Case Study: TU Graz improves secrets management and collaboration with Passbolt

Transitioning from Self-Developed Secrets Management

The central IT services department at TU Graz faced challenges with its self-developed password management solution, which lacked key features like auto-fill, group creation, and structured folders. This system required significant maintenance and did not offer easy retrieval or redundancy for its vast number of machine credentials. They sought an open-source, robust secrets management solution to improve security and productivity.

TU Graz implemented Passbolt, an open-source solution hosted on-premise, which provided superior usability and security. The transition to Passbolt resulted in a more structured and collaborative environment, significantly improving operational efficiency through features like auto-fill and easy credential sharing. This ensured redundancy for critical secrets and reduced maintenance efforts, allowing the team to manage their substantial number of credentials with confidence.

TU Graz

Marcel Schudi

Responsible for IT Law and Security