Outsourcing PKI to the cloud: What enterprises need to know

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Outsourcing PKI to the cloud: What enterprises need to know
Moving public key infrastructure deployments to the cloud can bring a lot o
What is PKI?
PKI in the enterprise now: Why?
New wave of offerings
Handing off PKI requirements to the cloud
PKI: What you need to know

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From that perspective, PKI consists of roles, security policies, communication protocols and procedures needed to generate, manage, distribute, and revoke digital certificates, while also managing public-key encryption to make secure and trusted communications between different entities both inside and outside of an organisation.
The registration and issuance of certificates are managed by a certification authority (CA), and the process can be automated or issued under human supervision, contingent on the security and trust levels that are necessary on a client-by-client basis.
For example, PKI services like the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) are designed to protect online communications and client certificates used for two-factor authentications, digitally signed documents, and email encryption that allow enterprises to maintain high levels of information online.
With today’s agile and secure cloud infrastructure, a new wave of highly reliable, cloud-based PKI offerings are now available for enterprises to use, known as PKI-as-a-Service (PKIaaS), which enable IT departments to maintain control while all the complexity that comes with managing their PKI setup is contracted out to the service provider.
companies which offer these services provide integrated processes and platforms that can make PKI management simple, including:
An automated platform that is scalable for businesses to simplify PKI deployments to meet the company’s requirements
For businesses that are considering deploying and managing client certificates internally, there are a few challenges to overcome, particularly when it comes to software licenses, ongoing maintenance costs, operational capacity, and the infrastructure required to support PKI

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