Configure Environment Vaults
Environment Vaults provide secure secret management scoped to specific Environments in your Ascend Instance. By default, Ascend provides managed Environment Vaults, but you can configure your own cloud provider Vaults for enhanced control and integration with existing infrastructure.
Supported Environment Vault providers​
AWS Secrets Manager
Configure AWS Secrets Manager as your Environment Vault for secure secret management in Azure environments.
Azure Key Vault
Configure Azure Key Vault as your Environment Vault for secure secret management in Azure environments.
Google Cloud Secret Manager
Configure Google Cloud Secret Manager as your Environment Vault for GCP-native secret management.
Prerequisites​
Before configuring an Environment Vault, ensure you have:
- An Ascend Environment
- Administrative access to your chosen cloud provider's secret management service
- Proper permissions to configure vault access in your Ascend Instance
Next steps​
- Choose your provider: Select the cloud provider that matches your infrastructure
- Provision the vault: Follow the provisioning guides to set up the vault service
- Configure access: Use the configuration guides above to connect your vault to Ascend
- Test integration: Verify that secrets can be accessed from your Ascend Components
Learn more about Vault concepts and how they work within the Ascend platform.