# Storing Database credentials securely

**URL:** <https://forum.serverless.com/t/storing-database-credentials-securely/1370>\
**Category:** Serverless Framework\
**Tags:** aws\
**Created:** [February 22, 2017, 9:43am UTC](https://forum.serverless.com/t/storing-database-credentials-securely/1370 "2017-02-22T09:43:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 14, 2017, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.serverless.com/t/storing-database-credentials-securely/1370/2 "2017-03-14T12:57:41Z")

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I too am finding it difficult to find a clear answer to this question. It seems that Amazon suggests using KMS and enviroment variables. Is this possible to set up with Serverless? If someone could post some simple instructions, or better yet, a detailed blog post or video about this, I’m sure it would be quite popular and helpful.  
Thanks for your help in advance!

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