# HashiCorp Vault

> Manage Secrets & Protect Sensitive Data

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/hashicorp-vault
- **Category:** Secrets Management Tools
- **Homepage:** https://www.vaultproject.io/
- **Also known as:** hashicorp-vault
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-01T10:07:47.030Z

## Vioscale score

**71.6 / 100**, confidence 34% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| capabilities | 67.1 | 12 | 805.4 | ✓ |
| github_stars | 86 | 5 | 429.8 | ✓ |
| integrations | 0 | 12 | 0 | - |
| github_activity | 63.1 | 18 | 1135.8 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 91.1 | 10 | 911.1 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 70 | 40 | 2800 | ✓ |
| package_downloads | 0 | 26 | 0 | - |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 12 | 0 | - |

## About

Secure, store, and tightly control access to tokens, passwords, certificates, encryption keys, and other sensitive data using a UI, CLI, or HTTP API.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** CLI, Web
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS, Self-hosted

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Secrets Management Tools. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Core** | |
| Tool type | Secret store / engine |
| **Deployment** | |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted |
| **Core** | |
| Dynamic (short-lived) secrets | ✓ |
| **Lifecycle** | |
| Automatic secret rotation | - |
| **Crypto** | |
| Encryption as a service (transit) | ✓ |
| **Compliance** | |
| FIPS 140-2/3 validated crypto | - |
| HSM support | - |
| **Access** | |
| Fine-grained / identity-based policy | ✓ |
| **Governance** | |
| Audit logging | ✓ |
| **Integration** | |
| Kubernetes native (CRD / CSI / K8s auth) | - |
| **Scope** | |
| PKI / certificate authority | - |
| **Licensing** | |
| Open-source core | - |
| **Ecosystem** | |
| CNCF maturity | - |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | [link](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/pulse) | 2026-08-01 | 65% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 36,041 | [link](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | Go | [link](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |

### release

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| release.cadence_days | 16 | [link](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/releases) | 2026-08-01 | 70% (medium) |

### reliability

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reliability.status_page | yes | [link](https://www.vaultproject.io/status) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### security

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | [link](https://www.vaultproject.io/) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| security.iso27001 | yes | [link](https://www.vaultproject.io/security) | 2026-08-01 | 75% (high) |
| security.soc2 | yes | [link](https://www.vaultproject.io/security) | 2026-08-01 | 75% (high) |

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