Maintenance Mode

Secret Server's maintenance mode is a crucial feature that allows administrators to temporarily prevent users from making changes to roles, secrets, or secret-related data such as dependencies, templates, and password requirements. This mode is particularly useful during critical operations like migrating the Secret Server application to a new server, performing upgrades, or rotating encryption keys to ensure data integrity and prevent corruption. While in maintenance mode, users can still view secrets in a read-only state, but cannot modify them or change their checkout status. Maintenance mode remains active until it is manually disabled, providing a controlled environment for administrators to perform necessary maintenance tasks without risking unauthorized changes or data loss.