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Multi-cloud key management

Manage keys across all environments

Distribute, rotate, enable, and disable cryptographic keys across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or on-premises — from one centralized place.

Challenge

Multi-cloud key management is complicated

Juggling key management systems can be a headache — and maintaining central visibility across multiple clouds and on-premises platforms can get messy fast.

Solution

Bring all keys under one roof

HashiCorp Vault centralizes key management while letting you tap into the built-in strengths of key management service (KMS) providers like AWS KMS, Azure Key Vault, and Google Cloud KMS. You’ll get a single distribution workflow and full lifecycle management of cryptographic keys, no matter where you manage them.


Benefits

Faster, centralized encryption workflows

End-to-end key management with Vault helps lower hardware costs, strengthens data security, and speeds up encryption workflows — so your teams can focus on scaling securely across platforms.

  • Reduce riskEncrypt sensitive data in transit and at rest with centrally managed keys that stay protected and compliant.
  • Move fasterStreamline workflows across your organization with a standardized approach to key management.
  • Cut costsSave on expensive hardware security modules (HSM) with cloud-first key management.
Customer case study

Defending those who defend us

Leading GovCon IT services provider uses HashiCorp to harden defenses and accelerate delivery of critical applications for federal agencies and the military.

Resources

Get started with these resources

Explore articles, tutorials, and other content to ease collaboration and help teams work faster with Vault.

  • Standardize with the KMIP secrets engineLet Vault act as a Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP) server provider and handle the lifecycle of its KMIP-managed objects.
  • Centralize with the key management secrets engineAccess a consistent workflow for the distribution and lifecycle management of cryptographic keys in KMS providers.
  • How to use cloud provider keys Vault’s key management secrets engine provides distribution and lifecycle management features for AWS KMS, Azure Key Vault, and Google Cloud Key Management.