothing to authenticate against.
Basic Details
Common to every secret type:
| Field | Required | Control | Placeholder / default |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secret Name | Yes | text | title_example_user_secret_1 |
| Secret Type | Yes | dropdown | defaults to ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE |
| Workspace | Yes | dropdown | Workspace scope only |
| Description | No | textarea | Enter Description |
Secret Details
| Field | Required | Control | Placeholder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Yes | password | Enter Value |
Validate and Metastore
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE is the only secret type with no Validate button, and it does not expose the Metastore dropdown.
