Platform Overview
How CredSecure Governs Credential Operations
Six integrated governance domains that provide lifecycle control, access enforcement, audit traceability, and operational visibility across your credential infrastructure.
Operational Governance Lifecycle
Provision
Register & classify
Govern
RBAC & scoping
Monitor
Track & observe
Enforce
Time-bound access
Revoke
Automatic expiry
Audit
Immutable trails
Credential Governance
Complete lifecycle control for every credential type in your organization. From provisioning through expiry, every credential is classified, encrypted, tracked, and governed.
Six specialized credential types — passwords, API/OAuth, keys & certificates, tokens, encrypted files, and secure notes
AES-256-GCM encryption with unique initialization vectors per record
Ownership attribution with creator and modifier tracking
Expiry monitoring with configurable alert windows
Version tracking across credential updates
Personal and shared credential isolation
CSV bulk import with row-level validation
Supported Credential Types
Password
Database, application, service accounts
API / OAuth
Client credentials, tokens, endpoints
Keys & Certificates
SSL, SSH, PGP, TLS, signing keys
Token
Bearer, JWT, session tokens
Encrypted File
ZIP, TAR, protected documents
Secure Note
Recovery keys, operational notes
Access Governance
Granular, policy-driven access control that enforces least-privilege principles across every credential interaction. No implicit trust at any layer.
Five-level permission hierarchy: Full Access, Scoped Access, View, Masked View, No Access
Dynamic user groups with category and environment scoping
Access group policies with per-feature permission assignments
Highest-wins aggregation across multiple group memberships
Sensitive field masking for restricted visibility roles
External vendor isolation with time-bound credential-level scoping
Session-embedded RBAC context for sub-millisecond authorization
Permission Hierarchy
ALLFull global access — view, create, edit, delete, unmask
ALL_SCOPEDFull access restricted to assigned categories and environments
VIEWRead-only with plaintext decryption allowed
VIEW_MASKEDRead-only with sensitive fields masked
NO_ACCESSComplete denial — feature invisible
Audit & Compliance
Immutable, tamper-evident audit trails across every operational action. Built for SOC 2 readiness, regulatory inquiries, and forensic investigations.
Transactional audit logging for all state-changing operations
Differential auditing with structured before/after change tracking
Automatic sensitive data sanitization in audit records
Login activity logging with risk classification and geo-tracking
Configurable log archival with batch traceability
SIEM-ready structured JSON output for security monitoring integration
Configurable personal credential audit policy
Audit Event Categories
Credential create, update, delete, and view events
Access grant, modify, and revocation events
Authentication success, failure, and block events
API client registration and usage events
Settings and configuration change events
User invite, activation, and status change events
IP block and unblock administrative events
Bulk import and one-time secret lifecycle events
API Security
Controlled external API access with three security tiers, configurable rate governance, and comprehensive activity logging for every request.
Three security tiers: Standard, Secure (mTLS), and Enterprise (mTLS + HMAC)
OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials flow with encrypted client secrets
Per-endpoint configurable rate limiting with sliding windows
Global API access toggle for instant exposure control
Application and environment scope enforcement per client
Comprehensive API activity logging with request tracing
Rate limit violation escalation to IP abuse prevention
Security Tiers
STANDARD
OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials authentication
SECURE
OAuth 2.0 + Mutual TLS certificate verification
ENTERPRISE
OAuth 2.0 + mTLS + HMAC request signature validation
Threat Protection
Adaptive, escalating defense against brute-force attacks, credential stuffing, and API abuse with automatic progressive response.
Progressive user-level throttling: CAPTCHA → account lock
Multi-tier IP blocking: temporary → extended → permanent ban
Cross-functional enforcement across login, password reset, 2FA, and API flows
Automatic failure counter reset on successful authentication
Administrative IP management with search and manual override
Audit-logged unblock actions for administrative accountability
Escalation Model
1
Adaptive CAPTCHA Challenge
Suspicious login pattern detected
2
Temporary Account Lock
Repeated authentication failures
3
Temporary IP Block
Sustained abuse from single source
4
Extended IP Block
Repeated block within time window
5
Permanent IP Ban
Cumulative abuse threshold exceeded
Operational Infrastructure
Platform integrity, schema governance, and deployment observability for production-grade credential governance operations.
Automated schema drift detection comparing definitions against live database state
One-click schema synchronization from the administration interface
Boot-time auto-sync for zero-downtime deployment integrity
Cryptographically verified licensing with grace period management
User limit enforcement against license parameters
Health endpoints for load balancer and monitoring integration
Structured JSON logging for SIEM ingestion
Dynamic base URL detection for reverse proxy compatibility
System Health Indicators
Database Connection
Connection health, latency, and drift status
License State
Cryptographic verification at boot and runtime
Schema Integrity
Automated detection and resolution of schema drift
SMTP Delivery
Email delivery with test connection verification