HeliVault: A Secure Key Management Solution
Emmanuel Ogbaje
Why I Built My Own "Secret Zero" Manager (HeliVault)
In security, the "Secret Zero" problem (where do you store the key that decrypts your keys?) is the final boss. I wasn't satisfied with existing "black box" solutions, so I engineered HeliVault.
This isn't just a database; it's a military-grade vault for personal infrastructure.
Security First:
Encryption: Everything remains encrypted at rest using AES-GCM.
Audit Trail: Built a custom BoltDB layer to log every single access attempt—immutable and transparent.
Hardening: Added IP allowlisting and exponential backoff to stop brute-force attacks dead.
Security engineering is about paranoia and precision. Building this tool in Go gave me the granular control I needed over memory and concurrency.
#CyberSecurity #Golang #Cryptography #SecOps #BackendEngineering
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Posted Dec 13, 2025
Developed HeliVault, a secure secrete-key management solution addressing the 'Secret Zero' problem.
