Secrets & Encryption Management Vault Template
Secure Storage and Access Control

Key Takeaways

Overview

A secrets management application requires secure storage of API keys, access control, and encryption.

This template establishes classes for API keys and secrets ensuring secure storage, access control, and encryption, enabling teams to implement robust solutions quickly.

Why Build Your Secrets & Encryption Management Vault Backend with Back4app?

Back4app provides fundamental primitives for secure storage and access control so your team can focus on safety rather than infrastructure.

• •API Key management: Maintain a strict API key management system with permission controls.
• •Secure encryption features: Encrypt sensitive information with robust methods, ensuring only authorized users can access it.
• •Real-time access queries: Use Live Queries for immediate access updates while keeping REST and GraphQL available for multi-client environments.

Build and innovate on secrets management features promptly with one cohesive backend for all platforms.

Core Benefits

A secrets management backend enabling swift features without compromising on security.

Technical Stack

Everything included in this secrets management vault template.

ER Diagram

Entity relationship model for the secrets management vault schema.

erDiagram
    User ||--o{ Secret : "owner"
    User ||--o{ AccessLog : "user"
    Secret ||--o{ AccessLog : "secret"

    User {
        String objectId PK
        String username
        String email
        String password
        String role
        Date createdAt
        Date updatedAt
    }

    Secret {
        String objectId PK
        String name
        String value
        Pointer owner FK
        Date createdAt
        Date updatedAt
    }

    AccessLog {
        String objectId PK
        Pointer user FK
        Pointer secret FK
        Date accessTime
        Date createdAt
        Date updatedAt
    }

Integration Flow

Typical runtime flow for authentication, secrets management, API key storage, and encryption.

sequenceDiagram
  participant User
  participant App as Secrets & Encryption Management Vault App
  participant Back4app as Back4app Cloud

  User->>App: Login
  App->>Back4app: POST /login
  Back4app-->>App: Session token

  User->>App: List secrets
  App->>Back4app: GET /classes/Secret
  Back4app-->>App: Secrets data

  User->>App: Access secret
  App->>Back4app: GET /classes/Secret/secretId
  Back4app-->>App: Secret details

  App->>Back4app: Log access
  Back4app-->>App: AccessLog objectId

Data Dictionary

Full field-level reference for every class in the secrets management schema.

Security and Permissions

How ACL and CLP strategy secures users, API keys, and secrets.

Schema (JSON)

Raw JSON schema definition ready to copy into Back4app or use as implementation reference.

{
  "classes": [
    {
      "className": "User",
      "fields": {
        "objectId": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": false
        },
        "username": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": true
        },
        "email": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": true
        },
        "password": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": true
        },
        "role": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": true
        },
        "createdAt": {
          "type": "Date",
          "required": false
        },
        "updatedAt": {
          "type": "Date",
          "required": false
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "className": "Secret",
      "fields": {
        "objectId": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": false
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": true
        },
        "value": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": true
        },
        "owner": {
          "type": "Pointer",
          "required": true,
          "targetClass": "User"
        },
        "createdAt": {
          "type": "Date",
          "required": false
        },
        "updatedAt": {
          "type": "Date",
          "required": false
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "className": "AccessLog",
      "fields": {
        "objectId": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": false
        },
        "user": {
          "type": "Pointer",
          "required": true,
          "targetClass": "User"
        },
        "secret": {
          "type": "Pointer",
          "required": true,
          "targetClass": "Secret"
        },
        "accessTime": {
          "type": "Date",
          "required": true
        },
        "createdAt": {
          "type": "Date",
          "required": false
        },
        "updatedAt": {
          "type": "Date",
          "required": false
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

API Playground

Try REST and GraphQL endpoints against the secrets management schema. Responses use mock data and do not require a Back4app account.

Uses the same schema as this template.

What You Get with Every Technology

Every stack uses the same secrets management schema and API contracts.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about building a secrets management vault with this template.