CipherTrust provides an automated PKI platform that centralizes issuance, renewal, revocation, and inventory of digital certificates and cryptographic keys across on‑premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. The service integrates via native connectors and RESTful APIs, enforces policy through a configurable engine, and offers HSM‑backed key storage, RBAC, and immutable audit logs to support compliance with standards such as NIST, PCI‑DSS, and GDPR. It targets security and compliance teams in large enterprises and regulated sectors that require scalable, automated certificate management.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Product
Problem
Enterprises often manage public key infrastructure (PKI) and digital certificates through manual processes, leading to configuration errors, missed renewals, and difficulty maintaining compliance across heterogeneous environments.
Solution
CipherTrust delivers an automated PKI platform that centralizes the issuance, renewal, revocation, and inventory of cryptographic keys and certificates. The service integrates with on‑premises, cloud, and hybrid workloads via native connectors and RESTful APIs, enabling consistent policy enforcement and auditability. Built‑in compliance modules generate reports aligned with standards such as NIST, PCI‑DSS, and GDPR, reducing the operational overhead of regulatory audits. Role‑based access controls and hardware security module (HSM) support protect private keys while providing granular delegation for security teams. All certificate lifecycle events are logged in an immutable ledger, facilitating forensic analysis and incident response.
Target Audience
CipherTrust is aimed at IT security and compliance teams within large enterprises, regulated industries (finance, healthcare, government), and cloud‑native organizations that require centralized, automated management of digital certificates and cryptographic keys.
Features
- Automated certificate discovery, issuance, renewal, and revocation across Windows, Linux, Kubernetes, and major cloud providers
- Policy engine that enforces naming conventions, key lengths, and expiration windows with customizable templates
- RESTful API and SDKs for CI/CD pipeline integration and DevOps automation
- HSM‑backed key storage with support for major vendors (Thales, Gemalto, AWS CloudHSM)
- Real‑time compliance dashboards and exportable audit reports for NIST, PCI‑DSS, GDPR, and ISO 27001
- Role‑based access control (RBAC) and multi‑factor authentication for administrative actions
- Immutable activity log stored in tamper‑evident storage for forensic investigations
- Scalable architecture that supports high‑volume IoT device provisioning and micro‑service environments