Public Key Infrastructure

Public key infrastructure provides greater security

Public key infrastructure (PKI) has been a critical part of Internet security for more than 15 years - a virtual lifetime on the Web. As a proven security technology, public key infrastructure is pervasive in the transactions conducted by organizations and individuals on the Web. For organizations seeking robust security solutions based on public key infrastructure, Entrust has the answers.

Entrust PKI solutions

Entrust - a worldwide leader in public key infrastructure solutions

Entrust is a leading provider of layered security solutions for organizations, individuals and governments throughout the world, and was the first provider of a commercially available public key infrastructure solution in 1994. Today, Entrust's public-key infrastructure product portfolio is the industry's most relied upon solution.

Entrust Authority public key solutions help organizations manage the full lifecycles of certificate-based digital identities, and they also enable organizations to use encryption, digital signature, and authentication capabilities consistently and transparently across applications and platforms. Entrust Authority is easy to use, fully integrated and has a modular infrastructure that enables enterprises to create layered solutions tailored to meet the needs of their organizations.

Entrust Authority Security Manager is the heart of this product portfolio. This certification authority (CA) system issues and manages the digital identities of users. Organizations can add optional public key infrastructure components that work seamlessly with Security Manager to address specific security needs and transparently automate all security-related processes through one public key infrastructure.

Component infrastructure solutions for public-private key encryption

Components of the Entrust Authority public-key solution include:

• Entrust Authority Administration Services is a Web-based application that enforces all administrative transactions to be digitally signed, enabling delegated and distributed administration of the Entrust Authority Security Manager infrastructure with end-to-end security.
• Entrust Authority Auto-Enrollment Server provides capability to automatically enroll users and computers with public key infrastructure for managed certificates when using a Windows? platform.
• Entrust Authority Roaming Server enables users to have secure, remote access to protected information without needing to carry public key infrastructure digital IDs.
• Entrust Authority Security Manager Proxy enables users to communicate with a public key infrastructure certification authority over the Web without requiring changes to settings for firewalls.
• Entrust Authority Enrollment Server for Web issues digital certificates to applications and devices.
• Entrust Authority Enrollment Server for VPN issues digital certificates to VPN gateways, remote access clients, and routers from a broad range of industry leading vendors.

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Entrust also offers device certificate and x509 solutions; market-leading PKI certificate and SSL certificate technology; products for PCI security, smart card PKI , and secure HTTPS; and more.