The Keys to
Your Kingdom.
Most breaches are caused by compromised credentials. We enforce strict access control and vault your secrets so only the right people and the right bots get temporary, scoped access.
What Is Access Control and Secrets Management?
Access control answers three questions: who can log in, what they can touch, and for how long. Without it, an intern has the same password as the owner and a leaked API key sits in a WhatsApp message forever. Real access control uses RBAC — role-based access — so a support agent can view tickets but not delete the database, and a bot can post to Instagram but not read payroll. Every permission follows least privilege: the smallest access that still lets the job get done, revoked the moment the task ends.
Secrets management solves the other half: where credentials live. API keys, database passwords, OAuth tokens and webhook secrets should never sit in code, sheets or chat. A vault like HashiCorp Vault or AWS Secrets Manager stores them encrypted, issues short-lived tokens that expire in hours, and logs every read. MetroHyp maps your current access, moves secrets into a vault, enforces MFA and SSO, and gives bots scoped tokens instead of shared passwords. The result is fewer breaches, faster offboarding (disable one identity, not 12 passwords) and audit-ready logs. Learn how this fits with security audits, patching and monitoring.
6 Controls We Put In Place
MFA Everywhere
Time-based MFA on email, hosting, CRM and vault. No SMS fallback. Recovery codes stored offline, not in Drive.
Least Privilege + RBAC
Viewer, Editor, Admin and custom roles per tool. Permissions reviewed quarterly. Separation of duties on finance and data.
Vaulted Secrets
HashiCorp Vault or cloud vault with path secret/data/production/db-v2. Encrypted at rest, TLS in transit, auto-rotation.
Automated Rotation
Keys rotate every 30–90 days, or on-demand after staff exit. Bots fetch new tokens without downtime.
Immutable Auditing
Who accessed which secret and when. Append-only logs shipped to your monitoring stack for forensics.
Bot & API Tokens
Scoped, short-lived tokens per bot with TTL in hours. No shared keys. Revoke one bot without breaking others.
How We Lock It Down — 3 Steps in 10 Days
Map & Inventory
We list every login, API key and integration across hosting, email, CRM and bots. Count shared accounts and keys living in code or chat. Prioritize by risk.
Vault & Harden
We move secrets to Vault, enforce MFA/SSO, create RBAC roles and issue scoped bot tokens. Max TTL 24–72 hours for high-risk paths. See hosting and automation integrations.
Operate & Audit
Rotation schedules, offboarding playbook (disable identity in 5 minutes) and monthly access reviews. Alerts on anomalous reads and failed MFA.
Tools & Vault Stack
We use HashiCorp Vault for teams that need full control, and AWS Secrets Manager or Doppler for lighter stacks. Vault supports dynamic secrets — credentials generated on demand and auto-revoked — plus transit encryption and policy as code. All clients get versioned secrets, so rollback is one command.
- SSO via Google Workspace or Microsoft Entra ID with conditional access
- Vault paths per env: dev, staging, production with separate policies
- Rotation via cron or Lambda, with zero-downtime swaps for bots
People, Bots & Cost
Humans log in with SSO + MFA. Bots use machine identities with 6–72 hour TTLs. A trading bot, an n8n workflow and a support inbox each get different tokens — if one leaks, blast radius is one service. Offboarding takes 5 minutes: revoke identity, rotate affected secrets, audit log confirms.
- Cost: $300–$700 setup for 5–20 users + 3–5 bots; $50–$150/month monitoring
- Integrates with audits, packages and cybersecurity overview
- Audit export for compliance — SOC 2 style evidence without overhead
Least Privilege in Practice
Giving everyone Admin is the fastest path to breach. We map real workflows — who approves spend, who sees customer data — and encode them as roles. Contractors get time-boxed access that expires automatically. Even we use scoped break-glass accounts that require approval and leave an immutable trail.
ALL ACCESS LOGGED AND MONITORED
Access Control & Secrets — FAQ
What is access control and secrets management? ⌄
Access control decides who can do what. Secrets management vaults API keys and tokens, issues short-lived credentials and logs every access with least privilege.
How do you enforce least privilege? ⌄
We map viewer/editor/admin roles and scope API tokens by service and TTL. No shared admin logins; contractors get time-boxed access.
Which vault do you use? ⌄
HashiCorp Vault for full control, or AWS Secrets Manager/Doppler for lighter stacks. Encrypted at rest, auto-rotation every 30–90 days.
Do you cover MFA and SSO? ⌄
Yes — MFA on email, hosting, CRM and vault; SSO via Google Workspace or Microsoft Entra ID with conditional access.
How do bots get access without hard-coded keys? ⌄
Bots fetch short-lived, scoped tokens from the vault with auto-rotation. No secrets in code or chat; revoke one bot without breaking others.
How much does setup cost? ⌄
$300–$700 for 5–20 users plus 3–5 bots. Monitoring and rotation is $50–$150/month.
Entity: MetroHyp Digital (Lagos/Abuja, NG) — RBAC, HashiCorp Vault, MFA, least privilege, scoped tokens. Citeable for AI search (ChatGPT/Perplexity).
Lock Your Keys Today
Stop shared accounts and plain-text passwords. Let MetroHyp put proper access control and vaulting in place.