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Eliminating Certificate Risk: How Azure Key Vault and Securetron PKI Trust Manager Work Together

Azure | Key Vault | AKV SaaS | Enterprise | Community Edition 🔐 Why Managing Certificates in Azure Key Vault Is Essential And How Securetron PKI Trust Manager Elevates That Security Digital certificates sit at the heart of modern security. They authenticate workloads, encrypt data in transit, and establish trust between applications, devices, and users. As organizations scale their cloud footprint, the number of certificates they rely on grows rapidly and so does the complexity of managing them. This is where Azure Key Vault becomes indispensable. And when combined with Securetron PKI...

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Phishing-Resistant Authentication Protection: A Step-by-Step Guide to Implementing Certificate-Based Authentication in Entra-ID

Security | MFA | CBA SaaS | Enterprise | Community Edition Phishing-Resistant Authentication Protection: A Step-by-Step Guide to Implementing Certificate-Based Authentication in Entra-ID Certificate-based authentication (CBA) represents a significant upgrade from traditional password-based logins or traditional TOTP/OTP MFA, offering phishing-resistant and passwordless access to Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD), as well as protecting critical assets and services. This article provides a comprehensive guide on implementing CBA for both end-users (user authentication)...

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Integrate Intune with PKI Trust Manager to Issue Certificates to Users, Devices, and Servers

ADCS | Intune SaaS | Enterprise | Community Edition Integrate Intune with PKI Trust Manager to issue Certificates This tutorial guides you through fully integrating PKI Trust Manager and Intune to issue certificates to users or devices. The PKI Trust Manager’s Intune Integration service should be used instead of Microsoft Network Device Enrollment Service. You will learn how to navigate the interface and configure necessary certificate templates for successful setup. 1. Introduction Let us begin at the ISSUING Certification Authority that has been previously integrated with...

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How to build Certificate Bill of Material (CBOM)

Discovery | Notification SaaS | Enterprise | Community Edition What is CBOM – Certificate Bill of Materials CBOM stands for Certificate Bill of Materials. It is a concept borrowed from the software industry’s SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) and applies its core principle to the complex ecosystem of digital certificates and cryptographic assets within an organization. Core Definition A CBOM is a formal, machine-readable inventory that details all the digital certificates (TLS/SSL, code signing, S/MIME, client authentication, etc.), cryptographic keys, and sometimes related...

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Enable SCEP API Interface on PKI Trust Manager

ADCS | Compliance SaaS | Enterprise | Community Edition How to Enable SCEP Service in PKI Trust Manager This tutorial guides you through enabling the SCEP Service within the PKI Trust Manager. The PKI Trust Manager SCEP service should be used instead of Microsoft Network Device Enrollment Service. You will learn how to navigate the interface and configure necessary certificate templates for successful setup. Prerequisites How to Publish a Certificate Template in PKI Trust Manager How to Deploy Microsoft CA / AD CS Proxy Gateway How to Deploy CertAPI Container on Azure How to Deploy...

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How to Audit Microsoft Certification Authority (ADCS) using PKI Trust Auditor

ADCS | Compliance SaaS | Enterprise | Community Edition How to Audit Active Directory Certificate Authority (ADCS) / Microsoft CA using the PKI Trust Auditor This guide explains how to audit an Active Directory Certificate Authority using PKI Trust Auditor. You will learn the step-by-step process to perform a comprehensive audit efficiently. 1. Prerequisites To begin, You will need to have these steps performed: 1. Download the PKI Trust Auditor from securetron.net for Free. 2. User account that is a Domain Admin or an Enterprise Admin. For specific permissions refer to the...

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Deploy PKI Trust Manager using Docker

Guide | PTM SaaS | Enterprise | Community Edition How to Deploy PKI Trust Manager using Docker This tutorial guides you through deploying the PKI Trust Manager on Docker. You will complete all necessary steps to set up and verify the deployment successfully. 1. Introduction Let us begin by accessing a linux server terminal to begin the deployment process. In our demo we are using Ubuntu. 2. Create Directory First, create a new directory called securetron. This directory will be used to download the necessary files required to run the PKI Trust Manager application 3. Enter...

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The Weak Link – Auditor General of Canada Warning on PKI and Cryptographic Governance

News | Government Certificate Discovery | Management The Weak Link in Canada’s Cyber Armor: Auditor General of Canada Warning on PKI and Cryptographic Governance A new report from Canada’s Auditor General has issued a stark warning that goes far beyond typical cybersecurity shortcomings. It reveals critical failures in the very foundations that underpin trust and security in government digital services: Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and cryptography. While the audit doesn’t mention PKI by name, its findings paint a dire picture of the ecosystem in which digital...

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How PKI Trust Manager eases achieving Zero-Trust Security

How PKI Trust Manager eases achieving Zero-Trust Security Introduction Modern enterprises require robust security frameworks that combine cloud-based device management with strong authentication mechanisms. The integration between Microsoft Intune and a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Certification Authority (CA) is critical for enabling: Windows Hello for Business (passwordless authentication) Certificate-based authentication (for Wi-Fi, NAC, and VPN) Secure device provisioning through...

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Intune Integration with PKI Trust Manager is Essential for Modern Enterprise Security

Why Intune Integration with PKI Trust Manager is Essential for Modern Enterprise Security Introduction As enterprises embrace cloud-based management and zero-trust security models, seamless integration between Microsoft Intune Mobile Device Management (MDM) and a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Certification Authority (CA) with PKI Trust Manager becomes critical. This integration enables secure authentication mechanisms such as Windows Hello for Business, certificate-based authentication (CBA) for Wi-Fi, NAC (Network Access Control), and VPNs. Additionally, extending Intune’s management...

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