OpenBao is an open-source project for managing sensitive data that emerged as a community fork of HashiCorp Vault. It offers the same core features, including secrets management, dynamic secrets, authentication and encryption, but is released under a permissive open-source license and is developed and maintained entirely by the community.
What sets OpenBao apart:
Fully open source: independent, free to use and without license restrictions
Secure secrets management: central management of passwords, tokens and certificates
Dynamic secrets: time-limited credentials for databases, cloud and infrastructure services
Flexible authentication: support for LDAP, Kubernetes, cloud identities and more
Encryption and signing: APIs for secure encryption and integrity verification of data
Community-driven: transparent development, open governance and long-term sustainability
Compatibility: largely compatible with existing Vault APIs and workflows
This makes OpenBao a transparent, license-free and sustainable solution for companies and organizations that want to combine secrets management and encryption with full control and openness.
Our experience with OpenBao in customer projects
Reliable secrets management is part of every modern infrastructure.
We rely on OpenBao, the open-source fork of HashiCorp Vault, which carries its concepts forward and is built on open development and an active community. OpenBao is used both internally and in customer infrastructures, especially where transparency, openness and long-term independence from proprietary solutions take priority.
Our contribution to secure OpenBao environments
We design and operate OpenBao clusters that fit seamlessly into existing infrastructure. Our experience covers integration into identity management systems, implementation of role concepts and configuration of automatically rotating secrets. This ensures that access is clearly defined, traceable and secure, while operations keep running smoothly. OpenBao thus forms the foundation for transparent, verifiable and long-term stable security architectures.
Why we are the right partner for OpenBao
Experience from production use of Vault and OpenBao
A combination of security architecture, automation and operations expertise
A focus on openness, transparency and sustainable infrastructure concepts
Support with building, integrating and maintaining secure secrets management solutions