# Secretz Enterprise | Secrets Management For Everyone

Secretz (backed by Adfinis) provides open, simple, and reliable secrets management powered by OpenBao.

We offer enterprise-grade support, managed services, and professional consulting without the "Success Tax" or vendor lock-in of proprietary solutions.

## What is OpenBao & Secrets Management?

* **OpenBao**: A community-driven, open source fork of HashiCorp Vault, hosted by the Linux Foundation.
* **Secrets Management**: The practice of securing application secrets (passwords, API keys, tokens) and machine identities through automated rotation, JIT access, and full auditability via a unified API.

## Relationship with OpenBao

* **Project Leadership**: Adfinis is deeply committed to the OpenBao project through core contributions, community advocacy, and open source leadership. As a reflection of this strategic commitment, we serve as co-maintainers and Chair of the Technical Steering Committee (TSC) – bringing a decade of hands-on secrets management expertise to the ecosystem.
* **Upstream-First Ethos**: All bug fixes, security patches, improvements, and custom-developed features are contributed directly back to the upstream OpenBao project to benefit the entire ecosystem and ensure clients avoid vendor lock-in.

## Primary Offering: Secretz Enterprise

Secretz Enterprise is a subscription providing the essential vendor assurance, 24/7 enterprise support, and long-term maintenance required to run OpenBao in production with confidence.

It eliminates "Architecture by License" – designing infrastructure to fit a contract rather than actual requirements.

### Unique Selling Propositions (USPs)

* **Cut Costs up to 50%**: Our unrestricted, predictable, flat-fee pricing model reduces annual spend by up to 50% compared to proprietary solutions.
* **Avoid the "Success Tax"**: Security should grow with you, not penalize you. Stop counting clients or identities and get rid of "Architecture by License" workarounds.
* **Mitigate Security Risks**: Reclaim control over secret sprawl. Control risks like plaintext and long-lived secrets with automated rotation, JIT access, and full auditability.
* **End Vendor Lock-in**: Stay because you want to, not because you have to. Drop the subscription at any time without impacting your platforms – zero migrations, zero infrastructure changes.
* **Reclaim Data Sovereignty**: Your keys, your control. Maintain full sovereignty with a 100% open source solution. Choose between a Self-Managed or tailored Managed Service deployment.

### Key Capabilities

* **Full Secrets Lifecycle**: Includes Secrets and Key Management, Certificate Management, and Cryptography as a Service.
* **Access Control**: Features Identity Brokering, Dynamic & Just-in-Time Access, and Multi-Tenancy (Namespaces).
* **Operational Security**: Supports High Availability, Auto Unseal (including PKCS#11), and Security as Code.
* **Transparency**: Full audit logging and an "upstream-first" strategy for all bug fixes and security patches.

## Complementary Services

### Managed Services

Delegated and resilient secrets management operations based on OpenBao for teams wishing to avoid operational overhead and maintenance burdens.

* **24/7 Monitoring & Alerting**: Experts filter noise and handle responses before issues impact the business.
* **Incident Management**: Hands-on resolution of reported incidents within defined service levels.
* **Proactive Maintenance**: Experts manage the maintenance lifecycle and advise on major upgrades.
* **Dedicated Service Manager**: Includes a dedicated service manager to act as an expert extension of your team.

### Professional Services

Expert-led adoption and engineering support to fast-track your path to production and unlock the value of OpenBao.

* **Architecture & Design**: Collaborative workshops to define core requirements and high-level concepts.
* **Platform & Service Readiness**: Production-ready, GitOps-based implementation and workload onboarding.
* **Migration Services**: Support for moving from other secrets management solutions using turnkey tools.
* **Adoption & Enablement**: A holistic consulting approach covering people, processes, and technology to drive organization-wide risk mitigation.
* **Feature Development**: Direct upstream contribution of missing features to the OpenBao project.
* **Health Checks**: Platform reviews and security posture inspections against industry best practices.
* **Tailored Requests**: Custom solutions designed to address specific OpenBao challenges unique to your environment.

## Reference Customers & Industry Impact

Organizations across highly regulated industries (including finance, utilities, telecommunications, pharma, and government) trust Adfinis to achieve sustainable secrets management. Key reference customers include:

* **Amprion** (https://www.amprion.net/)
* **Bosch** (https://www.bosch.com)
* **Glarner Kantonalbank** (https://glkb.ch/)
* **Swisscom** (https://www.swisscom.ch/)
* **Tucows** (https://tucows.com)
* **Wavelo** (https://wavelo.com)

## About Us & Track Record

Secretz is the enterprise secrets management brand of Adfinis. Backed by over 25 years of open source infrastructure expertise, the dedicated team brings deep engineering capability to every engagement:

* **10+ Years** of hands-on secrets management experience.
* **20+ Dedicated** secrets management experts.
* **25+ Managed Service** customers across global sectors.
* **100+ Successful Projects** and production deployments.
* **OpenBao Core Leadership**: Co-maintainer of the project and Chair of the Technical Steering Committee (TSC).

## Sitemap

* [Secretz Enterprise](https://www.secretz.io/en/) - Product overview, USPs, pricing, and core capabilities.
* [About Us](https://www.secretz.io/en/about) - 25+ years of open source expertise and team background.
* [Managed Services](https://www.secretz.io/en/services/managed-services) - Details on delegated operational modules for OpenBao.
* [Professional Services](https://www.secretz.io/en/services/professional-services) - Consulting for OpenBao adoption, migration, and enablement.
* [Privacy Policy](https://www.secretz.io/en/privacy-policy) - Data protection and GDPR/FADP compliance.
* [Legal Notice](https://www.secretz.io/en/legal-notice) - Corporate identification for Adfinis AG.

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*Last modified: 2026-05-20*