[Draft] Secure Files Release Post
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features:
secondary:
- name: "Secure Files API"
available_in: [core, premium, ultimate]
gitlab_com: true
documentation_link: ''
reporter: darbyfrey
stage: verify
categories: []
issue_url: 'https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/346290'
description: |
Previously, it had been difficult to use binary files as variables in CI pipelines because CI variables could only contain text based values.
Secure Files adds the ability to upload binary files to GitLab, and then include those files in CI jobs where they can be use in build and deploy processes.
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Edited by Darby Frey