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24 alternatives to vault-conductor

Store and use SSH keys from Bitwarden Secret Manager

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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   SeKey: An SSH Agent for OS X, Using Secure Enclave and TouchID, in Rust▲169

   Use Touch ID / Secure Enclave for SSH Authentication! - sekey/sekey

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Secli▲85

   A CLI to store secrets locally

   2022 · crates.io · its alternatives →

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   A password manager using Keybase for encryption and storage▲172

   A secret manager backed by Keybase and KBFS. Contribute to kbsecret/kbsecret development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   ${envwarden} Manage your server secrets with Bitwarden▲13

   Manage your server secrets with Bitwarden. Contribute to envwarden/envwarden development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   I made an SSH tunnel manager to learn Go▲213

   The `boring` SSH tunnel manager. Contribute to alebeck/boring development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Keypub.sh – OAuth for the terminal using SSH keys▲222

   Hi HN! I built KeyPub.sh to solve the problem of user verification for CLI applications. It's essentially OAuth for the terminal, but using SSH keys that developers and users already have. - No installation needed - works with existing SSH setup - Privacy-focused: users control what email info is shared - Simple email verification process - Free public service - Perfect for CLI app developers who don't want to build user verification Try it with: `$ ssh keypub.sh about` Source code: https://github.com/skariel/keypub

   2024 · keypub.sh · its alternatives →

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   Lockenv – Simple encrypted secrets storage for Git▲105

   Hi! I got tired of setting up tools I can't explain to a team in a few words like sops or git-crypt, just to store few files with environment variables or secrets, so I built lockenv as a simple alternative. It's basically a password-protected vault file you commit to git. No gpg keys, no cloud, just lockenv init, set a password, and lock/unlock the secrets. This tool integrates with OS keyring, so you're not typing passwords constantly. Should work on Mac/Linux/Windows, but I tested it only on linux so far. I am not trying to replace any mature / robust solution, just…

   Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   I built a simple, open-source tool to manage servers and SSH keys▲133

   Simple way to manage your remote machines and SSH keys - d3witt/viking

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Managing SSH Access to AWS EC2 Instances Using SSM▲131

   SSH over AWS SSM. No bastions or public-facing instances. SSH user management through IAM. No requirement to store SSH keys locally or on server. - elpy1/ssh-over-ssm

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    AxKeyStore▲31

    Hi HN, I built AxKeyStore, an open-source CLI tool for managing secrets that uses your own private GitHub repository as encrypted storage. The idea is simple: → All encryption happens locally. → Secrets are stored as encrypted blobs in your private repo. → GitHub is treated as untrusted storage. → No plaintext secrets ever leave your machine. → No plaintext secrets are stored on disk. Most secret managers either require a hosted backend, a self-hosted server, or trusting a SaaS provider. I wanted something that: → Requires zero infrastructure → Uses tooling developers already have → Keeps…

    Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    PassLock: Password Manager▲103

    Distributed password manager & only you can access

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Passwords Vault▲87

    Store all your user ID, emails & passwords in Notion

    2023 · 9to5notion.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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    1Password SSH▲19

    Generate, store, and use SSH keys for Git, servers and more.

    2022 · 1password.com · its alternatives →

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    Sesame - a local-first, open-source password manager▲66

    I have been working on Sesame, an open-source password manager that keeps your vault local by default. You don't need an account to create or use a vault, and the hosted service never receives the vault itself. It's still early software and the independent security review isn't finished yet, so I am mainly interested in feedback, testing, and people looking through the code. (Linux support is yet to be released on v0.1.2, but currently is in the works.)

    Aug 2026 · usesesame.app · its alternatives →

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    Citadel Password Manager▲13

    Your private vault for passwords and sensitive data.

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Keeper – embedded secret store for Go (help me break it)▲64

    Keeper is an embeddable secret store (Argon2id, XChaCha20-Poly1305 by default). Four security levels, audit chains, crash-safe rotation. Vault is overkill for most use cases. This is for when you ge paranoid about env and need encrypted local storage that doesn't suck. No security through obscurity, hence, It's still early, so now's the best time to find weird edge cases, race conditions, memory leaks, crypto misuse, anything that breaks. The README has a full security model breakdown if you want to get adversarial.

    Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Covert – Rewrite of HashiCorp Vault Using Rust, SQLite and Litestream▲54

    Contribute to fmeringdal/covert development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Triwarden▲72

    Native Mac password manager for Vaultwarden & Bitwarden

    5d ago · triwarden.cc · its alternatives →

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    SecurSSH▲57

    SSH access for developers. Secure, European, done right.

    May 2026 · securssh.com · its alternatives →

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    Crypt – Secure Configuration Storage in Etcd or Consul▲69

    Crypt : Store and retrieve encrypted configuration parameters from etcd or consul

    2014 · xordataexchange.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Vault on AWS – A Terraform Project for Secrets Management Anywhere▲21

    A secure HashiCorp Vault for secrets, tokens, keys, passwords, and more. Automated deployment with Terraform on AWS. Configurable options for security and scalability. Usable with any applications and services hosted anywhere. - jcolemorrison/vault-on-aws

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    SealedKeys▲2

    Zero-knowledge secrets vault for technical teams

    May 2026 · sealedkeys.com · its alternatives →

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    KeyBox – Web-Based Bastion Host and SSH Key Management▲5

    Bastillion gives you a clean, browser-based way to manage SSH access across all your systems—like a bastion host with a friendly dashboard. - bastillion-io/Bastillion

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    SecretEnv – Run any process with secrets from all your backends▲5

    Hi Guys, I built SecretEnv to help solve one common thing that I have seen at every org, that I have worked at. We always had more than one password/credential manager. Service tokens maybe in Vault, AWS SSM etc and some team specific service account or temp account credentials being store in another password store such as 1Password or Keeper, there was never one single credential store. This is where SecretEnv comes in play, it runs any command with secrets injected as env vars, sourced from whatever combination of backend your team already uses. I am sure there are other tools as well…

    May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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