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Could automation api help here? It allows programmatic creation of stacks and management of config <https://www.pulumi.com/blog/automation-api/|https://www.pulumi.com/blog/automation-api/>

<@U018CPPTTAQ> I think you can get around this using cloud encryption and encrypting with a KMS key: <https://www.pulumi.com/docs/intro/concepts/config/#initializing-a-stack-with-alternative-encryption>

<@UCWG26BH7> I don't see how. It seems like I'd run into the same issue regardless of the encryption provider. The workaround I found was to always delete the `encryptionsalt` value from the config file before committing. Also, with this workaround, `encryptionsalt` is never needed, because it's just using the `Azure_Storage_Key`. I'm not sure if that's a good thing, but it's working.

<@UQ8K13T7X> I'm hopeful that the Automation API will simplify things, but as a C# developer, I can't even try it out yet.