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AWS Secrets Manager

AWS Secrets Manager helps you manage, retrieve, and rotate database credentials, application credentials, OAuth tokens, API keys, and other secrets throughout their lifecycles. Many AWS services that use secrets store them in Secrets Manager.

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Paid • ProprietarySoftware as a Service SaaSAmazon Web ServicesBy Amazon Web Services, Inc

About AWS Secrets Manager

AWS Secrets Manager helps you manage, retrieve, and rotate database credentials, application credentials, OAuth tokens, API keys, and other secrets throughout their lifecycles. Many AWS services that use secrets store them in Secrets Manager. Secrets Manager helps you improve your security posture, because you no longer need hard-coded credentials in application source code. Storing the credentials in Secrets Manager helps avoid possible compromise by anyone who can inspect your application or the components. You replace hard-coded credentials with a runtime call to the Secrets Manager service to retrieve credentials dynamically when you need them. With Secrets Manager, you can configure an automatic rotation schedule for your secrets. This enables you to replace long-term secrets with short-term ones, significantly reducing the risk of compromise. Since the credentials are no longer stored with the application, rotating credentials no longer requires updating your applications and deploying changes to application clients.

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Frequently asked questions

What is AWS Secrets Manager?

AWS Secrets Manager helps you manage, retrieve, and rotate database credentials, application credentials, OAuth tokens, API keys, and other secrets throughout their lifecycles. Many AWS services that use secrets store them in Secrets Manager. It is listed under the Paid • Proprietary license model in the SaaS Lenz directory.

Is AWS Secrets Manager free to use?

AWS Secrets Manager is listed as Paid • Proprietary in our directory. Pricing and plan details can change, so check the official website for current terms before committing.

What platforms does AWS Secrets Manager run on?

AWS Secrets Manager is available on Software as a Service SaaS, Amazon Web Services, so you can use it across the devices your team already works with.

Who develops AWS Secrets Manager?

AWS Secrets Manager is developed by Amazon Web Services, Inc. You can find more background and documentation on the product's official website.

What are the best alternatives to AWS Secrets Manager?

Popular alternatives to AWS Secrets Manager include Doppler | SecretOps Platform, Karmahostage, Securden Password Vault for Enterprises, Vaultier.org, VMware Secrets Manager. Compare their features, license models, and platforms on the SaaS Lenz alternatives page.