Managing credentials in Jenkins

Jenkins, a widely used automation server in DevOps, integrates with various industry tools through securely stored credentials, secrets, and API keys, with the Credentials Binding plugin playing a crucial role in this process. This plugin, often suggested during Jenkins setup, allows users to store authentication methods in two ways: global credentials, accessible by anyone with Jenkins access, and user-tied credentials, specific to the logged-in user and used for initial service connections. Global credentials can be used in pipelines, Jenkinsfiles, and through the UI to connect to services, while user-tied credentials, such as GitHub personal access tokens, are stored uniquely for each user. The blog provides a step-by-step guide on installing the Credentials Binding plugin, adding credentials, and using them in Jenkins pipelines, with additional resources like webinars and tools available for further exploration of Jenkins' capabilities.