secrets manager

OpenBao is an open-source tool written in Go for managing, storing, and distributing sensitive data such as passwords and API secrets, encryption keys, and digital certificates. It emerged as a community-maintained alternative to HashiCorp Vault after licensing changes. On GitHub's trending list this week it has picked up new stars and attention, with developers discussing it as a free, open option for handling secrets securely in their infrastructure.

A developer is testing random open source dev tools to see if they live up to their promises, and recently tried a secrets manager that fell short. The writeup suggests the tool's design raised red flags, sparking conversation among developers about quality, security, and hype in the open source ecosystem.