AWS Secrets Manager vs. Bitwarden

[AWS Secrets Manager] is really good at managing the secrets for each environment (stage, production, ...), and with a simple command, the users will get all the variables for running the project. Depending on the user role, they could just read and/or edit the variables on the Secrets Manager on AWS. This facilitates the management of the secrets.

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Bitwarden supports various forms of two-factor authentication, including time-based one-time passwords (TOTP), Duo, YubiKey, and other hardware-based tokens. This integration enhances the security of the Bitwarden account and allows to store and manage their 2FA credentials for other applications within Bitwarden itself.

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• Single source of truth for secrets
• Securely share secrets with colleagues
• Securely store secrets for services to access during runtime

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• Their Browser extension seamlessly integrates into your workflow
• Collections keep information very organized within your Vault
• Vault Health Reports help identify weak or reused passwords
• Their built-in password generator is quick and easy to use
• UI is very user-friendly
• Video tutorial's are very helpful on their website

• It could be good if a user can use a variable in the project but can't see them in the manager on AWS

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• Bitwarden has great functionality all around, however, I would in the future like to see this product as an SSO/IDM distributor.

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Easy to use, just missing a few quality of life features. Nothing to suggest it's not awesome as it is, just bells and whistles to make it more convenient.

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Both AWS Secrets Manager & MS Azure Key Vault are pretty similar. They're the default secrets manager on their respective cloud platform.

The choice comes down to where your infra resides on.

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Other solutions felt more clunky or were significantly higher priced. Bitwarden seems to straddle the consumer/prosumer/SMB fence more than adequately by designing their user experience to feel welcoming but also trustworthy and reliable. The other tools seem to assume that users are ok with struggling in their onboarding process.

• Costs are suitable
• ROI is positive

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• Gives employer the piece of mind knowing that passwords are safely stored in one place
• If an employee leaves, you don't have to go searching for passwords, they should all be in one place in Bitwarden.

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