Added reference to Secrets Manager section in the lambda docs (#1577)

* Added reference to Secrets Manager section in the lambda docs * Update docs/serverless.asciidoc
elastic · Jun 23, 2022 · 1873b31 · 1873b31
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@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ The APM Lambda Extension and the APM Python agent are configured through environ
 For the minimal configuration, you will need the _APM Server URL_ to set the destination for APM data and an _{apm-guide-ref}/secret-token.html[APM Secret Token]_.
 If you prefer to use an {apm-guide-ref}/api-key.html[APM API key] instead of the APM secret token, use the `ELASTIC_APM_API_KEY` environment variable instead of `ELASTIC_APM_SECRET_TOKEN` in the following configuration.
 
+For production environments, we recommend {apm-guide-ref}/aws-lambda-secrets-manager.html[using the AWS Secrets Manager to store your APM authentication key] instead of providing the secret value as plaintext in the environment variables.
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 include::./lambda/configure-lambda-widget.asciidoc[]
 
 You can optionally <<configuration,fine-tune the Python agent>> or the {apm-guide-ref}/aws-lambda-config-options.html[configuration of the APM Lambda Extension].