OpenBao
Open-source secrets management forked from Vault
OpenBao is a community-driven, open-source fork of HashiCorp Vault maintained under the Linux Foundation. It manages, stores and tightly controls access to secrets such as tokens, passwords and certificates.
Key features
- Truly open-source Vault alternative
- Dynamic secrets generation
- Encryption as a service
- Community governed under Linux Foundation
Pros & cons
Strengths
- MPL-2.0 licensed
- Compatible with Vault tooling
Trade-offs
- Young fork still stabilizing
OpenBao replaces
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