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Managed PKI Gives You a Private PKI
Without the Hassle & Headaches

Building a private PKI from scratch gets complicated fast—key ceremonies, hardware security modules,
integrations, penetration tests, compliance audits…the list goes on. A Managed PKI provider is a more
affordable, simpler, and faster path to create and manage your own private CA.

As a PKI broker, The SSL Store will help you compare managed PKI software from multiple vendors to
find the best solution that fits your needs.

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BENEFITS

Managed PKI Saves You Time, Money, & Hassle

Using a managed PKI solution to launch your private PKI offers several advantages over a DIY private PKI.

Pre-Built Integrations

Having pre-built integrations between your PKI software and the platforms your company runs on will help you get your PKI fully-functional much more quickly, as well as saving a lot of development/IT hours. The Managed PKI systems we recommend include a variety of pre-built integrations for deploying and managing certificates in a variety of systems:

Servers such as Apache, NGINX, and Windows IIS
Load balancers such as F5, A10, Citrix, & AWS
Certificate protocols such as ACME, SCEP, and EST
User devices including Windows, MacOS, Android, and iOS
Microsoft ActiveDirectory
Management systems such as ServiceNow

Done-For-You Compliance

Managing a fully-compliant private PKI system requires dotting a lot of i’s and crossing a lot of t’s. If you built your PKI from scratch, you’d be responsible for ongoing security, regular audits, policy documentation and enforcement, key ceremonies, platform updates, infrastructure testing, and more. With a fully-managed PKI solution, all of those compliance headaches are handled by your PKI vendor.

In addition, mPKI platforms include customizable reporting features that make it easy for you to monitor and report on compliance at the individual certificate level.

Save Time and Deploy Faster

Choosing a managed PKI (MPKI) solution means that many of the biggest time sinks have already been handled:

Infrastructure and software setup and managed for you
Pre-built integrations available for all of the most common systems
On-call PKI support to answer questions and resolve issues
Ongoing maintenance and compliance is taken care of
Default certificate profiles and configurations ready-to-go

Reduce Costs

A fully operational PKI system has a lot of moving parts that cost time and money:

Hardware (servers, databases, and HSMs)
Backups and contingency plans
Operational staff
Server & application software
PKI software
Security systems and staff (firewalls, penetration testing, audits, reporting, etc.)
Etc.

Choosing a managed PKI solution gives you the benefit of scale and expertise—a PKI provider can handle these items efficiently because it’s what they do—all day, every day. With mPKI, you pay a predictable annual price with no budget surprises.

Flexible Hosting Options

You can choose from several different approaches to host your managed PKI solution:

Cloud-hosted for 100% managed infrastructure with unmatched reliability and near-continuous uptime.
Custom cloud-hosted if you prefer to host alongside your other cloud-hosted applications.
On-premise hosting for full control and additional options (such as offline/air-gapped hosting).

Most companies find that cloud hosting offers the best value, uptime, and simplicity, but managed PKI software can be deployed under any of the three models.

Built Secure From the Ground Up

Your certificate authority will be managed by your managed PKI provider with multiple layers of protection, such as:

Offline storage for root certificates
Hardware security modules (HSMs) for issuing CAs
Strong access controls
Scheduled penetration testing
Regular backups
External compliance audits

FEATURES

Everything You Need From a PKI Platform

An effective PKI solution is about much more than a root and intermediate CA and certificate issuance—it’s in the
integration and management features where the right mPKI solution really shines.

Certificate Lifecycle
Management

Automate certificate installation
and management through your
management dashboard,
pre-built integrations,
REST APIs, or certificate
protocols.

Cloud-Hosted
or On-Prem

A cloud-based PKI platform offers
the fastest deployment, lowest cost,
and minimal maintenance. Or
choose on-prem for full control and
additional options
(such as air-gapping).

End-To-End
Security

Your PKI provider is responsible
for defense-in-depth for your
PKI, including HSM-protected
private keys, backups, firewalls,
pentesting, and third-party
audits.

Support Certificate
Protocols

Pre-built support for
popular certificate management
protocols including ACME, EST,
and SCEP for fast, dependable
certificate lifecycle
automation.

Manage Public & Private
Certificates

Manage your private and public
certificates alongside each other,
with full certificate lifecycle
automation, an easy-to-use
dashboard, and comprehensive
reporting.

Pre-Built Integrations for
Your Systems

Leverage pre-built integrations
for servers, devices, platforms,
and other systems you use —
making it faster and easier to
setup certificate lifecycle
automation.

Custom Certificate
Profiles

Start with pre-built certificate
profiles or create custom
profiles from scratch — with
private PKI, you can issue
certificates to fit your
systems exactly.

User-Friendly
Control Panel

Get full visibility and control
over every certificate in
a user-friendly control panel.
Delegate access to get work
done while maintaining
centralized control.

See which managed PKI solution best fits your organization’s needs

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MANAGED VS. DIY PKI

Managed PKI Simplifies Your Job

Spinning up and managing your own production-ready PKI is a lot like an iceberg—there are a lot of hidden risks and
costs lurking beneath the surface. Take a look at how managed PKI helps you save time and money.

	DIY PKI VS	Managed PKI
Hardware	Pay for hardware costs, including servers, databases, and hardware security modules (HSMs).	Included
Software	Pay for software licensing, including servers, databases, etc.	Included
Development	Extensive custom development is typically required for setup, integrations, and management.	Included
Security	Requires blue team (defense) and red team (pentesting) to keep your CA secure.	Included
Setup	Requires significant time and cost to setup.	Included
IT Operations	Requires staff for monitoring, maintenance, updates, and backups of your PKI systems.	Included
Control Panel	Typically requires custom development work to build a UI from scratch that meets your needs.	Included
Integrations	Typically requires developing most integrations from scratch.	Included (pre-built integrations, APIs, and certificate protocols)
Root Generation	Generate your own root and intermediate certificates, including key ceremonies, offline secure storage, etc.	Included
Certificate Profiles	Create your own certificate profiles from scratch and manage updates for ongoing compatibility and compliance.	Included (pre-built and custom options)
Access Control	Build your own system for managing users access and certificate requests.	Included (customizable options to meet any need)
Revocations	Setup and manage your own infrastructure for revocations.	Included (CRL, OCSP)
Notifications	Build your own notification system to stay on top of expirations, renewals, etc.	Included

Which solution best suits your needs? Let’s find out together.

MICROSOFT CA

Upgrade Your Microsoft CA to Managed PKI

Already have a private PKI setup through Microsoft CA, but frustrated with the lack of features and support? You can take your existing private CA and layer a managed PKI platform on top to get the features you’re missing:

Automated Certificate Management - Get full visibility and certificate lifecycle management for all certificates, including certs installed in non-Microsoft environments.
Reduce Your Staff’s Workload - Adding a managed PKI platform to your Microsoft CA removes the need for your staff to do many IT and development tasks.
Better Functionality - In addition to a feature-rich Active Directory integration you’ll get many new features—integrations, user-friend control panels, easy access delegation, management of public certificates, and more.

SOLUTIONS

Compare the Top Managed PKI Providers

Because PKI touches nearly every part of your organization’s IT systems, every company has a unique list of
requirements for a managed PKI provider. The SSL Store specializes in helping you vet and compare multiple PKI
software solutions to find the one that best meets your needs.

Platform	Price Range	Hosting Options	Fully Managed CA	FEATURE SET
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	$ - $$	On-Prem
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USE CASES

Managed PKI For Every Need

SSL/TLS Certificates

Code Signing Certificates

Email Signing & Encryption

Document Signing Certificates

User
Certificates

Private & Subordinate CA

SSL/SSH Key Management

IoT Identity Management

Trust
Services

VPN Authentication

Device Certificates

eIDAS Certificates

DevOps Container Signing

Windows
Hello

Microsoft
CA

INTEGRATIONS

PKI Integrations Made Easy

One of the most important parts of any PKI system is the integrations—choosing a solution that integrates seamlessly
with your existing systems will save you countless hours, reduce total budget, and improve security. We’ve listed a few
popular integrations here—contact us for help identifying the PKI platform that’s the best fit for your needs.

Web Servers

User Devices

Mobile

Cloud & Load Balancers

DevOps

See how easy it is to integrate PKI into all of your systems

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Streamline your decision-making process with our
multi-vendor approach. Our process will ensure
that you end up with the right solution for
YOUR situation—under budget, in less time.

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WHY CHOOSE US?

Top 6 Reasons to Let Us Help You Find the Right mPKI Solution

Get All the Info You Need, in One Place

Get access to demos, technical details, and answers for all the top managed PKI software. We’re your single point of contact for whatever you need.
Shortcut Meetings & the Sales Process

Jumping through the same hoops with each vendor gets redundant & tiresome. We’ll fast track the experience so you only have to say things once.
Get Direct Access to Solution Architects

We’ll connect you directly with the technical resources and engineers from each vendor to get answers fast. We already have them on speed dial.
Get Cross-Vendor Advice & Comparisons

We’ll help you compare apples-to-apples across multiple vendors to choose the best solution. We’re not afraid to tell you each solution’s strengths and weaknesses, because we represent them all.
Get Our Negotiated Discounts

As the largest PKI and certificate distributor in the world, we use our relationships with vendors to help you get the best deal on your chosen solution.
Get the Best of Both Worlds

Deal directly with your chosen vendor, while also getting the insights and negotiated deals only an independent PKI broker can offer.

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top managed PKI systems.

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Managed PKI Gives You a Private PKI Without the Hassle & Headaches