Frequently Asked Questions
Product Information
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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When was this page last updated?
This page wast last updated on 12/12/2025 .