A centralized secret store where all credentials, keys, and sensitive configuration live under a single trust boundary. Every service authenticates against the same backend and receives secrets from one root of trust.
Encryption typically relies on a single master key or a small hierarchy derived from one root. Access control is enforced at the policy layer, but the underlying cryptographic domain is shared — meaning all sealed data can be unlocked by the same key material.
If the master key or root token is compromised, every secret in the system is exposed simultaneously. There is no cryptographic isolation between tenants, environments, or secret classes — only logical separation via ACL policies.
Keyra, a domain-isolated vault system where each vault operates as an independent cryptographic boundary. Every vault has its own root key, encryption context, and trust chain — completely separate from its peers.
Secrets are sealed within their respective domains using independent key hierarchies. There is no shared master key that can unlock multiple vaults. Cross-domain access requires explicit, auditable delegation rather than implicit trust inheritance.
A breach of Vault A exposes only Vault A's secrets. Vaults B and C remain cryptographically sealed — their key material is entirely separate. This limits blast radius and eliminates single-point-of-failure trust collapse across the system.
Kerckhoffs’s principle states that systems must remain secure even if everything about the system is known except the key.
Keyra applies this principle to enterprise secrets management:
Vault structure is not a secret
Server location is not a secret
Infrastructure compromise does not expose secrets
Only cryptographic keys grant access
This eliminates reliance on infrastructure secrecy.
Keyra supports modern authentication methods:
Passkeys (FIDO2/WebAuthn)
OS-bound cryptographic identities
This enables passwordless vault access with strong cryptographic assurance.
Built for automation, not manual vault management Includes:
CLI tool
SDK
Secret migration from KeePass and other vaults
Git repository for ciphertext domains
Fully scriptable vault operations
Traditional PAM systems centralize secrets into a single vault protected by infrastructure controls and master keys.
While powerful, they introduce:
single catastrophic trust point
high operational complexity
heavy infrastructure requirements
difficult lifecycle enforcement
If compromised, attackers gain broad access.
Fat vaults store secrets in a single encrypted file.
While encryption is strong, operational security is weak:
vault file often copied across systems
no secure collaboration model
no identity integration
no lifecycle automation
no blast radius awareness
no DevOps integration
Security depends entirely on protecting the vault file.
Once copied, secrets can be attacked offline indefinitely.
This creates invisible and uncontrolled secret sprawl.
Keyra eliminates both centralized vault risk and fat vault limitations.
Keyra provides:
distributed cryptographic trust domains
no single vault file containing all secrets
secure collaboration with cryptographic isolation
full DevOps and automation support
identity-aware access control
blast radius intelligence
Compromise of one vault domain does not compromise others.