Certificate Lifecycle Design, Implementation, and Integration
Certificates typically have a 4-phase lifecycle – Discovery, Enrollment, Provisioning, and End-of-life. To make your PKI mature and reliable, you must have more control over all the phases. The key aspects of these 4 phases are:
Discovery
- Extract from known sources
- Network scans
- Monitoring
Enrollment
- Procedures to request/ obtain new certificates
Provisioning
- Processes and procedures for distribution/ installation of certificates
- Automation
End of life
- Processes for revocation/ renewal of certificates
Certificate Lifecycle Management Services
Encryption Consulting offers a wide range of Certificate Lifecycle Management services, including:
- Establishing requirements and designing the architecture
- Performing network discovery scans
- Importing existing certificates
- Configuring policies and reports
- Onboarding a set of pilot applications
- Preparing documentation for operations and training
- Developing a plan for addressing gaps
- Developing a guide for process/ operations and certified training
