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Description

AWS Secrets Manager is designed to safeguard the secrets necessary for accessing your applications, services, and IT resources. This service simplifies the processes of rotating, managing, and retrieving database credentials, API keys, and other sensitive information throughout their entire lifecycle. Through calls to the Secrets Manager APIs, users and applications can access secrets, which prevents the necessity of embedding sensitive data in plain text. Moreover, Secrets Manager features secret rotation with native integration for services like Amazon RDS, Amazon Redshift, and Amazon DocumentDB. The extensibility of the service also allows for the management of various other types of secrets, such as API keys and OAuth tokens. Additionally, it provides fine-grained permissions to control access to these secrets and facilitates centralized auditing of secret rotation across AWS Cloud resources, third-party services, and on-premises systems. By enabling safe rotation of secrets without requiring code deployments, AWS Secrets Manager effectively helps organizations fulfill their security and compliance mandates. Overall, this service enhances the management of sensitive information, making it an essential tool for modern application security.

Description

Knox serves as a secret management platform designed for the secure storage and rotation of sensitive information such as secrets, keys, and passwords utilized by various services. Within Pinterest, a multitude of keys and secrets are employed for diverse functions, including signing cookies, encrypting sensitive data, securing the network through TLS, accessing AWS machines, and facilitating communication with third-party services, among others. The risk of these keys being compromised posed significant challenges, as the process of rotation typically required a deployment and often necessitated changes to the codebase. Previously, keys and secrets at Pinterest were stored in Git repositories, leading to their replication across the company's infrastructure and presence on numerous employee laptops, which made tracking access and auditing who had permission to use these keys virtually impossible. To address these issues, Knox was developed with the intention of simplifying the process for developers to securely access and utilize confidential secrets, keys, and credentials. It also ensures the confidentiality of these sensitive elements while providing robust mechanisms for key rotation in the event of a security breach, thereby enhancing overall security practices. By implementing Knox, Pinterest aims to streamline secret management processes while fortifying its defenses against potential vulnerabilities.

API Access

Has API Yes 

API Access

Has API Yes 

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Integrations

AWS Amplify Yes 
AWS Certificate Manager Yes 
AWS Cloud9 Yes 
AWS CodeBuild Yes 
AWS Virtual Waiting Room Yes 
Amazon Ads Yes 
Amazon AppFlow Yes 
Amazon Augmented AI (A2I) Yes 
Amazon Chime Yes 
Amazon CloudFront Yes 
Amazon DocumentDB Yes 
Amazon Redshift Yes 
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Yes 
Bitrise Yes 
Clutch Yes 
Pinterest No 
Teradata VantageCloud Yes 
Unified.to Yes 
YepCode Yes 
ip·Solis Yes 

Integrations

AWS Amplify No 
AWS Certificate Manager No 
AWS Cloud9 No 
AWS CodeBuild No 
AWS Virtual Waiting Room No 
Amazon Ads No 
Amazon AppFlow No 
Amazon Augmented AI (A2I) No 
Amazon Chime No 
Amazon CloudFront No 
Amazon DocumentDB No 
Amazon Redshift No 
Amazon Web Services (AWS) No 
Bitrise No 
Clutch No 
Pinterest Yes 
Teradata VantageCloud No 
Unified.to No 
YepCode No 
ip·Solis No 

Pricing Details

$0.40 per month
Free Trial Yes 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version Yes 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises Yes 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Amazon

Founded

1994

Country

United States

Website

aws.amazon.com/secrets-manager/

Vendor Details

Company Name

Pinterest

Founded

2009

Country

United States

Website

github.com/pinterest/knox

Product Features

Privileged Access Management

Application Access Control No 
Behavioral Analytics No 
Credential Management No 
Endpoint Management No 
For MSPs No 
Granular Access Controls No 
Least Privilege No 
Multifactor Authentication No 
Password Management No 
Policy Management No 
Remote Access Management No 
Threat Intelligence No 
User Activity Monitoring No 

Product Features

Privileged Access Management

Application Access Control No 
Behavioral Analytics No 
Credential Management No 
Endpoint Management No 
For MSPs No 
Granular Access Controls No 
Least Privilege No 
Multifactor Authentication No 
Password Management No 
Policy Management No 
Remote Access Management No 
Threat Intelligence No 
User Activity Monitoring No 

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