A namespace is part of a namespaced resource's identity. Two Deployments can have the same name in different namespaces and remain separate objects. A ConfigMap holds nonsecret application configuration. Its data values are strings, even when a value looks numeric. A Secret is a resource for sensitive configuration, with access controlled by the surrounding cluster. Base64 encoding in a manifest is reversible and doesn't make a value safe to publish.
Apply those boundaries to fresh fixtures. Inspect the requested name, namespace, path and value before reusing a command. The tasks mix earlier operations and include nearby wrong targets, so preserve unrelated work. Choose any supported approach that produces the complete requested state; the checker evaluates the result rather than a recorded command sequence.