Applications, containers, CI/CD pipelines, cloud services, and AI agents depend on massive numbers of credentials to operate. Gartner warns that static secrets, fragmented tooling, and legacy approaches have reached a breaking point.

Their latest report maps out the next phase of secrets management: secretless architectures, workload identity federation, short-lived credentials, and governance across the multi-vault reality most enterprises already run.

Inside the Report

• How the growth of workloads and AI agents is accelerating secrets sprawl
• The operational and security risks created by static credentials
• How workload access management is reshaping secrets management strategies
• Best practices for centralized governance, policy enforcement, and lifecycle management across multiple vaults and cloud platforms
• Practical approaches for reducing reliance on long-lived credentials
• Why Gartner names Akeyless for both workload access management and multi-vault governance 

Build a Modern Secrets Management Program

Organizations that continue treating secrets management as a standalone problem will face escalating risk as workloads, automation, and AI agents expand.

Download the report to learn how leading organizations are moving toward secretless architectures, workload identity federation, and centralized governance to take back control.