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title: CREATE SECRET Statement
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The `CREATE SECRET` statement creates a new secret in the [Secrets Manager]({% link docs/stable/configuration/secrets_manager.md %}).

## Syntax for `CREATE SECRET`

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> Warning When using the [command line client]({% link docs/stable/clients/cli/overview.md %}), the `CREATE SECRET` statements are stored in your DuckDB history as plain text.

## Syntax for `DROP SECRET`

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