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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

Enhance security across the entire software stack by implementing a cohesive secrets management solution that is accessible to all engineers, from administrators to interns. Storing passwords and API keys directly within source code poses a significant security threat, yet managing these secrets effectively can introduce a level of complexity that complicates deployment processes. Tools like Git, Slack, and email are built to facilitate information sharing, not to safeguard sensitive data. The practice of copy-pasting credentials and relying on a single administrator for access keys does not support the rapid software deployment schedules many teams face today. Furthermore, tracking who accesses which secrets and when can turn compliance audits into a daunting challenge. By removing secrets from the source code and substituting plaintext values with references to those secrets, SecretHub can seamlessly inject the necessary secrets into your application at startup. You can utilize the command-line interface to both encrypt and store these secrets, then simply direct your code to the appropriate location for retrieval. As a result, your code remains devoid of any sensitive information, allowing for unrestricted sharing among team members, which not only enhances collaboration but also boosts overall security. This approach ensures that your development process is both efficient and secure, reducing the risks associated with secret management.

API Access

Has API Yes 

API Access

Has API Yes 

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Integrations

AWS Amplify Yes 
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Yes 
Amazon DynamoDB Yes 
Ansible No 
Chef No 
CircleCI No 
GitLab No 
Google Compute Engine No 
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) No 
HashiCorp Nomad No 
IAM Cloud Yes 
Kubernetes No 
Lambda Suite No 
Phoenix Ortho No 
Puppet Enterprise No 
SaltStack No 
Terraform No 
Travis CI No 
django CMS No 

Integrations

AWS Amplify Yes 
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Yes 
Amazon DynamoDB No 
Ansible Yes 
Chef Yes 
CircleCI Yes 
GitLab Yes 
Google Compute Engine Yes 
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Yes 
HashiCorp Nomad Yes 
IAM Cloud No 
Kubernetes Yes 
Lambda Suite Yes 
Phoenix Ortho Yes 
Puppet Enterprise Yes 
SaltStack Yes 
Terraform Yes 
Travis CI Yes 
django CMS Yes 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

$99 per month
Free Trial Yes 
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 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 No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) Yes 
Online Support Yes 

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) Yes 
In Person Yes 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Confidant

Founded

2014

Website

lyft.github.io/confidant/

Vendor Details

Company Name

SecretHub

Founded

2014

Country

Netherlands

Website

secrethub.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 

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