How do you store credentials in Jenkins securely?

1.	How do you store credentials in Jenkins securely?
Answer» Credentials can be stored securely in JENKINS using the Credentials PLUGIN, which stores different types of credentials like - Username with a password, SSH username with the private key, AWS Credentials, Jenkins Build Token, Secret File/Text, X509 & other certificates, Vault related credentials securely with proper encryption & decryption as and when required.

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