mention usage with custom credential types in credential plugins doc

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Jake McDermott
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system by specifying the source (in this example, the HashiCorp credential) system by specifying the source (in this example, the HashiCorp credential)
and metadata about the path (e.g., `/some/path/to/my/password/`). and metadata about the path (e.g., `/some/path/to/my/password/`).
Note that you can perform these lookups on *any* credential field - not just Note that you can perform these lookups on *any* field for any non-external
the `password` field for Machine credentials. You could just as easily create credential, including those with custom credential types. You could just as
an AWS credential and use lookups to retrieve the Access Key and Secret Key easily create an AWS credential and use lookups to retrieve the Access Key and
from an external secret management system. Also note that external credential Secret Key from an external secret management system. External credentials
sources cannot ever be used to look up secrets for other external credential cannot have lookups applied to their fields.
sources.
Writing Custom Credential Plugins Writing Custom Credential Plugins
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