What is Confidant?

Confidant is an open-source tool created by Lyft for managing secrets, offering a secure and user-friendly approach to storing and retrieving sensitive data. It effectively tackles authentication issues by utilizing AWS KMS and IAM, which allows IAM roles to generate secure tokens that Confidant can authenticate. Moreover, Confidant manages KMS grants for IAM roles, making it easier to create tokens for service-to-service authentication, thereby enabling secure communication between various services. Secrets are maintained in an append-only manner within DynamoDB, with each version of a secret associated with a unique KMS data key and employing Fernet symmetric authenticated encryption for robust security. In addition, Confidant includes a web interface developed with AngularJS, which empowers users to efficiently manage their secrets, link them to specific services, and monitor the history of changes made. This versatile tool not only improves security measures but also streamlines the control and management of sensitive information across different applications, making it an essential asset for any organization concerned with data protection. Ultimately, it addresses the increasing demands for secure data handling in a modern technological landscape.

Integrations

Offers API?:
Yes, Confidant provides an API

Screenshots and Video

Confidant Screenshot 1

Company Facts

Company Name:
Confidant
Date Founded:
2014
Company Website:
lyft.github.io/confidant/

Product Details

Deployment
SaaS
Training Options
Documentation Hub
Support
Web-Based Support

Product Details

Target Company Sizes
Individual
1-10
11-50
51-200
201-500
501-1000
1001-5000
5001-10000
10001+
Target Organization Types
Mid Size Business
Small Business
Enterprise
Freelance
Nonprofit
Government
Startup
Supported Languages
English

Confidant Categories and Features

Privileged Access Management Software

Application Access Control
Behavioral Analytics
Credential Management
Endpoint Management
For MSPs
Granular Access Controls
Least Privilege
Multifactor Authentication
Password Management
Policy Management
Remote Access Management
Threat Intelligence
User Activity Monitoring