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Description

Having permanent elevated privileges makes your organization vulnerable to potential data breaches and account damage from both insider threats and hackers around the clock. By utilizing Britive's Just In Time Privileges, which are granted temporarily and automatically expire, you can effectively reduce the risk associated with your privileged identities—both human and machine. This approach allows you to uphold a zero standing privilege (ZSP) model across your cloud environments without the complexity of creating your own cloud privileged access management (PAM) system. Additionally, hardcoded API keys and credentials, which often come with elevated privileges, are prime targets for attacks, and there are significantly more machine IDs utilizing them compared to human users. Implementing Britive's Just-in-Time (JIT) secrets management can greatly minimize your exposure to credential-related threats. By eliminating static secrets and enforcing zero standing privileges for machine IDs, you can keep your cloud accounts secure. Furthermore, it's common for cloud accounts to become excessively privileged over time, especially as contractors and former employees tend to retain access even after their departure. Regularly reviewing and revoking unnecessary privileges is essential to maintaining a secure and efficient cloud environment.

Description

Knox serves as a secret management platform designed for the secure storage and rotation of sensitive information such as secrets, keys, and passwords utilized by various services. Within Pinterest, a multitude of keys and secrets are employed for diverse functions, including signing cookies, encrypting sensitive data, securing the network through TLS, accessing AWS machines, and facilitating communication with third-party services, among others. The risk of these keys being compromised posed significant challenges, as the process of rotation typically required a deployment and often necessitated changes to the codebase. Previously, keys and secrets at Pinterest were stored in Git repositories, leading to their replication across the company's infrastructure and presence on numerous employee laptops, which made tracking access and auditing who had permission to use these keys virtually impossible. To address these issues, Knox was developed with the intention of simplifying the process for developers to securely access and utilize confidential secrets, keys, and credentials. It also ensures the confidentiality of these sensitive elements while providing robust mechanisms for key rotation in the event of a security breach, thereby enhancing overall security practices. By implementing Knox, Pinterest aims to streamline secret management processes while fortifying its defenses against potential vulnerabilities.

API Access

Has API

API Access

Has API

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Integrations

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Docker
Google Cloud Platform
Microsoft Azure
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Ping Identity
Pinterest
Pradeo
Revelstoke
Salesforce
ServiceNow
Snowflake
Swarm
Yaguara

Integrations

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Docker
Google Cloud Platform
Microsoft Azure
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Ping Identity
Pinterest
Pradeo
Revelstoke
Salesforce
ServiceNow
Snowflake
Swarm
Yaguara

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial
Free Version

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial
Free Version

Deployment

Web-Based
On-Premises
iPhone App
iPad App
Android App
Windows
Mac
Linux
Chromebook

Deployment

Web-Based
On-Premises
iPhone App
iPad App
Android App
Windows
Mac
Linux
Chromebook

Customer Support

Business Hours
Live Rep (24/7)
Online Support

Customer Support

Business Hours
Live Rep (24/7)
Online Support

Types of Training

Training Docs
Webinars
Live Training (Online)
In Person

Types of Training

Training Docs
Webinars
Live Training (Online)
In Person

Vendor Details

Company Name

Britive

Founded

2018

Country

United States

Website

www.britive.com

Vendor Details

Company Name

Pinterest

Founded

2009

Country

United States

Website

github.com/pinterest/knox

Product Features

Cloud Security

Antivirus
Application Security
Behavioral Analytics
Encryption
Endpoint Management
Incident Management
Intrusion Detection System
Threat Intelligence
Two-Factor Authentication
Vulnerability Management

Privileged Access Management

Application Access Control
Behavioral Analytics
Credential Management
Endpoint Management
For MSPs
Granular Access Controls
Least Privilege
Multifactor Authentication
Password Management
Policy Management
Remote Access Management
Threat Intelligence
User Activity Monitoring

Product Features

Privileged Access Management

Application Access Control
Behavioral Analytics
Credential Management
Endpoint Management
For MSPs
Granular Access Controls
Least Privilege
Multifactor Authentication
Password Management
Policy Management
Remote Access Management
Threat Intelligence
User Activity Monitoring

Alternatives

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