# fugue/credstash

A little utility for managing credentials in the cloud

Repository: https://github.com/fugue/credstash
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/credstash
Language: Python
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2022-02-09T00:08:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4153, "days_push": 1667, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2064, forks 213 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:09.944232+00:00)

## What it is
CredStash is a Python CLI utility for managing and distributing shared credentials in the cloud, encrypting secrets with AWS KMS key wrapping and storing them in DynamoDB. It offers a simple alternative to heavyweight secret-management systems for AWS-based teams.

## Use cases
- store database passwords securely in aws
- share api keys across a fleet of servers
- avoid committing secrets to git
- manage secrets with kms encryption
- distribute credentials to cloud applications
- simple alternative to hashicorp vault on aws

## When to choose
- you run entirely on AWS and already use KMS and DynamoDB
- you want a minimal, easy-to-use secrets store without operating a server
- you need cross-language access via community ports

## When to avoid
- you need a multi-cloud or on-premises secrets solution
- you require advanced features like dynamic secrets, leasing, or fine-grained ACLs
- you need actively maintained software - the latest release is from 2022

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: secrets-management, cryptography, cli, security
- domain: security, cloud-computing, developer-tools
- platform: python, cli, cross-platform, cloud
- tags: aws-kms, dynamodb, secrets-distribution, credential-management, encryption, devops

## Member repositories
- fugue/credstash (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:09.944232+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:57:08.704020+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/fugue/credstash (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:09.944232+00:00, sha c15b39e32fbe)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/credstash/json (fetched 2026-08-29T10:37:21.285692+00:00, sha 262e0747e6e8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.