mozilla/sops
Sops
Sops is a secrets encryption tool designed to encrypt and decrypt sensitive values within configuration files. It functions as a manager for secrets that integrates with cloud key vaults and PGP keys to secure data stored in version-controlled files.
The tool utilizes structure-preserving encryption to encrypt individual values while keeping the overall file format and non-sensitive keys intact. It employs a KMS-backed encryption model, interfacing with external key management services from AWS, GCP, and Azure to handle cryptographic operations without exposing private keys locally.
The project covers secret configuration management for GitOps workflows and automated secrets deployment within CI/CD pipelines. It provides a framework for metadata-driven decryption and symmetric-key envelope encryption through pluggable cryptographic backends.
Features
- Structure-Preserving - Utilizes structure-preserving encryption to secure individual values while keeping the overall file format and non-sensitive keys intact.
- Cloud Secret Managers - Functions as a cloud secret manager by using AWS, GCP, and Azure key vaults to encrypt version-controlled files.
- Configuration Encryption - Acts as a configuration encryption utility to encrypt and decrypt sensitive values while preserving file structure.
- External Key Integration - Interfaces with external key management services from AWS, GCP, and Azure to perform cryptographic operations without local key exposure.
- GitOps Secret Management - Manages encrypted secrets within Git repositories, allowing them to be safely committed and shared across teams.
- Cloud KMS Integrations - Integrates with AWS, GCP, and Azure key management services to handle encryption keys externally.
- Key Management Services - Connects to external key management providers to securely store and retrieve encryption keys.
- Secret Configuration Management - Provides secret configuration management by encrypting sensitive values within configuration files while preserving structure.
- Secrets Deployment Pipelines - Integrates encrypted files into CI/CD pipelines to ensure only authorized environments can decrypt sensitive data.
- Cryptographic Backends - Provides a pluggable architecture for cryptographic backends to support various encryption algorithms and key providers.
- Envelope Encryption - Employs symmetric-key envelope encryption by using unique data keys encrypted by a master provider key.
- Encryption Key Management - Integrates with cloud key management services to secure and rotate encryption keys for configuration files.
- Metadata-Driven Decryption - Implements metadata-driven decryption by storing key identifiers within the encrypted files to determine the correct decryption path.
- PGP - Supports managing encrypted secrets using PGP keys to ensure secure data transport and storage.
- DevSecOps And Hardening - Encrypts configuration files using cloud KMS or PGP keys.
- System Integrations - Flexible secret manager with broad ecosystem support.
- Secret Management - Encrypted file editor supporting multiple cloud KMS providers.
- Secrets Management - Encrypts sensitive values within common configuration file formats.
