diff --git a/examples/multi_nic_common/README.md b/examples/multi_nic_common/README.md
index b8ee7b5..7fdca7a 100644
--- a/examples/multi_nic_common/README.md
+++ b/examples/multi_nic_common/README.md
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ please see https://cloud.google.com/iap/docs/using-tcp-forwarding#increasing_the
 | [google_compute_instance.linux_vm](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/google/latest/docs/resources/compute_instance) | resource |
 | [google_compute_route.this](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/google/latest/docs/resources/compute_route) | resource |
 | [local_file.bootstrap_xml](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/local/latest/docs/resources/file) | resource |
-| [local_file.init_cfg](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/local/latest/docs/resources/file) | resource |
+| [local_sensitive_file.init_cfg](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/local/latest/docs/resources/sensitive_file) | resource |
 | [google_compute_image.my_image](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/google/latest/docs/data-sources/compute_image) | data source |
 
 ### Inputs
diff --git a/examples/multi_nic_common/main.tf b/examples/multi_nic_common/main.tf
index 11635dd..8066de6 100644
--- a/examples/multi_nic_common/main.tf
+++ b/examples/multi_nic_common/main.tf
@@ -29,20 +29,17 @@ resource "local_file" "bootstrap_xml" {
   )
 }
 
-resource "local_file" "init_cfg" {
+resource "local_sensitive_file" "init_cfg" {
 
   for_each = { for k, v in var.vmseries : k => v
     if can(v.bootstrap_template_map)
   }
 
   filename = "files/${each.key}/config/init-cfg.txt"
-  content = templatefile("templates/init-cfg.tmpl",
-    {
-      panorama-server = try(each.value.bootstrap_options.panorama-server, var.vmseries_common.bootstrap_options.panorama-server, "")
-      type            = try(each.value.bootstrap_options.type, var.vmseries_common.bootstrap_options.type, "")
-      dns-primary     = try(each.value.bootstrap_options.dns-primary, var.vmseries_common.bootstrap_options.dns-primary, "")
-      dns-secondary   = try(each.value.bootstrap_options.dns-secondary, var.vmseries_common.bootstrap_options.dns-secondary, "")
-  })
+  content = templatefile(
+    "templates/init-cfg.tmpl",
+    { bootstrap_options = merge(var.vmseries_common.bootstrap_options, each.value.bootstrap_options) }
+  )
 }
 
 module "bootstrap" {
@@ -56,8 +53,8 @@ module "bootstrap" {
   service_account = module.iam_service_account[each.value.service_account_key].email
   location        = each.value.location
   files = merge(
-    { for k, v in var.vmseries : "files/${k}/config/bootstrap.xml" => "${k}/config/bootstrap.xml" },
-    { for k, v in var.vmseries : "files/${k}/config/init-cfg.txt" => "${k}/config/init-cfg.txt" },
+    { for k, v in var.vmseries : "files/${k}/config/bootstrap.xml" => "${k}/config/bootstrap.xml" if can(v.bootstrap_template_map) },
+    { for k, v in var.vmseries : "files/${k}/config/init-cfg.txt" => "${k}/config/init-cfg.txt" if can(v.bootstrap_template_map) },
   )
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/multi_nic_common/templates/init-cfg.tmpl b/examples/multi_nic_common/templates/init-cfg.tmpl
index a15be67..54fe29c 100644
--- a/examples/multi_nic_common/templates/init-cfg.tmpl
+++ b/examples/multi_nic_common/templates/init-cfg.tmpl
@@ -1,12 +1,3 @@
-%{ if panorama-server != "" ~}
-panorama-server=${panorama-server}
-%{ endif ~}
-%{ if type != "" ~}
-type=${type}
-%{ endif ~}
-%{ if dns-primary != "" ~}
-dns-primary=${dns-primary}
-%{ endif ~}
-%{ if dns-secondary != "" ~}
-dns-secondary=${dns-secondary}
-%{ endif ~}
\ No newline at end of file
+%{ for k, v in bootstrap_options ~}
+${k}=${v}
+%{ endfor ~}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/vmseries_ha/README.md b/examples/vmseries_ha/README.md
index cdb8a82..76071d7 100644
--- a/examples/vmseries_ha/README.md
+++ b/examples/vmseries_ha/README.md
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ Check the succesful inbound and outbound traffic fail-over to and from the spoke
 | [google_compute_instance.linux_vm](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/google/latest/docs/resources/compute_instance) | resource |
 | [google_compute_route.this](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/google/latest/docs/resources/compute_route) | resource |
 | [local_file.bootstrap_xml](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/local/latest/docs/resources/file) | resource |
-| [local_file.init_cfg](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/local/latest/docs/resources/file) | resource |
+| [local_sensitive_file.init_cfg](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/local/latest/docs/resources/sensitive_file) | resource |
 | [google_compute_image.my_image](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/google/latest/docs/data-sources/compute_image) | data source |
 
 ### Inputs
diff --git a/examples/vmseries_ha/main.tf b/examples/vmseries_ha/main.tf
index d5e07fd..771f296 100644
--- a/examples/vmseries_ha/main.tf
+++ b/examples/vmseries_ha/main.tf
@@ -32,20 +32,17 @@ resource "local_file" "bootstrap_xml" {
   )
 }
 
-resource "local_file" "init_cfg" {
+resource "local_sensitive_file" "init_cfg" {
 
   for_each = { for k, v in var.vmseries : k => v
     if can(v.bootstrap_template_map)
   }
 
   filename = "files/${each.key}/config/init-cfg.txt"
-  content = templatefile("templates/init-cfg.tmpl",
-    {
-      panorama-server = try(each.value.bootstrap_options.panorama-server, var.vmseries_common.bootstrap_options.panorama-server, "")
-      type            = try(each.value.bootstrap_options.type, var.vmseries_common.bootstrap_options.type, "")
-      dns-primary     = try(each.value.bootstrap_options.dns-primary, var.vmseries_common.bootstrap_options.dns-primary, "")
-      dns-secondary   = try(each.value.bootstrap_options.dns-secondary, var.vmseries_common.bootstrap_options.dns-secondary, "")
-  })
+  content = templatefile(
+    "templates/init-cfg.tmpl",
+    { bootstrap_options = merge(var.vmseries_common.bootstrap_options, each.value.bootstrap_options) }
+  )
 }
 
 module "bootstrap" {
@@ -59,10 +56,10 @@ module "bootstrap" {
   service_account = module.iam_service_account[each.value.service_account_key].email
   location        = each.value.location
   files = merge(
-    { for k, v in var.vmseries : "files/${k}/config/bootstrap.xml" => "${k}/config/bootstrap.xml" },
-    { for k, v in var.vmseries : "files/${k}/config/init-cfg.txt" => "${k}/config/init-cfg.txt" },
+    { for k, v in var.vmseries : "files/${k}/config/bootstrap.xml" => "${k}/config/bootstrap.xml" if can(v.bootstrap_template_map) },
+    { for k, v in var.vmseries : "files/${k}/config/init-cfg.txt" => "${k}/config/init-cfg.txt" if can(v.bootstrap_template_map) },
   )
-  depends_on = [local_file.bootstrap_xml, local_file.init_cfg]
+  depends_on = [local_file.bootstrap_xml, local_sensitive_file.init_cfg]
 }
 
 module "vpc" {
diff --git a/examples/vmseries_ha/templates/init-cfg.tmpl b/examples/vmseries_ha/templates/init-cfg.tmpl
index a15be67..54fe29c 100644
--- a/examples/vmseries_ha/templates/init-cfg.tmpl
+++ b/examples/vmseries_ha/templates/init-cfg.tmpl
@@ -1,12 +1,3 @@
-%{ if panorama-server != "" ~}
-panorama-server=${panorama-server}
-%{ endif ~}
-%{ if type != "" ~}
-type=${type}
-%{ endif ~}
-%{ if dns-primary != "" ~}
-dns-primary=${dns-primary}
-%{ endif ~}
-%{ if dns-secondary != "" ~}
-dns-secondary=${dns-secondary}
-%{ endif ~}
\ No newline at end of file
+%{ for k, v in bootstrap_options ~}
+${k}=${v}
+%{ endfor ~}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/vpc_peering_common/README.md b/examples/vpc_peering_common/README.md
index 3a9673a..ec33640 100644
--- a/examples/vpc_peering_common/README.md
+++ b/examples/vpc_peering_common/README.md
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ please see https://cloud.google.com/iap/docs/using-tcp-forwarding#increasing_the
 | [google_compute_instance.linux_vm](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/google/latest/docs/resources/compute_instance) | resource |
 | [google_compute_route.this](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/google/latest/docs/resources/compute_route) | resource |
 | [local_file.bootstrap_xml](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/local/latest/docs/resources/file) | resource |
-| [local_file.init_cfg](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/local/latest/docs/resources/file) | resource |
+| [local_sensitive_file.init_cfg](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/local/latest/docs/resources/sensitive_file) | resource |
 | [google_compute_image.my_image](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/google/latest/docs/data-sources/compute_image) | data source |
 
 ### Inputs
diff --git a/examples/vpc_peering_common/main.tf b/examples/vpc_peering_common/main.tf
index 37923b5..548d4e3 100644
--- a/examples/vpc_peering_common/main.tf
+++ b/examples/vpc_peering_common/main.tf
@@ -27,20 +27,17 @@ resource "local_file" "bootstrap_xml" {
   )
 }
 
-resource "local_file" "init_cfg" {
+resource "local_sensitive_file" "init_cfg" {
 
   for_each = { for k, v in var.vmseries : k => v
     if can(v.bootstrap_template_map)
   }
 
   filename = "files/${each.key}/config/init-cfg.txt"
-  content = templatefile("templates/init-cfg.tmpl",
-    {
-      panorama-server = try(each.value.bootstrap_options.panorama-server, var.vmseries_common.bootstrap_options.panorama-server, "")
-      type            = try(each.value.bootstrap_options.type, var.vmseries_common.bootstrap_options.type, "")
-      dns-primary     = try(each.value.bootstrap_options.dns-primary, var.vmseries_common.bootstrap_options.dns-primary, "")
-      dns-secondary   = try(each.value.bootstrap_options.dns-secondary, var.vmseries_common.bootstrap_options.dns-secondary, "")
-  })
+  content = templatefile(
+    "templates/init-cfg.tmpl",
+    { bootstrap_options = merge(var.vmseries_common.bootstrap_options, each.value.bootstrap_options) }
+  )
 }
 
 module "bootstrap" {
@@ -54,8 +51,8 @@ module "bootstrap" {
   service_account = module.iam_service_account[each.value.service_account_key].email
   location        = each.value.location
   files = merge(
-    { for k, v in var.vmseries : "files/${k}/config/bootstrap.xml" => "${k}/config/bootstrap.xml" },
-    { for k, v in var.vmseries : "files/${k}/config/init-cfg.txt" => "${k}/config/init-cfg.txt" },
+    { for k, v in var.vmseries : "files/${k}/config/bootstrap.xml" => "${k}/config/bootstrap.xml" if can(v.bootstrap_template_map) },
+    { for k, v in var.vmseries : "files/${k}/config/init-cfg.txt" => "${k}/config/init-cfg.txt" if can(v.bootstrap_template_map) },
   )
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/vpc_peering_common/templates/init-cfg.tmpl b/examples/vpc_peering_common/templates/init-cfg.tmpl
index a15be67..54fe29c 100644
--- a/examples/vpc_peering_common/templates/init-cfg.tmpl
+++ b/examples/vpc_peering_common/templates/init-cfg.tmpl
@@ -1,12 +1,3 @@
-%{ if panorama-server != "" ~}
-panorama-server=${panorama-server}
-%{ endif ~}
-%{ if type != "" ~}
-type=${type}
-%{ endif ~}
-%{ if dns-primary != "" ~}
-dns-primary=${dns-primary}
-%{ endif ~}
-%{ if dns-secondary != "" ~}
-dns-secondary=${dns-secondary}
-%{ endif ~}
\ No newline at end of file
+%{ for k, v in bootstrap_options ~}
+${k}=${v}
+%{ endfor ~}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/vpc_peering_common_with_network_tags/README.md b/examples/vpc_peering_common_with_network_tags/README.md
index 7e9d975..82efb8b 100644
--- a/examples/vpc_peering_common_with_network_tags/README.md
+++ b/examples/vpc_peering_common_with_network_tags/README.md
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ please see https://cloud.google.com/iap/docs/using-tcp-forwarding#increasing_the
 | [google_compute_instance.linux_vm](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/google/latest/docs/resources/compute_instance) | resource |
 | [google_compute_route.route](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/google/latest/docs/resources/compute_route) | resource |
 | [local_file.bootstrap_xml](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/local/latest/docs/resources/file) | resource |
-| [local_file.init_cfg](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/local/latest/docs/resources/file) | resource |
+| [local_sensitive_file.init_cfg](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/local/latest/docs/resources/sensitive_file) | resource |
 | [google_compute_image.my_image](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/google/latest/docs/data-sources/compute_image) | data source |
 
 ### Inputs
diff --git a/examples/vpc_peering_common_with_network_tags/main.tf b/examples/vpc_peering_common_with_network_tags/main.tf
index b37965d..abf0553 100644
--- a/examples/vpc_peering_common_with_network_tags/main.tf
+++ b/examples/vpc_peering_common_with_network_tags/main.tf
@@ -27,20 +27,17 @@ resource "local_file" "bootstrap_xml" {
   )
 }
 
-resource "local_file" "init_cfg" {
+resource "local_sensitive_file" "init_cfg" {
 
   for_each = { for k, v in var.vmseries : k => v
     if can(v.bootstrap_template_map)
   }
 
   filename = "files/${each.key}/config/init-cfg.txt"
-  content = templatefile("templates/init-cfg.tmpl",
-    {
-      panorama-server = try(each.value.bootstrap_options.panorama-server, var.vmseries_common.bootstrap_options.panorama-server, "")
-      type            = try(each.value.bootstrap_options.type, var.vmseries_common.bootstrap_options.type, "")
-      dns-primary     = try(each.value.bootstrap_options.dns-primary, var.vmseries_common.bootstrap_options.dns-primary, "")
-      dns-secondary   = try(each.value.bootstrap_options.dns-secondary, var.vmseries_common.bootstrap_options.dns-secondary, "")
-  })
+  content = templatefile(
+    "templates/init-cfg.tmpl",
+    { bootstrap_options = merge(var.vmseries_common.bootstrap_options, each.value.bootstrap_options) }
+  )
 }
 
 module "bootstrap" {
@@ -54,8 +51,8 @@ module "bootstrap" {
   service_account = module.iam_service_account[each.value.service_account_key].email
   location        = each.value.location
   files = merge(
-    { for k, v in var.vmseries : "files/${k}/config/bootstrap.xml" => "${k}/config/bootstrap.xml" },
-    { for k, v in var.vmseries : "files/${k}/config/init-cfg.txt" => "${k}/config/init-cfg.txt" },
+    { for k, v in var.vmseries : "files/${k}/config/bootstrap.xml" => "${k}/config/bootstrap.xml" if can(v.bootstrap_template_map) },
+    { for k, v in var.vmseries : "files/${k}/config/init-cfg.txt" => "${k}/config/init-cfg.txt" if can(v.bootstrap_template_map) },
   )
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/vpc_peering_common_with_network_tags/templates/init-cfg.tmpl b/examples/vpc_peering_common_with_network_tags/templates/init-cfg.tmpl
index a15be67..54fe29c 100644
--- a/examples/vpc_peering_common_with_network_tags/templates/init-cfg.tmpl
+++ b/examples/vpc_peering_common_with_network_tags/templates/init-cfg.tmpl
@@ -1,12 +1,3 @@
-%{ if panorama-server != "" ~}
-panorama-server=${panorama-server}
-%{ endif ~}
-%{ if type != "" ~}
-type=${type}
-%{ endif ~}
-%{ if dns-primary != "" ~}
-dns-primary=${dns-primary}
-%{ endif ~}
-%{ if dns-secondary != "" ~}
-dns-secondary=${dns-secondary}
-%{ endif ~}
\ No newline at end of file
+%{ for k, v in bootstrap_options ~}
+${k}=${v}
+%{ endfor ~}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/vpc_peering_dedicated/README.md b/examples/vpc_peering_dedicated/README.md
index 6fd3453..21db5ba 100644
--- a/examples/vpc_peering_dedicated/README.md
+++ b/examples/vpc_peering_dedicated/README.md
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ The GCP Global HTTP LB acts as a proxy and sends traffic to the VM-Series `Untru
 | [google_compute_instance.linux_vm](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/google/latest/docs/resources/compute_instance) | resource |
 | [google_compute_route.this](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/google/latest/docs/resources/compute_route) | resource |
 | [local_file.bootstrap_xml](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/local/latest/docs/resources/file) | resource |
-| [local_file.init_cfg](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/local/latest/docs/resources/file) | resource |
+| [local_sensitive_file.init_cfg](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/local/latest/docs/resources/sensitive_file) | resource |
 | [google_compute_image.my_image](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/google/latest/docs/data-sources/compute_image) | data source |
 
 ### Inputs
diff --git a/examples/vpc_peering_dedicated/main.tf b/examples/vpc_peering_dedicated/main.tf
index f298dfc..318a65e 100644
--- a/examples/vpc_peering_dedicated/main.tf
+++ b/examples/vpc_peering_dedicated/main.tf
@@ -27,20 +27,17 @@ resource "local_file" "bootstrap_xml" {
   )
 }
 
-resource "local_file" "init_cfg" {
+resource "local_sensitive_file" "init_cfg" {
 
   for_each = { for k, v in var.vmseries : k => v
     if can(v.bootstrap_template_map)
   }
 
   filename = "files/${each.key}/config/init-cfg.txt"
-  content = templatefile("templates/init-cfg.tmpl",
-    {
-      panorama-server = try(each.value.bootstrap_options.panorama-server, var.vmseries_common.bootstrap_options.panorama-server, "")
-      type            = try(each.value.bootstrap_options.type, var.vmseries_common.bootstrap_options.type, "")
-      dns-primary     = try(each.value.bootstrap_options.dns-primary, var.vmseries_common.bootstrap_options.dns-primary, "")
-      dns-secondary   = try(each.value.bootstrap_options.dns-secondary, var.vmseries_common.bootstrap_options.dns-secondary, "")
-  })
+  content = templatefile(
+    "templates/init-cfg.tmpl",
+    { bootstrap_options = merge(var.vmseries_common.bootstrap_options, each.value.bootstrap_options) }
+  )
 }
 
 module "bootstrap" {
@@ -54,8 +51,8 @@ module "bootstrap" {
   service_account = module.iam_service_account[each.value.service_account_key].email
   location        = each.value.location
   files = merge(
-    { for k, v in var.vmseries : "files/${k}/config/bootstrap.xml" => "${k}/config/bootstrap.xml" },
-    { for k, v in var.vmseries : "files/${k}/config/init-cfg.txt" => "${k}/config/init-cfg.txt" },
+    { for k, v in var.vmseries : "files/${k}/config/bootstrap.xml" => "${k}/config/bootstrap.xml" if can(v.bootstrap_template_map) },
+    { for k, v in var.vmseries : "files/${k}/config/init-cfg.txt" => "${k}/config/init-cfg.txt" if can(v.bootstrap_template_map) },
   )
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/vpc_peering_dedicated/templates/init-cfg.tmpl b/examples/vpc_peering_dedicated/templates/init-cfg.tmpl
index a15be67..54fe29c 100644
--- a/examples/vpc_peering_dedicated/templates/init-cfg.tmpl
+++ b/examples/vpc_peering_dedicated/templates/init-cfg.tmpl
@@ -1,12 +1,3 @@
-%{ if panorama-server != "" ~}
-panorama-server=${panorama-server}
-%{ endif ~}
-%{ if type != "" ~}
-type=${type}
-%{ endif ~}
-%{ if dns-primary != "" ~}
-dns-primary=${dns-primary}
-%{ endif ~}
-%{ if dns-secondary != "" ~}
-dns-secondary=${dns-secondary}
-%{ endif ~}
\ No newline at end of file
+%{ for k, v in bootstrap_options ~}
+${k}=${v}
+%{ endfor ~}
\ No newline at end of file