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Why do Cloud Run instances see different values when an environment secret uses latest?
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A fictional service exposes a secret through an environment variable using latest. After rotation, older instances keep working with the previous credential while newly started instances use the new one. The application team expected an immediate, simultaneous update. What deployment approach gives a more predictable result?
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Would mounting a file guarantee our application rereads it automatically?
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No. The mounted mechanism and the application’s read behavior are separate. If the process caches the file contents, it needs an explicit refresh strategy.