AWS Security, Identity & Compliance

AWS Secrets Manager

Stores and rotates passwords, API keys and other secrets securely.

What it is used for

  • Database credentials
  • API keys for apps
  • Automatic rotation

Equivalent on Google Cloud

The closest Google Cloud service is Secret Manager: stores API keys, passwords and certificates securely with versioning and access control.

How DomainHostly helps with AWS Secrets Manager

  • Plan: choose the right setup, size and region for your workload and budget.
  • Set up securely: configure AWS Secrets Manager with least-privilege access, encryption and backups where they apply.
  • Migrate: move from shared hosting, your own servers or the other cloud with minimal downtime.
  • Run and optimise: monitoring, updates and regular cost reviews so you only pay for what you use.

Security, Identity & Compliance: Identity and access, encryption keys, secrets, firewalls, threat detection and compliance.

What to consider: Security, Identity & Compliance

  • Grant the least privilege needed and prefer roles or service accounts over long-lived keys.
  • Turn on multi-factor authentication for every administrator account.
  • Enable audit logs and threat detection from day one; they are hard to reconstruct after an incident.

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