What is IBM SKLM?
It centralizes, simplifies and automates the encryption key management process to help minimize risk and reduce operational costs of encryption key management. It offers secure, robust key storage, key serving and key lifecycle management for IBM and non-IBM storage solutions using the OASIS Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP).
IBM SKLM is a tool in the Secrets Management category of a tech stack.
Key Features
Centralized, transparent key managementOffers simple, secure integration between data-at-rest storage systems and IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager with the industry-standard KMIP protocolReduces key management costs by automating the assignment and rotation of keys
IBM SKLM Pros & Cons
Pros of IBM SKLM
- ✓Cost effective
- ✓Easy to use
- ✓HA/DR supported
- ✓Key orchestration
- ✓KMIP-compliant
- ✓REST compliant
- ✓Supported on any cloud (IBM, Amazon, Azure)
- ✓Supported on Windows, Linux, AIX
- ✓Supports wide range of devices and applications
Cons of IBM SKLM
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IBM SKLM Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to IBM SKLM?
Vault
Vault is a tool for securely accessing secrets. A secret is anything that you want to tightly control access to, such as API keys, passwords, certificates, and more. Vault provides a unified interface to any secret, while providing tight access control and recording a detailed audit log.
AWS Secrets Manager
AWS Secrets Manager helps you protect secrets needed to access your applications, services, and IT resources. The service enables you to easily rotate, manage, and retrieve database credentials, API keys, and other secrets throughout their lifecycle.
Doppler
Doppler’s developer-first security platform empowers teams to seamlessly manage, orchestrate, and govern secrets at scale.
