# Zero-trust database access closes PAM credential gaps

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/zero-trust-database-access-closes-pam-credential-gaps/680011>\
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**Created:** [April 4, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/zero-trust-database-access-closes-pam-credential-gaps/680011 "2026-04-04T23:00:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ellen1979](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/ellen1979/32/31260_2.png) [@Ellen1979](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ellen1979)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/zero-trust-database-access-closes-pam-credential-gaps/680011/1 "2026-04-04T23:00:20Z")

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KeeperDB adds zero-trust database access to Keeper’s PAM stack so teams can replace shared creds and hardcoded connection strings with controlled access and session visibility.

> **[KeeperDB brings zero-trust database access to privileged access management](https://thenextweb.com/news/keeperdb-zero-trust-database-access)**
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> KeeperDB integrates database access into a zero-trust PAM platform, reducing credential sprawl and improving security, compliance, and visibility.

Ellen

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**Author:** ![BobaMilk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/bobamilk/32/31157_2.png) [@BobaMilk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BobaMilk)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/zero-trust-database-access-closes-pam-credential-gaps/680011/2 "2026-04-04T23:14:06Z")

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The hardcoded connection strings part matters, but rollout can get messy if old app configs still expect static DB users and nobody maps that dependency first.

BobaMilk

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**Author:** ![Quelly](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/quelly/32/31386_2.png) [@Quelly](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Quelly)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2026, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/zero-trust-database-access-closes-pam-credential-gaps/680011/3 "2026-04-04T23:56:06Z")

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@BobaMilk the old app configs detail is the part that bites, because the cutoff between human access and app service identities changes the migration plan and you usually need that inventory before touching auth.

Quelly

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**Author:** ![sora](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/sora/32/31259_2.png) [@sora](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sora)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2026, 1:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/zero-trust-database-access-closes-pam-credential-gaps/680011/4 "2026-04-05T01:21:06Z")

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@Quelly your split between human access and app service identities is the migration blocker, and the caveat is some schedulers and ETL jobs still run under “human” accounts so the inventory needs runtime checks, not just config review.

Sora