OpenBao
PulseGate's liveness check found it on 25 Sep 2026; it is registered on GitHub and has been in the index since 25 Sep 2026. How this is checked
OpenBao is an open-source secrets manager and Vault fork for securely storing and distributing sensitive data. It supports dynamic secrets, centralized encryption, identity-based access control, leasing, renewal, and automatic revocation for infrastructure and application teams.
Inferred · not functionally tested
Overview
6 featuresPurpose: Managing sensitive credentials, encryption keys, and service identities securely across systems and environments.
Inferred · not functionally tested
Audience: DevOps teams, platform engineers, and developers
Inferred · not functionally tested
Functions: Unknown
Interfaces: API: indicated (inferred, not tested) · MCP: unknown · CLI: indicated (inferred, not tested) · Self-hosting: indicated (inferred, not tested)
Recorded constraints: pricing: open_source · license: MPL-2.0 · platforms: API, WEB · deployment: browser, self_hosted, cli, api_only
Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.
Record sources: openbao.org · github.com. These links do not verify the individual claims.
In the Password & secrets management space, OpenBao takes a focused approach. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on managing sensitive credentials, encryption keys, and service identities securely across systems and environments. Inferred · not functionally tested: OpenBao is an open-source project aimed at devOps teams, platform engineers, and developers. Basis unknown · not verified: OpenBao is open source under the MPL-2.0 license. Basis unknown · not verified: OpenBao is available on the web, the command line, and API, and it can be self-hosted.
It is developed by OpenBao Community, and it first shipped in 2015. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 7.5k stars and 405 commits in the last 90 days. Inferred · not functionally tested: Among its 6 catalogued features are secret storage, dynamic secrets, and data encryption. Inferred · not functionally tested: Catalogued interfaces include a public API.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested
- Secret storage
- Dynamic secrets
- Data encryption
- Identity access control
- Leasing and renewal
- Secret revocation
Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested
Built with & integrations
- Unspecified agent
- AGENTS.md
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
1What PulseGate has recorded for this listing
- Indexed25 Sep · 11:10 UTCopenbao/openbao seen via GitHub Trending (Smart)Source: GitHub Trending (Smart) · Open
Frequently asked questions about OpenBao
- What does OpenBao do?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: OpenBao focuses on managing sensitive credentials, encryption keys, and service identities securely across systems and environments. It is catalogued under Password & secrets management on PulseGate.
- Who is OpenBao for?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: OpenBao is an open-source project built for devOps teams, platform engineers, and developers.
- Is OpenBao free?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — OpenBao is open source under the MPL-2.0 license and free to use.
- What platforms does OpenBao run on?
- Basis unknown · not verified: OpenBao runs on the web, the command line, and API. It can also be self-hosted.
- Is OpenBao still maintained?
- PulseGate's liveness check found it on 25 Sep 2026. Its GitHub repository shows 405 commits in the last 90 days.
- Who develops OpenBao?
- OpenBao is developed by OpenBao Community.
- How long has OpenBao been around?
- OpenBao first shipped in 2015.
- Is OpenBao open source?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — OpenBao is open source under the MPL-2.0 license, developed on GitHub.
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