AI agents and MCP servers are changing how infrastructure is accessed. Learn how to secure secrets, machine identities, and LLM workflows with practical guidance for DevOps, platform, and security teams.

The Secret Problem in AI Infrastructure: Securing MCP Servers and LLM Workflows

Understanding the importance of AI and observability as it relates to secrets management is crucial. Software is being built by humans and AI, so it begs the question: what does that AI agent have access to?

Doppler CEO Amber Britton on AI + observability

At Datadog DASH 2026 in NY, Doppler spent two days meeting engineering leaders, platform teams, security practitioners, and customers about AI agents, MCP servers, and managing secrets at scale. We even graced the stage to give a talk about the importance of securing secrets in AI-driven systems.

Doppler at Datadog DASH 2026

Traditional secrets management is becoming more complex, increasing security risks and operational overhead. This white paper explores a future-proof, multi-cloud approach with automation at its core, eliminating common pain points while improving security and cost efficiency.

The future of secrets management

With cyber threats on the rise, building secure apps is non-negotiable. This guide gives developers and DevOps teams clear steps to safeguard APIs, user data, and every stage of development.

Securing the modern application: A guide for developers and security professionals

A step-by-step guide to building a secure, scalable workflow for managing secrets in Cloudflare Workers.

Cloudflare Workers + Doppler guide: A secure workflow for environment configs

From credential sprawl to full infrastructure compromise, here’s how MCP servers get breached and what to do about it.

MCP server security risks explained with real-world examples

Doppler CEO Amber Britton discusses why secrets sprawl is one of cybersecurity’s biggest hidden risks, how AI agents are reshaping secrets management, and why developer experience is the key to building a more secure future.

Doppler CEO Amber Britton on secrets sprawl as a hidden risk

Secure your secrets with powerful integrations, enterprise-grade security, and a developer-friendly experience.

Doppler vs Infisical

Considering building a secrets management tool in house? See the real tradeoffs in time, cost, security, and scale so your team can make the right call. 

Build vs. buy: Buy time, not technical debt.

Secure, developer-friendly secrets management without the cost, complexity, or Vault-like frustration of Akeyless.

Doppler vs Akeyless

Out-of-the-box simplicity, best-in-class UX, and predictable pricing. Switch to Doppler for a faster, more secure solution that scales with ease.

Doppler vs Vault

Take a look at our Config Inheritance feature. With Team and Enterprise plans, you can now create values once and share them across multiple projects to streamline secret management and onboarding.

Guided tour - Config Inheritance

Outdated methods like .env files and manual updates can’t keep up with today’s security demands. Learn how automation and integrations are transforming secrets management in 2025.

Secrets, secured

A step-by-step guide to securing, managing, and automating secrets at scale, built for developers, DevOps, and growing teams using Doppler.

Doppler’s guide to managing secrets at scale

Watch as the very relevant conversation touches on managing secrets, build versus buy, and strategies for handling secrets sprawl.

Doppler CEO Amber Britton breaks down secrets management

This infographic breaks down the key differences between traditional and modern secrets management workflows. It highlights how centralization, automation, and access controls can replace risky, manual processes as teams scale

Traditional vs modern secrets management workflows

This guide breaks down different secrets management tools like Doppler, HashiCorp Vault, and AWS Secrets Manager. It helps you decide which solution is best for securing your data and managing secrets in your cloud environment.

Secrets management solutions guide

Modern secrets management boosts security, efficiency, and scalability. This infographic highlights key benefits like automation, centralized storage, and cost savings.

The Impact of secrets management

This infographic compares traditional and modern secrets management, highlighting the shift from manual, high-risk practices to automated, secure, and scalable solutions. It illustrates how centralized tools like Doppler improve security, governance, and operational efficiency across environments.

Secrets management: Then vs now

On Podcast Ruined by a Software Engineer, Brian Vallelunga, CEO of Doppler, shares how he secured Doppler.com for $150K, his pivot from ML marketplaces to secrets management, and key insights on data security. 

Data security and secrets management 101 with Brian Vallelunga

Watch on-demand as industry leaders from Doppler, BODi, and Terrateam for a deep dive into the hidden risks of poor secrets management, real-world challenges, and practical strategies to secure credentials without slowing down development.

Beyond the breach: How engineering teams can secure secrets & reduce risk

Poor secrets management can lead to productivity bottlenecks, security vulnerabilities, compliance challenges, and costly breaches. This infographic breaks down the hidden risks teams face when secrets are mismanaged and why a scalable, centralized approach matters.

The impact of poor secrets management

Watch on-demand as Doppler's Engineering, Product, and Design (EPD) teams share their innovative strategies for managing backlogs and boosting productivity. Discover how they prioritize tasks, balance customer requests with platform improvements, and maintain team morale while shipping faster. 

Mastering the backlog: How our EPD team boosts efficiency without the burnout

Become a power user with our hands on video series. Learn how to get started with Doppler for keeping your secrets and application config in sync across machines, hosting providers, CI/CD tools, and secrets managers.

Beginner series

Learn why secrets management is no longer optional in today's threat landscape and the hidden costs of poor secrets management, including downtime and reputational damage.

Why secrets management is no longer a "nice to have"

If you've worked with a product team, you’ve likely dealt with secret management challenges like delays in deployment or exposed secrets putting data at risk. Listen to this episode of the Convergence Podcast to learn how to prevent these issues, streamline your workflow, and protect your secrets.

Secrets management & safeguarding your product data

This white paper highlights the financial benefits of implementing a secrets management solution, emphasizing cost reduction, increased productivity, and enhanced security to build a stronger financial foundation and protect your organization's reputation.

The ROI of secrets management: Maximizing security and efficiency

This guide shows how Doppler and AWS Secrets Manager work better together with what you’re already using to help you securely manage secrets, avoid risks, and streamline your deployments with best practices and automation.

AWS Secrets Manager guide

Take a look at our Change Requests feature. With Team and Enterprise plans, you can now review and apply changes across environments for better efficiency, compliance, and team collaboration.

Guided tour - Change Requests

Discover secrets management best practices, overcome common challenges, and strengthen your organization's security posture.

DZone Refcard: Secrets management core practices

In this white paper, you'll discover the challenges of traditional secrets management, the importance of secrets automation, and how to choose a solution that enhances security without sacrificing developer productivity.

The new era of secrets management

Take a look at our Analytics Dashboard feature. With an Enterprise plan, you can gain real-time insights into your secrets management with visibility into secrets usage & access patterns, real-time monitoring for enhanced security, and a streamlined, intuitive UI for actionable insights.

Guided tour - Analytics Dashboard

Learn why traditional approaches to secrets management is failing organizations and how Doppler can help.

Doppler overview

In this fireside chat, you'll gain a comprehensive understanding of the common causes of data breaches and actionable strategies to mitigate these risks and stay ahead of future security trends.

The true cost of a data breach

Doppler joined DZone in a fireside chat to discuss the evolving future of secrets management, focusing on compliance, identity-based authentication, AI's role, and emerging security threats.

DZone fireside chat: The future of secrets management


In SPaMCAST 833, Brian Vallelunga, Founder & CEO of Doppler, dives into the critical role of managing secrets. He emphasizes, “Secrets are the keys to the kingdom.” In today’s world, any organization failing to secure its sensitive data is setting itself up for significant risks.

SPaMCAST: Keeping secrets secret

Explore common vulnerabilities that can lead to data breaches, the complexities surrounding data security, and lessons learned from incidents at companies like Toyota, Nvidia, and Twitch. Tune in for actionable strategies to bolster your data protection and stay ahead of emerging threats.

Lights on data: Stories of preventable data breaches & the power of secrets

Host Manoj Tandon talks with Brian Vallelunga, CEO of Doppler, about effective secrets management in development. They explore the challenges in cybersecurity, the importance of managing secrets, and how emerging technologies could shape the future of security.

Security Confidential: S14 E10 - Unf*ck your secrets

The conversation explores best practices for secure secret storage, the need for industry-wide adoption of secrets rotation, and the potential impact of AI on the future of secrets management and identity-based authentication.

The Secure Developer: Secrets management

10K Media with Brian Vallelunga, CEO and Founder of Doppler, discusses secrets management in tech. Learn how Doppler enhances security for developers and strategies for effective secrets storage and data breach prevention.

10K Media Podcast: Episode 47 with Doppler's CEO

Join DZone and Doppler to explore shifting CI/CD pipelines, technical debt management, and emerging trends in application architectures. Industry experts will discuss DevOps principles, future trends in cost optimization, and strategies to improve development efficiency.

The modern DevOps lifecycle: Shifting CI/CD and application architectures

In RUBY 655, Doppler's CEO and co-founder, Brian Vallelunga, talks with Charles and Valentino about the future of secrets management. They discuss the critical need to securely manage sensitive data, like API and encryption keys, and how Doppler integrates with AWS Secrets Manager, Docker, and more to ensure strong access control and audit logging.

Ruby Rogues: Secrets management best practices and tools

Doppler announces the launch of Change Requests, a new feature providing engineering teams with a secure, auditable approval process for managing and controlling secret changes across environments.

Doppler launches Change Requests to strengthen secrets management security with audited approvals

Doppler raises a $20M Series A led by CRV, with participation from existing investment firms Google Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, and angel investors and advisors

Doppler raises $20M to build the first SecretOps platform for developers at scale

The San Francisco-based startup has raised $2.3M in a seed round from Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Abstract Ventures and Soma Capital, with participation from prominent tech investors and executives.

Doppler raises $2.3 million from Sequoia and Kleiner Perkins to create the first universal secrets management solution for developers

Doppler, a universal secrets management platform for developers, has raised $6.5 million in a round of funding led by Alphabet’s venture capital arm GV.

Doppler expands secrets management to the enterprise with $6.5M in funding

Doppler, founded in 2018 with founder and CEO Brian Vallelunga, provides a simple way to sync, manage, orchestrate, and rotate secrets across any environment.

30 early-stage startups most likely to become tech's next unicorns

This guide explores how teams can leverage GitFlow to improve infrastructure management. It covers branching strategies, concurrent development solutions, and automation approaches to prevent conflicting deployments.

The pros and cons of using GitFlow in Terraform/OpenTofu projects

Take a look at our Integration Access Scoping feature. With Team and Enterprise plans, you can now control who can create and use integration connections.

Guided tour - Integration Access Scoping

Recent incidents at major tech companies show just how easy it is for stale over-provisioned credentials to go unnoticed and overlooked. Doppler's recent updates give teams a clearer view and better control over uncovering problematic areas and fixing them.

You're one secret away from a breach: Doppler's new security tools surface vulnerabilities fast

This collaboration provides engineering and operations teams with an integrated solution for securely managing sensitive credentials and gaining insights into cloud environments through real-time monitoring.

Doppler announces integration with Datadog to streamline security and monitoring

Doppler, the leader in secrets management, announced its partnership with MongoDB to bring enhanced security and secrets automation to MongoDB Atlas users.

Doppler and MongoDB partner to elevate security and simplify secrets management in cloud environments

Without strong governance, secrets management becomes chaotic, increasing security risks and compliance violations. Learn how access control, auditability, and automated policies help organizations enforce best practices at scale.

Key principles of strong secrets governance

Explore integrations, see comparisons, and learn
why teams trust Doppler.

Doppler: Integrations, comparisons, & compliance made simple

See how Doppler centralizes secrets, prevents breaches, automates security, and keeps teams productive in this interactive tour. Walkthough projects, environments, integrations, individual features, and more.

Guided tour - Doppler

Built for regulated industries and enterprises with strict security requirements, Doppler On-prem enables organizations to centralize secrets management within customer-managed infrastructure.

Resources & media

Enter the new era of secrets management