Manually managing secrets can significantly increase the compliance burden for organizations, as it often involves ad hoc systems like Bash scripts, .env files, and cloud parameter stores that lack a central source of truth or enforceable access policies. Compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, HIPAA, and GDPR require robust secrets management practices including auditability, scoped access, secure lifecycle, timely revocation, and environment isolation. However, manual setups frequently lead to fragmented logging, inconsistent rotation, slow offboarding, and weak environment separation, making it difficult to meet these standards. Managed secrets platforms, like Doppler, offer a more reliable solution by automating compliance requirements such as audit logging, access control, and credential rotation, thus reducing the operational and security risks associated with manual management. These platforms streamline compliance by providing integrated tools that ensure every secret access is logged and attributed to a verifiable identity, enforce role-based access controls, and simplify incident response and offboarding processes, all of which are crucial for maintaining compliance at scale.