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title: "Reference/Import Secrets"
title: "Reference and Import Secrets"
description: "How to use reference secrets in Infisical"
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Secret referencing is a powerful feature that allows you to create a secret whose value is linked to one or more other secrets.
This is useful when you need to use a single secret's value across multiple other secrets.
Secret referencing is a powerful feature that allows you to values of other secrets. This way, you just need to update the secret value once for it to be propagated to all the references.
Consider a scenario where you have a database password. In order to utilize this password, you may need to incorporate it into a database connection string.
With secret referencing, you can easily construct these more intricate secrets by directly referencing the base secret.
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When using [service tokens](./token) to fetch referenced secrets, ensure the service token has read access to all referenced environments and folders.
Without proper permissions, the final secret value may be incomplete.
## Import entire folders
## Import entire folders/environments
While secret referencing effectively minimizes duplication, there might be instances where you need to import or replicate an entire folder's secrets into another. This can be achieved using the 'Import' feature.
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You can modify the order of folders to control overrides using the `Change Order` drag handle.
![secret import change order](../../images/secret-import-change-order.png)
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