How do I troubleshoot Kubernetes secrets?

I'm having issues with my Kubernetes secrets not being recognized by my pods. What should I do?

First, ensure that the secret is created in the same namespace as your pods. You can check this with kubectl get secrets -n your-namespace.

I checked, and the secret is in the correct namespace. What next?

Next, verify that your pod's deployment configuration is correctly referencing the secret. Look for the env or volumes section in your deployment YAML.

I see the secret referenced in the YAML, but it's still not working. Any other tips?

Make sure that the secret data is correctly formatted and that the keys match what your application expects. You can decode the secret with kubectl get secret your-secret -o jsonpath='{.data}' | base64 --decode to check its contents.