{"categories":[{"label":"Cryptography","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/security-cryptography"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Python client library and command-line tool for interacting with OpenStack Barbican's Key Management API to store, retrieve, and manage encrypted secrets.","skillfed_tags":["openstack","key-management","secrets-management"],"use_cases":["Store API keys, database passwords, and certificates in Barbican from a Python application using Keystone authentication.","Retrieve encrypted secrets programmatically at runtime without embedding credentials in code or configuration files.","Manage secret access control and audit trails through the command-line tool in OpenStack deployment scripts.","Integrate secret management into OpenStack-based infrastructure automation and orchestration workflows.","Protect sensitive data in multi-tenant cloud environments where encryption and access isolation are required."],"what_it_does":"python-barbicanclient is the official Python client for OpenStack Barbican, a key management service that encrypts and securely stores sensitive data in the cloud. It provides both a Python library (barbicanclient module) and a command-line tool (barbican command) for programmatic and interactive access to Barbican's API. The library handles authentication via Keystone, allowing you to create secrets, store them encrypted on the Barbican server, retrieve them later, and manage access control lists\u2014all without handling raw encryption yourself.\n\nThe package is built on OpenStack's standard authentication and utility stack (keystoneauth1, oslo.* libraries, cliff for CLI scaffolding) and is designed for operators and developers working within OpenStack environments. It supports Python 3.10, 3.11, and 3.12, and is actively maintained as part of the broader OpenStack ecosystem.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you are working with OpenStack Barbican. The package is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries a permissive license, and provides the standard client interface for Barbican's key management API. Install it only if you have a Barbican server running and need to manage encrypted secrets from Python; it is not useful outside an OpenStack environment."},"id":"python-barbicanclient","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/python-barbicanclient","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/python-barbicanclient.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/python-barbicanclient/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-07-09","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"python-barbicanclient","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Client Library for OpenStack Barbican Key Management API"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":322412,"position":7611,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"7.5.0"}