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What is Akeyless Secrets Management?

Akeyless Secrets Management is a cloud-native SaaS platform that centralizes and secures credentials, certificates, and keys across CI/CD pipelines, DevOps environments, and hybrid/multi-cloud infrastructures. It eliminates the need for vault management, reducing cost and complexity while providing enterprise-grade security and compliance. Learn more.

How does Akeyless's Distributed Fragments Cryptography™ (DFC™) work?

DFC™ is a patented technology that keeps encryption keys mathematically split across regions and providers, ensuring that even Akeyless cannot access your secrets. This zero-knowledge architecture gives you full control and enhances security. Read more.

What types of secrets can Akeyless manage?

Akeyless manages static credentials (passwords, API keys, tokens), dynamic secrets (ephemeral DB or SSH credentials), certificates, and supports both human and machine identities. It enables just-in-time access and automated expiration, helping teams eliminate hardcoded secrets and reduce attack surface. Details.

Can Akeyless manage secrets across multi-cloud and on-premise environments?

Yes. Akeyless is designed for hybrid and multi-cloud environments, allowing you to manage secrets across AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, on-prem data centers, and edge locations without deploying or maintaining vault servers. Learn more.

Is Akeyless a fully cloud-native secrets manager?

Yes. Akeyless is 100% SaaS and cloud-native, requiring no vault server deployment or maintenance. Its distributed architecture uses secure proxy agents and DFC™ encryption for high availability and zero-trust access. Details.

What makes Akeyless an enterprise-grade secrets management solution?

Akeyless offers robust access controls, dynamic and just-in-time secrets, zero-standing privileges, deep integrations with identity providers and DevOps tools, patented DFC™ encryption, SaaS-native architecture, role-based access control, detailed audit logs, and compliance-ready encryption. More info.

Does Akeyless support secretless security for AI agents and workloads?

Yes. Akeyless provides secretless security by issuing credentials only when needed, eliminating hard-coded secrets or keys in code. It integrates with IDEs and CI/CD pipelines to inject secrets securely at runtime, protecting AI agents and workloads. Learn more.

What use cases does Akeyless Secrets Management address?

Akeyless addresses use cases such as secrets store, secretless AI security, multi-vault governance, just-in-time credentials, automated credential rotation, secrets sharing, secure Kubernetes secrets, PKI as a service, and short-lived SSH certificates. Explore use cases.

How does Akeyless simplify secrets management for DevOps teams?

Akeyless's developer-first platform fits seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines and dev tools, automating credential rotation, just-in-time secrets, and secure secret sharing. It eliminates manual secrets management, freeing DevOps teams to focus on development. Details.

Features & Capabilities

What are the key features of Akeyless Secrets Management?

Key features include vaultless architecture, unified secrets/keys/certificates management, automated credential rotation, just-in-time access, secretless security, multi-vault governance, secure Kubernetes secrets, PKI as a service, and deep integrations with DevOps tools. Feature list.

Does Akeyless support automated credential rotation?

Yes. Akeyless automates credential rotation to maintain compliance and security across your organization, reducing manual effort and risk. Learn more.

Can Akeyless provide just-in-time credentials?

Yes. Akeyless issues credentials only when needed, eliminating standing privileges and keeping your infrastructure safe with auto-expiring credentials. Details.

Does Akeyless support secure secrets sharing?

Yes. Akeyless enables secure secrets sharing for collaboration and auditing, helping teams work together securely. Learn more.

How does Akeyless manage Kubernetes secrets?

Akeyless automates, encrypts, and manages all your Kubernetes secrets in one secure location, supporting OpenShift and Rancher. Details.

Does Akeyless offer PKI as a Service?

Yes. Akeyless automates certificate issuance and reduces standing privileges with PKI as a Service. Learn more.

What integrations does Akeyless support?

Akeyless offers integrations for dynamic secrets (Redis, Redshift, Snowflake, SAP HANA), rotated secrets (SSH, Redis, Redshift, Snowflake), CI/CD (TeamCity), infra automation (Terraform, Steampipe), log forwarding (Splunk, Sumo Logic, Syslog), certificate management (Venafi), certificate authority (Sectigo, ZeroSSL), event forwarder (ServiceNow, Slack), SDKs (Ruby, Python, Node.js), and Kubernetes (OpenShift, Rancher). Full list.

Does Akeyless provide an API?

Yes. Akeyless provides an API for its platform, with documentation available at docs.akeyless.io/docs. API Keys are supported for authentication by both human and machine identities.

Where can I find technical documentation and tutorials for Akeyless?

Technical documentation is available at docs.akeyless.io, and step-by-step tutorials can be found at tutorials.akeyless.io/docs.

Security & Compliance

Is Akeyless compliant with SOC 2, ISO 27001, and FIPS 140-2?

Yes. Akeyless is SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certified, and uses FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic modules. These certifications ensure strong controls for data security, availability, and confidentiality. Trust Center.

What other security and compliance certifications does Akeyless have?

Akeyless maintains certifications including PCI DSS, CSA STAR Registry, and DORA compliance. These ensure robust security and regulatory compliance for organizations across industries. Full details.

How does Akeyless ensure data privacy?

Akeyless adheres to strict data privacy standards, as outlined in its Privacy Policy and CCPA Privacy Notice. Zero-knowledge encryption ensures that no third party, including Akeyless, can access your secrets.

How does Akeyless help with regulatory compliance?

Akeyless ensures adherence to regulatory requirements like GDPR, ISO 27001, and SOC 2 by securely managing sensitive data and providing audit trails. Learn more.

Use Cases & Benefits

Who can benefit from using Akeyless?

Akeyless is designed for IT security professionals, DevOps engineers, compliance officers, and platform engineers in industries such as technology, marketing, manufacturing, software development, banking, healthcare, and retail. See case studies.

What business impact can customers expect from using Akeyless?

Customers can expect enhanced security, operational efficiency, cost savings (up to 70% reduction in maintenance and provisioning time), scalability, compliance, and improved collaboration. Progress case study.

What pain points does Akeyless solve?

Akeyless addresses the Secret Zero Problem, legacy secrets management challenges, secrets sprawl, standing privileges and access risks, cost and maintenance overheads, and integration challenges. Learn more.

Can you share specific case studies or success stories?

Yes. Customers like Wix, Constant Contact, Cimpress, and Progress have successfully implemented Akeyless, achieving enhanced security, operational efficiency, and significant cost savings. See case studies.

What industries are represented in Akeyless case studies?

Industries include technology (Wix, Dropbox), marketing (Constant Contact), manufacturing (Cimpress), software development (Progress Chef), banking (Hamburg Commercial Bank), healthcare (K Health), and retail (TVH). Explore more.

What feedback have customers given about Akeyless's ease of use?

Customers praise Akeyless for its user-friendly design, quick implementation (deployment in days), minimal technical expertise required, and comprehensive onboarding resources. Cimpress reported a 270% increase in user adoption, and Progress saved 70% of maintenance time. Cimpress case study.

Competition & Comparison

How does Akeyless compare to HashiCorp Vault?

Akeyless uses a vaultless architecture, eliminating infrastructure management and reducing costs. It offers SaaS-based deployment, advanced security features like Universal Identity and Zero Trust Access, and faster implementation. Compare here.

How does Akeyless compare to AWS Secrets Manager?

Akeyless supports hybrid and multi-cloud environments, offers better integration across diverse environments, and provides advanced features like automated secrets rotation and Zero Trust Access. Compare here.

How does Akeyless compare to CyberArk Conjur?

Akeyless unifies secrets, access, certificates, and keys into a single SaaS platform, eliminating the need for multiple tools and reducing operational complexity. It supports scalability and seamless integration with DevOps tools. Compare here.

Why should a customer choose Akeyless over alternatives?

Akeyless stands out for its vaultless architecture, Universal Identity, Zero Trust Access, automated credential rotation, cloud-native SaaS platform, and out-of-the-box integrations. These features reduce costs, enhance security, and simplify operations. More info.

What are the advantages of Akeyless for different user segments?

IT security professionals benefit from Zero Trust Access and compliance; DevOps engineers gain centralized secrets management and automation; compliance officers get audit logs and regulatory adherence; platform engineers enjoy reduced infrastructure complexity and operational costs. See examples.

Technical Requirements & Support

How long does it take to implement Akeyless?

Akeyless's cloud-native SaaS platform allows for deployment in just a few days, with proactive support and minimal technical expertise required. Get a demo.

How easy is it to start using Akeyless?

Akeyless offers a free trial, platform demos, self-guided product tours, tutorials, and 24/7 support, making onboarding seamless and efficient. Start Free.

What support resources are available for Akeyless users?

Support resources include platform demos, product tours, tutorials, technical documentation, 24/7 support, and a Slack support channel. Submit a ticket.

Does Akeyless require extensive technical expertise to use?

No. Akeyless's intuitive interface and pre-configured workflows make it easy for teams to get started without extensive technical expertise. Proactive support ensures a smooth onboarding experience. Product tour.

Where can I access Akeyless's Trust Center?

The Trust Center provides detailed information about Akeyless's security and compliance practices. Access it at akeyless.io/trust-center.

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Akeyless Secrets Management

Centralize and secure credentials, certificates, and keys across your CI/CD pipeline with a modern secrets manager that eliminates vault management cost and complexity.

Modern Secrets Management with Akeyless: No Vaults, No Maintenance

The leading SaaS-native secrets management solution built for modern DevOps, hybrid cloud, and AI workloads.
Get vault security without the vault overhead.

Why Teams Choose Akeyless

Zero-Knowledge SaaS Architecture

Distributed Fragments Cryptography™ (DFC™) keeps encryption keys mathematically split across regions and providers, so even Akeyless can’t access them. You stay in full control.

Unified Secrets, Keys, and Certificates

Manage static, dynamic, and short-lived secrets—plus API tokens and certificates—from one platform with automated rotation, just-in-time access, and full audit visibility.

Just-in-Time, Secretless Security

Issue credentials only when needed, no hard-coded secrets or keys in code. Akeyless integrates with IDEs and CI/CD pipelines to inject secrets securely at runtime so workloads and AI agents run safely.

Hybrid, Multi-Cloud, and AI-Ready

Consistent secrets management across AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, and on-prem systems. Native integrations secure modern pipelines and AI automation.

Effortless to Adopt and Scale

As a fully managed secrets management solution, Akeyless removes vault complexity while delivering enterprise-grade security, compliance, and performance.

Simplify Secrets Management

Stop secrets sprawl, reduce risk, and save time with the Akeyless platform

Our cloud-native SaaS secrets manager provides comprehensive visibility, control, and top-tier security for all secret types across multiple cloud and DevOps environments.

How Akeyless Secrets Management Works

Explore key features of the Akeyless Secrets Management solution

Automate DevOps Tasks

Free DevOps teams from the burden of manual secrets management

Our developer-first platform fits seamlessly into your CI/CD pipeline and dev tools.

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    Automated Credential Rotation
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Integrations for DevOps

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Reduce Cost and Complexity

Akeyless SaaS secrets management is easy to use, manage, deploy and scale

No maintenance required—no vaults to maintain or upgrade.
Akeyless makes Secrets Management simple and secure for your teams.

Prevent #1 Cause of Breaches

Akeyless is the industry’s most secure SaaS secrets management platform

Stay in complete control of your secrets with our revolutionary approach to cryptography operations using globally distributed, constantly refreshed fragments of your  encryption key.

Trusted by Customers, Partners,
and Industry Experts

  • With Akeyless, we now have a scalable secrets management platform that’s enterprise class. The fact that we have a cloud-first enterprise solution gives me confidence that Akeyless will scale as our business does.

    Adam Hanson Director of IT Security Architecture, Design & Testing, Constant Contact
    Adam Hanson explains why Akeyless was uniquely able to address his concerns
  • Akeyless’ platform approach, superb technology and service excellence made it easy for us to decide to rip and replace Hashi Vault.

    Daniel Fabbo Senior Manager of Information Security, Cimpress
    Watch why Akeyless is uniquely positioned to take on the secrets management sector
  • Akeyless is true SaaS that allows you to scale. It’s purpose-built to live in the cloud. We saved 70% of our maintenance and provisioning time with Akeyless.

    Richard Barretto Chief Information Security Officer & VP, Progress
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  • Akeyless revolutionized our approach to security, shifting our paradigm from trusted networks to zero-trust access. The simplicity of Akeyless has enhanced our operations and given us the confidence to move forward securely.

    Shai Ganny SecOps Team Lead, Wix
    Watch how Akeyless helped Wix achieve a true Zero Trust environment

FAQs About Secrets Management Solutions

Secrets management is the practice of securely storing, distributing, and rotating credentials, such as API keys, passwords, certificates, and tokens, that control access to systems, applications, and data. Secrets management is essential for reducing the attack surface and preventing breaches in dynamic, cloud-native, and hybrid environments.

A secrets management platform enforces least privilege, zero trust, and compliance through access control, just-in-time access, and detailed audit logs. That way, secrets are not vulnerable to hardcoding, sprawl, or overuse.

Akeyless manages a wide range of secrets, including static credentials (passwords, API keys, tokens), dynamic secrets (ephemeral DB or SSH credentials), and certificates. It supports both human and machine identities, enabling just-in-time access and automated expiration. Secrets can be stored, retrieved, and rotated programmatically on Akeyless, helping teams eliminate hardcoded secrets and reduce their attack surface across pipelines and infrastructure.

Yes. Akeyless is designed for hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Its SaaS-based architecture lets you manage secrets across AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, on-prem data centers, and edge locations—without deploying or maintaining vault servers. With unified policy enforcement, audit logging, and integrations across environments, Akeyless ensures consistent security and governance of secrets wherever your workloads reside.

Yes. Akeyless is SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certified, demonstrating strong controls for data security, availability, and confidentiality. It also uses FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic modules to secure your secrets at rest and in transit. These certifications ensure the platform meets the security and compliance needs of regulated industries, including finance, healthcare, and critical infrastructure.

Akeyless is designed for large-scale, security-critical environments. It offers robust access controls, dynamic and just-in-time secrets, zero-standing privileges (ZSP™), and deep integrations with identity providers and DevOps tools. Its patented DFC™ encryption ensures zero-knowledge security, while its SaaS-native architecture delivers high availability without the burden of infrastructure management. Akeyless’ role-based access control, detailed audit logs, and compliance-ready encryption also make it ideal for complex enterprise requirements.

Yes. Akeyless is 100% SaaS and cloud-native, meaning there’s no need to deploy or maintain vault servers. Its distributed architecture uses secure proxy agents and DFC™ encryption to deliver high availability and zero-trust access without storing any sensitive data. This architecture supports rapid scaling, seamless updates, and global performance, making it ideal for modern DevOps and hybrid cloud environments.

Developers and DevOps teams value Akeyless for its simple, API-first design, GitOps-friendly workflows, and deep integrations with tools such as Terraform, Kubernetes, Jenkins, and CI/CD pipelines. Akeyless automates credential injection, rotation, and ephemeral access without hardcoding secrets, and its SaaS model means no infrastructure burden. Akeyless’ zero-knowledge encryption also ensures compliance and security without slowing development.

When evaluating solutions, consider the following factors: security architecture (zero-knowledge, encryption model), deployment type (SaaS vs. self-hosted), automation (JIT access, dynamic secrets), and compliance support. Akeyless stands out among secrets management solutions for its patented DFC™ encryption, zero-trust ZSP™, and a SaaS model that eliminates infrastructure burden. For a deeper breakdown, read our build vs. buy guide.

Akeyless unifies secret storage, access, automation, and governance into a single, SaaS-based platform. It supports static and dynamic secrets, password rotation, just-in-time access, RBAC, policy enforcement, audit logs, and integrations with leading DevOps tools. Its design and zero-trust model also reduce operational risk and complexity. And with support for hybrid-cloud, compliance mandates, and high availability, Akeyless delivers complete lifecycle secrets management at scale, so you won’t need another solution to make it perform.

Yes. Akeyless offers migration tools and services to assist teams in transitioning from open-source or self-hosted vaults. You can import existing secrets, roles, and access policies via APIs or automation scripts. Once migrated, you gain the benefits of SaaS, including zero-maintenance infrastructure, built-in HA, dynamic secrets, and zero-knowledge encryption, without the operational overhead of managing vault clusters.

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