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VaultGuard

2024

Role

Lead Engineer — designed architecture, implemented core secrets engine, and built the Kubernetes operator

Tech Stack

GoTerraformVaultKubernetes

Overview

Managing secrets in a microservices architecture presents unique challenges. Each service needs access to credentials, but hardcoding secrets is a security anti-pattern. Environment variables can leak through logs. Traditional solutions often lack the granular access control needed for complex, multi-team organizations.\n\nVaultGuard was built to solve these problems by implementing a zero-trust model where every service must authenticate before accessing any secret, and every access is logged for audit purposes.

Key Features

  • Automatic secret rotation on configurable schedules
  • Fine-grained access policies per service and environment
  • End-to-end encryption with mTLS
  • Kubernetes operator for seamless secret injection
  • Comprehensive audit logging with Slack/PagerDuty integration
  • Secret versioning and rollback capabilities
  • Dynamic database credentials that expire automatically

Description

A zero-trust secrets management platform for microservices with automatic rotation and audit logging.