<ul><li>Terraform 1.10 introduced the ephemeral resource to address the security risk of storing sensitive data like passwords and API keys in state files.</li><li>Ephemeral resources are defined using a new block type and allow dynamic retrieval of sensitive values during runtime without persisting them in the state file.</li><li>Ephemeral resources are not stored in the state file and are referenced similarly to data sources.</li><li>The use of ephemeral resources improves security, ensures up-to-date information, helps meet regulatory requirements, and simplifies secret management.</li></ul>

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