A developer must securely access a secret during a build process in an AWS CodeBuild...

AWS CodeBuild integrates natively with AWS Secrets Manager, allowing secrets to be securely injected into build environments without being exposed in logs. When referenced using the secrets-manager mapping in the env section of buildspec.yml, CodeBuild automatically retrieves and decrypts the secret at runtime.

AWS documentation states that Secrets Manager provides encryption at rest using AWS KMS, fine-grained IAM access control, and automatic rotation support. Secrets retrieved this way are masked in build logs by default, satisfying the requirement that secrets do not appear in logs.

Parameter Store (Option C) can store encrypted values, but Secrets Manager is AWS’s preferred service for managing secrets, especially when rotation and auditing are required. Options B and D introduce unnecessary steps and higher operational overhead.

Therefore, Secrets Manager with CodeBuild environment variables is the most secure and operationally efficient solution.