Secrets management software is a tool for securely storing, managing, and monitoring sensitive information like passwords, API keys, and certificates that applications and users need to access IT resources.
This type of software offers a centralized location to prevent hard-coding secrets in source code, automates processes like secret rotation, and enforces access policies to improve security and streamline workflows.
This roundup picks the finest secrets management tools for Linux.
Here’s our verdict captured in a legendary LinuxLinks-style ratings chart. Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion here. Note that Vault’s license is not compliant with the standard definition of open source.
Click the links in the table below to learn more about each tool.
| Secrets Management | |
|---|---|
| OpenBao | Manage, store, and distribute sensitive data |
| Vault | Tool for securely accessing secrets |
| Infisical | Secrets management, PKI, and SSH access |
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