Our PKI Consulting Services
PKI Architecture & Health Checks
A resilient PKI starts with the right foundation. We assess and design PKI architectures that are secure, scalable, and aligned with industry best practices.
We help you:
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Review existing PKI / CA hierarchy and trust chains
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Identify security, availability, and compliance gaps
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Analyze CRL/OCSP design, key sizes, algorithms, and validity periods
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Evaluate governance, access control, and operational processes
Typical deliverables:
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Current-state PKI architecture diagram and documentation
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Findings and risk assessment (including “quick wins”)
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Future-state architecture and design recommendations
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Prioritized remediation roadmap
Microsoft ADCS & Windows PKI
Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS) is often the backbone of enterprise PKI—but many deployments are legacy, fragile, or undocumented. We help you fix that.
We help you:
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Design or redesign ADCS for multi-tier enterprise environments
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Standardize and secure certificate templates
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Configure auto-enrollment for users, devices, servers, and VPNs
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Integrate PKI with AD, Intune, group policy, and core infrastructure
Typical deliverables:
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ADCS design or remediation plan
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Hardened configuration and template standards
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Operations runbooks for issuance, renewal, and revocation
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Knowledge transfer sessions for your engineering team
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PKI Automation & CLM Integration
Shorter certificate lifetimes and complex hybrid environments make manual certificate management unsustainable. We help you integrate PKI with certificate lifecycle management (CLM) platforms and automation toolchains.
We help you:
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Discover existing certificates across servers, devices, and applications
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Integrate with CLM platforms (Venafi, Sectigo, DigiCert, etc.)
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Design workflows for issuance, renewal, and revocation
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Automate key and certificate operations through APIs and CI/CD pipelines
Typical deliverables:
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Certificate discovery reports and dashboards
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CLM integration and policy configuration
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Automated workflows for common certificate use cases
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Monitoring and alerting design to prevent outages
HSM & Key Management
Your cryptographic keys are the root of trust. We design secure key management solutions using Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) and strong operational processes.
We help you:
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Select and integrate HSMs with PKI and critical applications
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Define key generation, backup, and rotation procedures
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Implement secure access control and separation of duties
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Align with security and compliance frameworks
Typical deliverables:
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HSM integration design and configuration guidance
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Key management policies and procedures
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Backup and recovery playbooks
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Operator training and handover documentation
Training, Workshops & IT Staffing
Technology is only as strong as the team running it. We provide practical training and knowledge transfer tailored to your environment.
We help you:
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Train engineers and administrators on PKI fundamentals and operations
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Run design and architecture workshops with your architects and security leaders
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Build step-by-step runbooks for day-to-day PKI and CLM tasks
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Support onboarding of new team members into PKI roles
Typical deliverables:
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Customized training sessions (remote or on-site)
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Slide decks, lab exercises, and reference materials
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Role-based runbooks and SOPs
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Q&A and follow-up advisory sessions
Why PKIShield?
PKIShield specializes exclusively in PKI and digital certificates. We understand the complexity of modern hybrid environments and the business impact of outages, compliance failures, or key compromise.
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With PKIShield, you get:
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Deep PKI Expertise – Experience across ADCS, Venafi, Sectigo, DigiCert, HSMs, and large enterprise environments.
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End-to-End Lifecycle Focus – From architecture and build-out to automation, monitoring, and ongoing governance.
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Vendor-Neutral Guidance – We recommend what’s best for your environment, not what’s best for a single vendor.
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Clear, Actionable Deliverables – Roadmaps, runbooks, and documentation your team can actually use.
