HashiCorp Vault
Manage secrets and protect sensitive data.
Overview
HashiCorp Vault secures, stores, and tightly controls access to tokens, passwords, certificates, encryption keys for protecting sensitive data and other secrets in modern computing. In an Argo CD environment, Vault is used to inject secrets into Kubernetes pods at runtime, avoiding the insecure practice of storing secrets in Git.
✨ Key Features
- Secure Secret Storage
- Dynamic Secrets
- Data Encryption
- Leasing and Renewal
- Auditing
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Platform agnostic
- Dynamic secrets generation
- Strong focus on automation and API-driven workflows
Unique Value: Provides a centralized, secure, and cloud-agnostic way to manage secrets, which is critical for implementing secure GitOps with Argo CD.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Centralized secrets management for microservices
- Dynamic secret generation for cloud services
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Applications with no secrets
- Environments where cloud provider's native secret manager is sufficient
🏆 Alternatives
Offers more advanced features and platform neutrality compared to cloud-specific secret managers, but requires more setup and management.
💻 Platforms
✅ Offline Mode Available
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Enterprise tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
✓ 14-day free trial
Free tier: Open source, full-featured.
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