Rust Mobile Secrets Vault

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Overview

Rust Mobile Secrets Vault is the Rust counterpart to the Python Mobile Secrets Vault. It offers a memory-safe, high-performance solution for managing sensitive credentials in high-throughput mobile backends written in Rust (using Actix-web, Axum, or Rocket).

The Status Quo

Rust is chosen for safety, but secrets management is often handled unsafely (e.g., leaving secrets on the heap indefinitely). Most generic configuration crates don't prioritize the specific needs of mobile backend security, such as rapid key rotation and audit trails.

Market Proposition

Memory-safe secrets for the paranoid.

  • Zeroize Integration: Automatically clears sensitive memory (writes zeros) when secrets are dropped, preventing them from lingering in RAM dumps.
  • Async-First: Built for modern async Rust runtimes.
  • Audit capabilities: Structured logging of all secret access.

Usage

use rust_mobile_secrets_vault::Vault;

let vault = Vault::new().await?;

// Secrets are wrapped in a guard that zeroizes on drop
let db_password = vault.get_secret("DB_PASSWORD").await?;

println!("Connecting with: {}", *db_password);
// db_password memory is wiped here

Hashtags

#Rust #Security #Backend #Cryptography #MemorySafety