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+{{/*
+# Copyright 2020-present Open Networking Foundation
+
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-ONF-Member-Only-1.0
+*/}}
+
+{{- if .Values.images.credentials }}
+---
+kind: Secret
+apiVersion: v1
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}.registry
+  labels:
+    release: {{ .Release.Name }}
+type: kubernetes.io/dockerconfigjson
+data:
+  .dockerconfigjson: {{ printf `{"auths":{%s:{"auth":"%s"}}}` (.Values.images.credentials.registry | quote) (printf "%s:%s" .Values.images.credentials.username .Values.images.credentials.password | b64enc) | b64enc | quote }}
+{{- end }}