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Description
Confidant is an open-source service designed for secret management, enabling secure and user-friendly storage and retrieval of sensitive information, developed by the team at Lyft. It addresses the challenge of authentication by leveraging AWS KMS and IAM, which enables IAM roles to create secure tokens that Confidant can validate. Additionally, Confidant oversees KMS grants for your IAM roles, facilitating the generation of tokens for service-to-service authentication and enabling encrypted communication between services. Secrets are stored in an append-only format within DynamoDB, with each revision of a secret linked to a distinct KMS data key, utilizing Fernet symmetric authenticated encryption for security. Furthermore, Confidant features a web interface built with AngularJS, allowing users to efficiently manage their secrets, associate them with services, and track the history of modifications. This comprehensive tool not only enhances security but also simplifies the management of sensitive data across various applications.
Description
Ensure the protection, storage, and stringent management of tokens, passwords, certificates, and encryption keys that are essential for safeguarding sensitive information, utilizing options like a user interface, command-line interface, or HTTP API. Strengthen applications and systems through machine identity while automating the processes of credential issuance, rotation, and additional tasks. Facilitate the attestation of application and workload identities by using Vault as a reliable authority. Numerous organizations often find credentials embedded within source code, dispersed across configuration files and management tools, or kept in plaintext within version control systems, wikis, and shared storage. It is crucial to protect these credentials from being exposed, and in the event of a leak, to ensure that the organization can swiftly revoke access and remedy the situation, making it a multifaceted challenge that requires careful consideration and strategy. Addressing this issue not only enhances security but also builds trust in the overall system integrity.
API Access
Has API
Yes
API Access
Has API
Yes
Integrations
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Yes
AWS Amplify
Yes
Astro by Astronomer
No
Atom
No
AtomicJar
No
BotCity
No
Clutch
No
Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager
No
IAM Cloud
Yes
IBM Bob
No
Integrations
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Yes
AWS Amplify
No
Astro by Astronomer
Yes
Atom
Yes
AtomicJar
Yes
BotCity
Yes
Clutch
Yes
Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager
Yes
IAM Cloud
No
IBM Bob
Yes
Pricing Details
No price information available.
Free Trial
No
Free Version
No
Pricing Details
No price information available.
Free Trial
No
Free Version
Yes
Deployment
Web-Based
Yes
On-Premises
No
iPhone App
No
iPad App
No
Android App
No
Windows
No
Mac
No
Linux
No
Chromebook
No
Deployment
Web-Based
No
On-Premises
No
iPhone App
No
iPad App
No
Android App
No
Windows
Yes
Mac
Yes
Linux
Yes
Chromebook
No
Customer Support
Business Hours
No
Live Rep (24/7)
No
Online Support
Yes
Customer Support
Business Hours
Yes
Live Rep (24/7)
No
Online Support
No
Types of Training
Training Docs
Yes
Webinars
No
Live Training (Online)
No
In Person
No
Types of Training
Training Docs
Yes
Webinars
No
Live Training (Online)
No
In Person
No
Vendor Details
Company Name
Confidant
Founded
2014
Website
lyft.github.io/confidant/
Vendor Details
Company Name
HashiCorp
Founded
2012
Country
United States
Website
www.vaultproject.io
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
Data Security
Alerts / Notifications
No
Antivirus/Malware Detection
No
At-Risk Analysis
No
Audits
No
Data Center Security
No
Data Classification
No
Data Discovery
No
Data Loss Prevention
No
Data Masking
No
Data-Centric Security
No
Database Security
No
Encryption
No
Identity / Access Management
No
Logging / Reporting
No
Mobile Data Security
No
Monitor Abnormalities
No
Policy Management
No
Secure Data Transport
No
Sensitive Data Compliance
No
Encryption
Central Policy Enforcement
No
Drag & Drop UI
No
Email Encryption
No
Encryption Key Management
Yes
Endpoint Encryption
No
File Compression
No
File Encryption
Yes
Full Disk Encryption
Yes
Public Key Cryptography
Yes
Tokenization / Data Masking
Yes