Class SecretManagerServiceClient (2.3.0)

SecretManagerServiceClient(*, credentials: Optional[google.auth.credentials.Credentials] = None, transport: Optional[Union[str, google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.services.secret_manager_service.transports.base.SecretManagerServiceTransport]] = None, client_options: Optional[google.api_core.client_options.ClientOptions] = None, client_info: google.api_core.gapic_v1.client_info.ClientInfo = <google.api_core.gapic_v1.client_info.ClientInfo object>)

Secret Manager Service

Manages secrets and operations using those secrets. Implements a REST model with the following objects:

Secret
SecretVersion

Properties

transport

Return the transport used by the client instance.

Returns
Type	Description
`SecretManagerServiceTransport`	The transport used by the client instance.

Methods

SecretManagerServiceClient

SecretManagerServiceClient(*, credentials: Optional[google.auth.credentials.Credentials] = None, transport: Optional[Union[str, google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.services.secret_manager_service.transports.base.SecretManagerServiceTransport]] = None, client_options: Optional[google.api_core.client_options.ClientOptions] = None, client_info: google.api_core.gapic_v1.client_info.ClientInfo = <google.api_core.gapic_v1.client_info.ClientInfo object>)

Instantiate the secret manager service client.

Parameters
Name	Description
`credentials`	`Optional[google.auth.credentials.Credentials]` The authorization credentials to attach to requests. These credentials identify the application to the service; if none are specified, the client will attempt to ascertain the credentials from the environment.
`transport`	`Union[str, SecretManagerServiceTransport]` The transport to use. If set to None, a transport is chosen automatically.
`client_options`	`google.api_core.client_options.ClientOptions` Custom options for the client. It won't take effect if a `transport` instance is provided. (1) The `api_endpoint` property can be used to override the default endpoint provided by the client. GOOGLE_API_USE_MTLS_ENDPOINT environment variable can also be used to override the endpoint: "always" (always use the default mTLS endpoint), "never" (always use the default regular endpoint) and "auto" (auto switch to the default mTLS endpoint if client certificate is present, this is the default value). However, the `api_endpoint` property takes precedence if provided. (2) If GOOGLE_API_USE_CLIENT_CERTIFICATE environment variable is "true", then the `client_cert_source` property can be used to provide client certificate for mutual TLS transport. If not provided, the default SSL client certificate will be used if present. If GOOGLE_API_USE_CLIENT_CERTIFICATE is "false" or not set, no client certificate will be used.
`client_info`	`google.api_core.gapic_v1.client_info.ClientInfo` The client info used to send a user-agent string along with API requests. If `None`, then default info will be used. Generally, you only need to set this if you're developing your own client library.

Exceptions
Type	Description
`google.auth.exceptions.MutualTLSChannelError`	If mutual TLS transport creation failed for any reason.

access_secret_version

access_secret_version(request: Optional[google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.service.AccessSecretVersionRequest] = None, *, name: Optional[str] = None, retry: google.api_core.retry.Retry = <_MethodDefault._DEFAULT_VALUE: <object object>>, timeout: Optional[float] = None, metadata: Sequence[Tuple[str, str]] = ())

Accesses a xref_SecretVersion. This call returns the secret data.

projects/*/secrets/*/versions/latest is an alias to the latest xref_SecretVersion.

Parameters
Name	Description
`request`	`google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.AccessSecretVersionRequest` The request object. Request message for SecretManagerService.AccessSecretVersion.
`name`	`str` Required. The resource name of the SecretVersion in the format `projects//secrets//versions/*`. This corresponds to the `name` field on the `request` instance; if `request` is provided, this should not be set.
`retry`	`google.api_core.retry.Retry` Designation of what errors, if any, should be retried.
`timeout`	`float` The timeout for this request.
`metadata`	`Sequence[Tuple[str, str]]` Strings which should be sent along with the request as metadata.

Returns
Type	Description
`google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.AccessSecretVersionResponse`	Response message for SecretManagerService.AccessSecretVersion.

add_secret_version

add_secret_version(request: Optional[google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.service.AddSecretVersionRequest] = None, *, parent: Optional[str] = None, payload: Optional[google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.resources.SecretPayload] = None, retry: google.api_core.retry.Retry = <_MethodDefault._DEFAULT_VALUE: <object object>>, timeout: Optional[float] = None, metadata: Sequence[Tuple[str, str]] = ())

Creates a new xref_SecretVersion containing secret data and attaches it to an existing xref_Secret.

Parameters
Name	Description
`request`	`google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.AddSecretVersionRequest` The request object. Request message for SecretManagerService.AddSecretVersion.
`parent`	`str` Required. The resource name of the Secret to associate with the SecretVersion in the format `projects//secrets/`. This corresponds to the `parent` field on the `request` instance; if `request` is provided, this should not be set.
`payload`	`google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.SecretPayload` Required. The secret payload of the SecretVersion. This corresponds to the `payload` field on the `request` instance; if `request` is provided, this should not be set.
`retry`	`google.api_core.retry.Retry` Designation of what errors, if any, should be retried.
`timeout`	`float` The timeout for this request.
`metadata`	`Sequence[Tuple[str, str]]` Strings which should be sent along with the request as metadata.

Returns
Type	Description
`google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.SecretVersion`	A secret version resource in the Secret Manager API.

common_billing_account_path

common_billing_account_path(billing_account: str)

Return a fully-qualified billing_account string.

common_folder_path

common_folder_path(folder: str)

Return a fully-qualified folder string.

common_location_path

common_location_path(project: str, location: str)

Return a fully-qualified location string.

common_organization_path

common_organization_path(organization: str)

Return a fully-qualified organization string.

common_project_path

common_project_path(project: str)

Return a fully-qualified project string.

create_secret

create_secret(request: Optional[google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.service.CreateSecretRequest] = None, *, parent: Optional[str] = None, secret_id: Optional[str] = None, secret: Optional[google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.resources.Secret] = None, retry: google.api_core.retry.Retry = <_MethodDefault._DEFAULT_VALUE: <object object>>, timeout: Optional[float] = None, metadata: Sequence[Tuple[str, str]] = ())

Creates a new xref_Secret containing no xref_SecretVersions.

Parameters
Name	Description
`request`	`google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.CreateSecretRequest` The request object. Request message for SecretManagerService.CreateSecret.
`parent`	`str` Required. The resource name of the project to associate with the Secret, in the format `projects/*`. This corresponds to the `parent` field on the `request` instance; if `request` is provided, this should not be set.
`secret_id`	`str` Required. This must be unique within the project. A secret ID is a string with a maximum length of 255 characters and can contain uppercase and lowercase letters, numerals, and the hyphen (`-`) and underscore (`_`) characters. This corresponds to the `secret_id` field on the `request` instance; if `request` is provided, this should not be set.
`secret`	`google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.Secret` Required. A Secret with initial field values. This corresponds to the `secret` field on the `request` instance; if `request` is provided, this should not be set.
`retry`	`google.api_core.retry.Retry` Designation of what errors, if any, should be retried.
`timeout`	`float` The timeout for this request.
`metadata`	`Sequence[Tuple[str, str]]` Strings which should be sent along with the request as metadata.

Returns
Type	Description
`google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.Secret`	A Secret is a logical secret whose value and versions can be accessed. A Secret is made up of zero or more SecretVersions that represent the secret data.

delete_secret

delete_secret(request: Optional[google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.service.DeleteSecretRequest] = None, *, name: Optional[str] = None, retry: google.api_core.retry.Retry = <_MethodDefault._DEFAULT_VALUE: <object object>>, timeout: Optional[float] = None, metadata: Sequence[Tuple[str, str]] = ())

Deletes a xref_Secret.

Parameters
Name	Description
`request`	`google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.DeleteSecretRequest` The request object. Request message for SecretManagerService.DeleteSecret.
`name`	`str` Required. The resource name of the Secret to delete in the format `projects//secrets/`. This corresponds to the `name` field on the `request` instance; if `request` is provided, this should not be set.
`retry`	`google.api_core.retry.Retry` Designation of what errors, if any, should be retried.
`timeout`	`float` The timeout for this request.
`metadata`	`Sequence[Tuple[str, str]]` Strings which should be sent along with the request as metadata.

destroy_secret_version

destroy_secret_version(request: Optional[google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.service.DestroySecretVersionRequest] = None, *, name: Optional[str] = None, retry: google.api_core.retry.Retry = <_MethodDefault._DEFAULT_VALUE: <object object>>, timeout: Optional[float] = None, metadata: Sequence[Tuple[str, str]] = ())

Destroys a xref_SecretVersion.

Sets the xref_state of the xref_SecretVersion to xref_DESTROYED and irrevocably destroys the secret data.

Parameters
Name	Description
`request`	`google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.DestroySecretVersionRequest` The request object. Request message for SecretManagerService.DestroySecretVersion.
`name`	`str` Required. The resource name of the SecretVersion to destroy in the format `projects//secrets//versions/*`. This corresponds to the `name` field on the `request` instance; if `request` is provided, this should not be set.
`retry`	`google.api_core.retry.Retry` Designation of what errors, if any, should be retried.
`timeout`	`float` The timeout for this request.
`metadata`	`Sequence[Tuple[str, str]]` Strings which should be sent along with the request as metadata.

Returns
Type	Description
`google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.SecretVersion`	A secret version resource in the Secret Manager API.

disable_secret_version

disable_secret_version(request: Optional[google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.service.DisableSecretVersionRequest] = None, *, name: Optional[str] = None, retry: google.api_core.retry.Retry = <_MethodDefault._DEFAULT_VALUE: <object object>>, timeout: Optional[float] = None, metadata: Sequence[Tuple[str, str]] = ())

Disables a xref_SecretVersion.

Sets the xref_state of the xref_SecretVersion to xref_DISABLED.

Parameters
Name	Description
`request`	`google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.DisableSecretVersionRequest` The request object. Request message for SecretManagerService.DisableSecretVersion.
`name`	`str` Required. The resource name of the SecretVersion to disable in the format `projects//secrets//versions/*`. This corresponds to the `name` field on the `request` instance; if `request` is provided, this should not be set.
`retry`	`google.api_core.retry.Retry` Designation of what errors, if any, should be retried.
`timeout`	`float` The timeout for this request.
`metadata`	`Sequence[Tuple[str, str]]` Strings which should be sent along with the request as metadata.

Returns
Type	Description
`google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.SecretVersion`	A secret version resource in the Secret Manager API.

enable_secret_version

enable_secret_version(request: Optional[google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.service.EnableSecretVersionRequest] = None, *, name: Optional[str] = None, retry: google.api_core.retry.Retry = <_MethodDefault._DEFAULT_VALUE: <object object>>, timeout: Optional[float] = None, metadata: Sequence[Tuple[str, str]] = ())

Enables a xref_SecretVersion.

Sets the xref_state of the xref_SecretVersion to xref_ENABLED.

Parameters
Name	Description
`request`	`google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.EnableSecretVersionRequest` The request object. Request message for SecretManagerService.EnableSecretVersion.
`name`	`str` Required. The resource name of the SecretVersion to enable in the format `projects//secrets//versions/*`. This corresponds to the `name` field on the `request` instance; if `request` is provided, this should not be set.
`retry`	`google.api_core.retry.Retry` Designation of what errors, if any, should be retried.
`timeout`	`float` The timeout for this request.
`metadata`	`Sequence[Tuple[str, str]]` Strings which should be sent along with the request as metadata.

Returns
Type	Description
`google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.SecretVersion`	A secret version resource in the Secret Manager API.

from_service_account_file

from_service_account_file(filename: str, *args, **kwargs)

Creates an instance of this client using the provided credentials file.

Parameter
Name	Description
`filename`	`str` The path to the service account private key json file.

Returns
Type	Description
`SecretManagerServiceClient`	The constructed client.

from_service_account_info

from_service_account_info(info: dict, *args, **kwargs)

Creates an instance of this client using the provided credentials info.

Parameter
Name	Description
`info`	`dict` The service account private key info.

Returns
Type	Description
`SecretManagerServiceClient`	The constructed client.

from_service_account_json

from_service_account_json(filename: str, *args, **kwargs)

Creates an instance of this client using the provided credentials file.

Parameter
Name	Description
`filename`	`str` The path to the service account private key json file.

Returns
Type	Description
`SecretManagerServiceClient`	The constructed client.

get_iam_policy

get_iam_policy(request: Optional[google.iam.v1.iam_policy_pb2.GetIamPolicyRequest] = None, *, retry: google.api_core.retry.Retry = <_MethodDefault._DEFAULT_VALUE: <object object>>, timeout: Optional[float] = None, metadata: Sequence[Tuple[str, str]] = ())

Gets the access control policy for a secret. Returns empty policy if the secret exists and does not have a policy set.

Parameters
Name	Description
`request`	`google.iam.v1.iam_policy_pb2.GetIamPolicyRequest` The request object. Request message for `GetIamPolicy` method.
`retry`	`google.api_core.retry.Retry` Designation of what errors, if any, should be retried.
`timeout`	`float` The timeout for this request.
`metadata`	`Sequence[Tuple[str, str]]` Strings which should be sent along with the request as metadata.

Returns

Type Description

google.iam.v1.policy_pb2.Policy Defines an Identity and Access Management (IAM) policy. It is used to specify access control policies for Cloud Platform resources. A Policy is a collection of bindings. A binding binds one or more members to a single role. Members can be user accounts, service accounts, Google groups, and domains (such as G Suite). A role is a named list of permissions (defined by IAM or configured by users). A binding can optionally specify a condition, which is a logic expression that further constrains the role binding based on attributes about the request and/or target resource. **JSON Example** { "bindings": [ { "role": "roles/resourcemanager.organizationAdmin", "members": [ "user:mike@example.com", "group:admins@example.com", "domain:google.com", "serviceAccount:my-project-id@appspot.gserviceaccount.com" ] }, { "role": "roles/resourcemanager.organizationViewer", "members": ["user:eve@example.com"], "condition": { "title": "expirable access", "description": "Does not grant access after Sep 2020", "expression": "request.time < timestamp('2020-10-01t00:00:00.000z')",="" }="" }="" ]="" }="" **yaml="" example**="" bindings:="" -="" members:="" -="" user:\="" mike@example.com="" -="" group:\="" admins@example.com="" -="" domain:google.com="" -="" serviceaccount:\="" my-project-id@appspot.gserviceaccount.com="" role:="" roles/resourcemanager.organizationadmin="" -="" members:="" -="" user:\="" eve@example.com="" role:="" roles/resourcemanager.organizationviewer="" condition:="" title:="" expirable="" access="" description:="" does="" not="" grant="" access="" after="" sep="" 2020="" expression:="" request.time="">< timestamp('2020-10-01t00:00:00.000z')="" for="" a="" description="" of="" iam="" and="" its="" features,="" see="" the="" [iam="" developer's="" guide](\="">

get_secret

get_secret(request: Optional[google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.service.GetSecretRequest] = None, *, name: Optional[str] = None, retry: google.api_core.retry.Retry = <_MethodDefault._DEFAULT_VALUE: <object object>>, timeout: Optional[float] = None, metadata: Sequence[Tuple[str, str]] = ())

Gets metadata for a given xref_Secret.

Parameters
Name	Description
`request`	`google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.GetSecretRequest` The request object. Request message for SecretManagerService.GetSecret.
`name`	`str` Required. The resource name of the Secret, in the format `projects//secrets/`. This corresponds to the `name` field on the `request` instance; if `request` is provided, this should not be set.
`retry`	`google.api_core.retry.Retry` Designation of what errors, if any, should be retried.
`timeout`	`float` The timeout for this request.
`metadata`	`Sequence[Tuple[str, str]]` Strings which should be sent along with the request as metadata.

Returns
Type	Description
`google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.Secret`	A Secret is a logical secret whose value and versions can be accessed. A Secret is made up of zero or more SecretVersions that represent the secret data.

get_secret_version

get_secret_version(request: Optional[google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.service.GetSecretVersionRequest] = None, *, name: Optional[str] = None, retry: google.api_core.retry.Retry = <_MethodDefault._DEFAULT_VALUE: <object object>>, timeout: Optional[float] = None, metadata: Sequence[Tuple[str, str]] = ())

Gets metadata for a xref_SecretVersion.

projects/*/secrets/*/versions/latest is an alias to the latest xref_SecretVersion.

Parameters
Name	Description
`request`	`google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.GetSecretVersionRequest` The request object. Request message for SecretManagerService.GetSecretVersion.
`name`	`str` Required. The resource name of the SecretVersion in the format `projects//secrets//versions/`. `projects//secrets/*/versions/latest` is an alias to the `latest` SecretVersion. This corresponds to the `name` field on the `request` instance; if `request` is provided, this should not be set.
`retry`	`google.api_core.retry.Retry` Designation of what errors, if any, should be retried.
`timeout`	`float` The timeout for this request.
`metadata`	`Sequence[Tuple[str, str]]` Strings which should be sent along with the request as metadata.

Returns
Type	Description
`google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.SecretVersion`	A secret version resource in the Secret Manager API.

list_secret_versions

list_secret_versions(request: Optional[google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.service.ListSecretVersionsRequest] = None, *, parent: Optional[str] = None, retry: google.api_core.retry.Retry = <_MethodDefault._DEFAULT_VALUE: <object object>>, timeout: Optional[float] = None, metadata: Sequence[Tuple[str, str]] = ())

Lists xref_SecretVersions. This call does not return secret data.

Parameters
Name	Description
`request`	`google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.ListSecretVersionsRequest` The request object. Request message for SecretManagerService.ListSecretVersions.
`parent`	`str` Required. The resource name of the Secret associated with the SecretVersions to list, in the format `projects//secrets/`. This corresponds to the `parent` field on the `request` instance; if `request` is provided, this should not be set.
`retry`	`google.api_core.retry.Retry` Designation of what errors, if any, should be retried.
`timeout`	`float` The timeout for this request.
`metadata`	`Sequence[Tuple[str, str]]` Strings which should be sent along with the request as metadata.

Returns
Type	Description
`google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.services.secret_manager_service.pagers.ListSecretVersionsPager`	Response message for SecretManagerService.ListSecretVersions. Iterating over this object will yield results and resolve additional pages automatically.

list_secrets

list_secrets(request: Optional[google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.service.ListSecretsRequest] = None, *, parent: Optional[str] = None, retry: google.api_core.retry.Retry = <_MethodDefault._DEFAULT_VALUE: <object object>>, timeout: Optional[float] = None, metadata: Sequence[Tuple[str, str]] = ())

Lists xref_Secrets.

Parameters
Name	Description
`request`	`google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.ListSecretsRequest` The request object. Request message for SecretManagerService.ListSecrets.
`parent`	`str` Required. The resource name of the project associated with the Secrets, in the format `projects/*`. This corresponds to the `parent` field on the `request` instance; if `request` is provided, this should not be set.
`retry`	`google.api_core.retry.Retry` Designation of what errors, if any, should be retried.
`timeout`	`float` The timeout for this request.
`metadata`	`Sequence[Tuple[str, str]]` Strings which should be sent along with the request as metadata.

Returns
Type	Description
`google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.services.secret_manager_service.pagers.ListSecretsPager`	Response message for SecretManagerService.ListSecrets. Iterating over this object will yield results and resolve additional pages automatically.

parse_common_billing_account_path

parse_common_billing_account_path(path: str)

Parse a billing_account path into its component segments.

parse_common_folder_path

parse_common_folder_path(path: str)

Parse a folder path into its component segments.

parse_common_location_path

parse_common_location_path(path: str)

Parse a location path into its component segments.

parse_common_organization_path

parse_common_organization_path(path: str)

Parse a organization path into its component segments.

parse_common_project_path

parse_common_project_path(path: str)

Parse a project path into its component segments.

parse_secret_path

parse_secret_path(path: str)

Parse a secret path into its component segments.

parse_secret_version_path

parse_secret_version_path(path: str)

Parse a secret_version path into its component segments.

parse_topic_path

parse_topic_path(path: str)

Parse a topic path into its component segments.

secret_path

secret_path(project: str, secret: str)

Return a fully-qualified secret string.

secret_version_path

secret_version_path(project: str, secret: str, secret_version: str)

Return a fully-qualified secret_version string.

set_iam_policy

set_iam_policy(request: Optional[google.iam.v1.iam_policy_pb2.SetIamPolicyRequest] = None, *, retry: google.api_core.retry.Retry = <_MethodDefault._DEFAULT_VALUE: <object object>>, timeout: Optional[float] = None, metadata: Sequence[Tuple[str, str]] = ())

Sets the access control policy on the specified secret. Replaces any existing policy.

Permissions on xref_SecretVersions are enforced according to the policy set on the associated xref_Secret.

Parameters
Name	Description
`request`	`google.iam.v1.iam_policy_pb2.SetIamPolicyRequest` The request object. Request message for `SetIamPolicy` method.
`retry`	`google.api_core.retry.Retry` Designation of what errors, if any, should be retried.
`timeout`	`float` The timeout for this request.
`metadata`	`Sequence[Tuple[str, str]]` Strings which should be sent along with the request as metadata.

Returns

Type Description

test_iam_permissions

test_iam_permissions(request: Optional[google.iam.v1.iam_policy_pb2.TestIamPermissionsRequest] = None, *, retry: google.api_core.retry.Retry = <_MethodDefault._DEFAULT_VALUE: <object object>>, timeout: Optional[float] = None, metadata: Sequence[Tuple[str, str]] = ())

Returns permissions that a caller has for the specified secret. If the secret does not exist, this call returns an empty set of permissions, not a NOT_FOUND error.

Note: This operation is designed to be used for building permission-aware UIs and command-line tools, not for authorization checking. This operation may "fail open" without warning.

Parameters
Name	Description
`request`	`google.iam.v1.iam_policy_pb2.TestIamPermissionsRequest` The request object. Request message for `TestIamPermissions` method.
`retry`	`google.api_core.retry.Retry` Designation of what errors, if any, should be retried.
`timeout`	`float` The timeout for this request.
`metadata`	`Sequence[Tuple[str, str]]` Strings which should be sent along with the request as metadata.

Returns
Type	Description
`google.iam.v1.iam_policy_pb2.TestIamPermissionsResponse`	Response message for TestIamPermissions method.

topic_path

topic_path(project: str, topic: str)

Return a fully-qualified topic string.

update_secret

update_secret(request: Optional[google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.service.UpdateSecretRequest] = None, *, secret: Optional[google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.resources.Secret] = None, update_mask: Optional[google.protobuf.field_mask_pb2.FieldMask] = None, retry: google.api_core.retry.Retry = <_MethodDefault._DEFAULT_VALUE: <object object>>, timeout: Optional[float] = None, metadata: Sequence[Tuple[str, str]] = ())

Updates metadata of an existing xref_Secret.

Parameters
Name	Description
`request`	`google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.UpdateSecretRequest` The request object. Request message for SecretManagerService.UpdateSecret.
`secret`	`google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.Secret` Required. Secret with updated field values. This corresponds to the `secret` field on the `request` instance; if `request` is provided, this should not be set.
`update_mask`	`google.protobuf.field_mask_pb2.FieldMask` Required. Specifies the fields to be updated. This corresponds to the `update_mask` field on the `request` instance; if `request` is provided, this should not be set.
`retry`	`google.api_core.retry.Retry` Designation of what errors, if any, should be retried.
`timeout`	`float` The timeout for this request.
`metadata`	`Sequence[Tuple[str, str]]` Strings which should be sent along with the request as metadata.

Returns
Type	Description
`google.cloud.secretmanager_v1.types.Secret`	A Secret is a logical secret whose value and versions can be accessed. A Secret is made up of zero or more SecretVersions that represent the secret data.