--- title: OpenBao Joins the OpenSSF to Advance Secure Secrets... description: OpenBao, an open source identity-based secrets and encryption management system forked from HashiCorp Vault, has moved from LF Edge into the Open Source... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/openbao-joins-the-openssf-to-advance-secure-secrets-management-in-open-source-rvwpv3up8 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: OpenBao Joins the OpenSSF to Advance Secure Secrets Management in Open Source | daily.dev og:description: OpenBao, an open source identity-based secrets and encryption management system forked from HashiCorp Vault, has moved from LF Edge into the Open Source... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/openbao-joins-the-openssf-to-advance-secure-secrets-management-in-open-source-rvwpv3up8 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/RvwPV3up8.png og:image:alt: OpenBao Joins the OpenSSF to Advance Secure Secrets Management in Open Source og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # OpenBao Joins the OpenSSF to Advance Secure Secrets Management in Open Source **[OpenBao](https://daily.dev/sources/openbao)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary OpenBao, an open source identity-based secrets and encryption management system forked from HashiCorp Vault, has moved from LF Edge into the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) as a sandbox project. The move aims to better align OpenBao with its security-focused contributor base and expand collaboration on secrets management best practices, supply chain security, and open source security-by-design efforts. OpenBao continues to maintain ties with LF Edge and other Linux Foundation projects. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is OpenBao and how does it relate to HashiCorp Vault? OpenBao is an open source identity-based secrets and encryption management system forked from HashiCorp Vault. It helps organizations securely store, manage, and audit access to sensitive data such as API keys, passwords, and certificates, offering a CLI, UI, and HTTP API for managing secrets, applying fine-grained access controls, rotating credentials, and maintaining audit trails. _Developers evaluating vault alternatives can follow secrets management projects like OpenBao on daily.dev._ ### Which foundation now governs the OpenBao secrets management project? OpenBao moved from LF Edge to the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF), joining as a newly accepted sandbox project. The Technical Steering Committee, chaired by Alex Scheel, made the move to better align with its security-focused contributor base while still maintaining partnerships with LF Edge and other Linux Foundation projects. _Track governance shifts in open source security projects like OpenBao on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Announcing OpenBao v2.6\! – Open Source Security Foundation](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-openbao-v2-6-open-source-security-foundation-2a9rrvhey) · OpenSSF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Flux and OpenBao: Secrets and Signatures](https://daily.dev/posts/flux-and-openbao-secrets-and-signatures-frq65jpy5) · Flux · 8 upvotes · 1 comments - [Running OpenBao on Kubernetes with a CloudNativePG PostgreSQL backend](https://daily.dev/posts/running-openbao-on-kubernetes-with-a-cloudnativepg-postgresql-backend-y9jzjlzm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [“Morally repugnant shortsightedness”: Why open source security leaders say companies must stop freeloading on maintainers](https://daily.dev/posts/morally-repugnant-shortsightedness-why-open-source-security-leaders-say-companies-must-stop-freel-zfvb7aua4) · The New Stack · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#secrets-management](https://daily.dev/tags/secrets-management) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/openbao-joins-the-openssf-to-advance-secure-secrets-management-in-open-source-rvwpv3up8) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"OpenBao Joins the OpenSSF to Advance Secure Secrets Management in Open Source","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/openbao-joins-the-openssf-to-advance-secure-secrets-management-in-open-source-rvwpv3up8","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/openbao-joins-the-openssf-to-advance-secure-secrets-management-in-open-source-rvwpv3up8"},"datePublished":"2026-08-23T12:21:47.307Z","dateModified":"2026-08-23T12:43:31.564Z","description":"OpenBao, an open source identity-based secrets and encryption management system forked from HashiCorp Vault, has moved from LF Edge into the Open Source...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/83de22ab48704f1d4c5b03466f212ca3?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/83de22ab48704f1d4c5b03466f212ca3?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"OpenBao","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"OpenBao","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--a91pfYlL--/c_limit,w_256/f_auto,q_auto/v1787487459/logos/openbao?_a=BAMAMicg0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/openbao"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/openbao-joins-the-openssf-to-advance-secure-secrets-management-in-open-source-rvwpv3up8","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"security,open-source,secrets-management","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"OpenBao","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/openbao"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"OpenBao Joins the OpenSSF to Advance Secure Secrets Management in Open Source"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/openbao-joins-the-openssf-to-advance-secure-secrets-management-in-open-source-rvwpv3up8#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What is OpenBao and how does it relate to HashiCorp Vault?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"OpenBao is an open source identity-based secrets and encryption management system forked from HashiCorp Vault. 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