Where we use it
- API keys
- Database passwords
- CI credentials
Strengths
- Reduces leakage
Considerations
Trade-offs worth knowing before you choose it.
- Access to the secrets store must be tightly controlled
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Services that use Secrets management
Cybersecurity engineering
Security assessments, hardening, secure architecture, access control and incident readiness — proportionate to your risk.
DevSecOps
Security built into the delivery pipeline: dependency and container scanning, static analysis, secret detection and policy gates.
Cloud security
Identity and access management, network controls, encryption, logging and posture management for AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and VPS environments.
More in security
- OA
OAuth 2.0
The standard framework for delegated authorisation between applications.
- OI
OpenID Connect
Identity layer on OAuth 2.0 for single sign-on.
- SS
Single sign-on (SSO)
One login across applications via SAML or OIDC.
- MF
Multi-factor authentication
Second factors such as authenticator apps and security keys.
- RB
Role-based access control
Permissions grouped into roles and enforced server-side.
- En
Encryption
TLS in transit, encryption at rest and field-level encryption for sensitive data.
- OW
OWASP ASVS
The Application Security Verification Standard used to design and review secure applications.
- WF
Web application firewall
Edge filtering of malicious HTTP traffic and bots.
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