Dual Accounts

The dual account feature ensures high availability by alternating between two sets of credentials. This prevents downtime during rotation and provides an immediate fallback if an update fails.

1. System configuration:

   1. Redundancy and fallback: Dual accounts provide a method to control rotation to avoid downtime and offer a fallback mechanism in case of failure.

   2. Account roles: Users configure two accounts: a primary account (currently active) and a secondary account (standby).

2. Rotation and update process:

   1. Targeted rotation: During a rotation event, only the secondary account is rotated.

   2. Swap mechanism: Once the secondary account rotation is successful, the primary and secondary accounts are swapped within the Secret Manager.

   3. Manual updates: For manual updates, users are permitted to update only the secondary account values.

   4. Manual sync: After a manual update, a successful sync to the target triggers the account swap.

3. Failure handling:

   1. Stability in failure: If a rotation or sync fails, the accounts remain as they are.

   2. No switching: No swapping is performed in a failure scenario, ensuring the existing primary account remains active.