AkkuArka: Privileged Credential Vault

Your server passwords shouldn't be in a spreadsheet. They shouldn't be in a team chat. They shouldn't exist in any form that a user can read, copy, or share.

AkkuArka is where every privileged credential lives; encrypted, automatically rotated, and never visible to the people who use it. For database access, AkkuArka goes further; rather than rotating a shared password, it generates a unique user for every single access request, with scoped permissions and automatic expiry. When the session ends, the user is dropped.

AkkuArka privileged credential vault dashboard

The Problem AkkuArka Solves

Most organisations manage server credentials the same way: a password is set during provisioning and rarely changed. It gets shared with whoever needs it, saved in .env files, pasted into team chats, stored in shared documents. When someone leaves, the password lives on.

This isn't carelessness. It's the result of managing infrastructure at scale without the right tooling. Static credentials are the path of least resistance, until they become the path of greatest risk.

AkkuArka eliminates static credentials entirely. Every credential is dynamic, generated, encrypted, and rotated on a schedule. No user ever needs to know what it is, because AkkuReka handles the injection. The credential exists in AkkuArka. It is used by AkkuReka. It never passes through human hands.
Static credential risks and how AkkuArka solves them

How AkkuArka Works

Six layers of credential control, working automatically from the moment AkkuArka is live.

Centralised Encrypted Storage
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Centralised Encrypted Storage

Every privileged credential across your infrastructure; server passwords, SSH keys, database connection credentials, device access keys; is stored in AkkuArka's encrypted vault. There is no local storage, no per-server password management, no distributed credential sprawl. One place. One point of control. Fully encrypted at rest.

Threat Coverage

What AkkuArka Protects Against

The most common privileged access failure modes, eliminated by design.

AkkuArka threat protection and zero-trust enforcement

Credential theft from static passwords

A password that never changes is a credential that, once compromised, grants indefinite access.

Shared database credentials

Shared service account passwords embedded in configs and used across teams are one of the most persistent database security risks. AkkuArka eliminates them entirely; per-session unique users replace them by design.

Insider risk from credential sharing

When no one needs to know the password, no one can share it. AkkuArka eliminates the attack surface that comes from credentials living in human memory, shared documents, or team communication tools.

Offboarding gaps

When an employee or contractor leaves, access is revoked through Akku IAM instantly. Because server credentials are managed by AkkuArka and injected by AkkuReka, there is nothing to manually revoke at the server level. The gap between HR offboarding and IT revocation is eliminated.

Audit failure on credential management

AkkuArka's rotation logs, retrieval audit trails, issuance records, and centralised vault provide the evidence directly, no manual compilation required.

AkkuArka and AkkuReka: Built to Work Together

AkkuArka does not operate in isolation. It is one half of the Akku PAM architecture, working in concert with AkkuReka, the zero-trust session proxy.

AkkuArka holds the credential. AkkuReka controls the session. Together they ensure that privileged access to your infrastructure is always governed, always recorded, and always credential-safe, from the moment a session is requested to the moment it ends.

Learn how AkkuReka works
AkkuReka zero-trust session proxy connecting to AkkuArka
Compliance-Ready

Compliance Coverage

AkkuArka directly addresses credential management requirements across:

DPDPAPrivileged credential governance and access audit trails for data processors
RBI / SEBICredential lifecycle management and privileged access controls for BFSI organisations
ISO 27001Cryptographic controls, access control, and asset management for privileged credentials
SOC 2Logical access controls, credential rotation, and audit evidence for privileged accounts
PCI-DSSPrivileged access control, credential management, and password rotation requirements
HIPAAAccess controls and audit controls for systems processing protected health information
Frequently Asked Questions

Got questions? We have answers.

Akku PAM is built for IT and security teams who need clear answers about how privileged access works, what the product does, and what it means for your infrastructure and compliance posture.

If you have a question that isn't covered here, please and we will be happy to address your queries.

No-touch credential management

Stop trusting people with passwords they should never see

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