# Protecting infrastructure secrets with Keywhiz

DevFeed: [Protecting infrastructure secrets with Keywhiz](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/protecting-infrastructure-secrets-with-keywhiz-15810.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developer.squareup.com/blog/protecting-infrastructure-secrets-with-keywhiz>)

Author: Square Engineering

Published: 2015-04-14T16:08:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Square Corner Blog RSS Feed](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/square-corner-blog-rss-feed.md>)

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Microservice](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/microservice.md>), [Architecture & Design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/architecture-design.md>)

Tags: [certificates](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/certificates.md>), [distribution](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/distribution.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infrastructure.md>), [microservice-architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/microservice-architecture.md>), [secrets](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/secrets.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ssh.md>), [tls](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tls.md>)

## AI overview

Square describes Keywhiz, an open-source service for centrally managing and distributing infrastructure secrets such as TLS certificates, keys, database credentials, API tokens, and SSH keys. The article explains the security and operational requirements that shaped the system.

## Source excerpt

Our newly open-sourced secret management and distribution service