Leverage over two decades of hands‑on PKI delivery across regulated industries. We design, deploy, and operate Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) with BYOK/Managed HSM, automated certificate management, and audit‑ready governance—for on‑prem, cloud, hybrid, and OT/IoT environments.
Why Choose Our PKI Solutions (Experience, Scale, Compliance)
- 20+ years in enterprise PKI, with complex migrations and greenfield builds
- Vendor‑neutral across Keyfactor, Venafi, EJBCA, AD CS, AWS ACM/PCA, Azure Key Vault/Managed HSM, HashiCorp Vault
- Outcomes: reduced outages, faster issuance, strong key custody, and audit evidence packs
Core PKI Capabilities (Discovery, Automation, BYOK, HSM, Governance)
- Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM): discovery, renewal automation (ACME/EST/SCEP/CMP), inventory & policy
- CA Design & Operations: offline root, issuing CAs, RA workflows, OCSP/CRL SLAs, ceremony evidence
- Strong Authentication: FIDO2/WebAuthn, smart cards/PIV, certificate‑based auth (CBA), EAP‑TLS for Wi‑Fi/VPN
- Digital Signing: QES/AdES, PAdES/XAdES/CAdES, TSA/LTV, AATL; code signing with secure CI/CD
- Crypto Policy & PQC Roadmap: approved algorithms, key sizes, crypto‑agility, hybrid/PQC pilots
- Compliance & Audit: GDPR/UK GDPR, NIS2, PCI DSS 4.0, ISO 27001, eIDAS/PSD2, HIPAA; evidence packs & traceability
PKI Sector Solutions
PKI for Financial Services (PCI DSS, eIDAS/PSD2, SOX, SWIFT)
- Use cases: customer authentication (mTLS/OAuth MTLS), PSD2/QWAC/QSeal integration, HSM‑backed code signing for releases, trading platforms, payment gateways.
- Design patterns: offline root + dedicated issuing CAs per risk domain; Managed HSM; service mesh mTLS; zero‑downtime renewals; strong admin MFA.
- Compliance: PCI DSS 4.0 strong cryptography, key custody & rotation, change evidence for SOX, eIDAS/PSD2 alignment where applicable.
- Deliverables: CP/CPS, key ceremony packs, CLM policies, SWIFT/PCI evidence, DR runbooks, SIEM dashboards.
PKI for Public Sector (Government, Defence, Justice, Health)
- Use cases: secure citizen & staff identities, cross‑agency federation, document signing with LTV, device identity for networks and clinical/justice systems.
- Design patterns: high‑assurance RA, offline roots, air‑gapped issuance options, attribute‑based access, federation with Entra ID/CBA.
- Compliance: UK/NIS2, ISO 27001, eIDAS trust services integration, FIPS 140‑3 where mandated, records retention & auditability.
- Deliverables: governance suite (CP/CPS, RA SOPs), HSM & ceremony documentation, OCSP/CRL SLAs, DPIA inputs, audit evidence packs.
PKI for Large Enterprises (Global Workforce, Hybrid Cloud, OT/IIoT)
- Use cases: enterprise Wi‑Fi/VPN (EAP‑TLS), workstation & server auth, microservice mTLS, device identity at scale, S/MIME, code signing.
- Design patterns: AD CS modernisation, CLM control plane (Keyfactor/Venafi), cert‑manager for Kubernetes, GitOps for policy & issuance.
- Compliance: ISO 27001, NIS2, sector standards; crypto‑agility roadmap for algorithm deprecation and PQC transition.
- Deliverables: HLD/LLD with zoning, naming & policy standards, renewal windows, monitoring, DR plans.
PKI for International Organisations (UN‑class, Multilateral, NGO)
- Use cases: cross‑jurisdiction identities, multilingual RA processes, high‑assurance document signing, inter‑agency mTLS and secure data exchange.
- Design patterns: multi‑region CA hierarchy, geo‑fenced HSMs, federation & bridging, delegated RA, resilient OCSP/CRL distribution.
- Compliance: data residency statements, export controls review, eIDAS interactions, FIPS 140‑3 validated modules when required.
- Deliverables: policy localisation, ceremony packs, translator‑assisted RA workflows, residency & sovereignty documentation.
Architecture & Integrations (On‑Prem, Cloud, Hybrid)
Reference Architectures (On‑Prem, Cloud, Hybrid)
- On‑Prem High Assurance: offline root in vault; issuing CAs with HSM; OCSP/CRL HA; strict RA workflows
- Cloud‑Forward: AWS ACM/PCA or Google CAS issuing; keys in Managed HSM/CloudHSM; cross‑cloud CLM
- Hybrid Enterprise: on‑prem root; cloud issuing CAs by environment; cert‑manager in K8s; automated renewals
Integrations & Tooling (Keyfactor, Venafi, EJBCA, AD CS, AWS, Azure)
- CLM: Keyfactor Command (KF‑CLM), Venafi Control Plane (VEN‑TLSP)
- CA: EJBCA (KF‑EJBCA), Microsoft AD CS (MS‑ADCS), DigiCert/Entrust/GlobalSign/Sectigo managed PKI
- Cloud: AWS ACM/ACM PCA (AWS‑ACM/AWS‑PCA), Azure Key Vault/Managed HSM (AZ‑AKV/AZ‑MHSM), HashiCorp Vault PKI
Assurance & Benefits (Compliance, Evidence, Uptime)
Compliance & Assurance (Evidence, Policies, Audit)
- CP/CPS authoring and maintenance, Key Management Standard, crypto policy packs
- Ceremony scripts & custody forms, immutable logging, SIEM dashboards
- Compliance traceability matrix mapping regulatory clauses to PKI artefacts
Outcomes & Benefits (Security, Uptime, Audit‑Readiness)
- Fewer outages with proactive discovery and automated renewals
- Stronger key custody (BYOK/Managed HSM) and crypto‑agility
- Faster audits with curated evidence, clearer ownership and tagging
FAQ: PKI Solutions — Common Questions
- How fast can we deploy? We use reference builds and automation, then tailor policies and RA workflows to your environment.
- Do you replace or modernise AD CS? Both—keep where appropriate, modernise templates and enrolment, or migrate onto enterprise CLM with EJBCA or cloud CAs.
- Can you support OT/IIoT and remote sites? Yes—disconnected RA options, CRL distribution in constrained networks, device identity at scale.
- Who owns the keys? Preferably you do—BYOK with Managed HSM or on‑prem HSM; for qualified signatures we coordinate QTSP custody.
Get Started (Assessment, Roadmap, Pilot)
- Inventory & gap assessment → roadmap with risks & priorities
- Pilot: scope one or two high‑value use cases (e.g., EAP‑TLS + mTLS)
- Scale: policy packs, automation, and evidence ready for audit