Vaults & secrets

Ascend provides a secure and flexible secrets management system through Vaults. Whether you're using built-in Ascend Managed Vaults or integrating with existing cloud provider services, you'll find detailed instructions here.

Before you begin

Make sure you understand:

• How Connections work in Ascend
• Your organization's security and compliance requirements
• Which cloud provider services you want to integrate with (if any)

Vault types

🏢Instance Vault

Pre-provisioned Vault for Instance-wide secrets like API keys, available to all Projects and Environments.

Provision

🌍Environment Vault

Environment-specific Vault for database credentials and configuration, scoped to single Environments.

Provision

Cloud providers

☁️AWS Secrets Manager

Integrate with AWS Secrets Manager for secure credential storage and management.

Provision

🔷Azure Key Vault

Integrate with Azure Key Vault for secure credential storage and management.

Provision

🟡Google Secret Manager

Integrate with Google Secret Manager for secure credential storage and management.

Provision

Next steps

Choose your path:

• 🔐 Manage secrets - Store and reference secrets in your vaults
• 🔌 Secure connections - Use vault secrets in your data connections
• ⚡ Best practices - Optimize your security workflows

tip

Looking for a specific vault provider? Use the search bar above.