Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is one of the most foundational components of identity, authentication, and secure communication — yet it is often overlooked until certificates expire, keys are compromised, or critical services fail. This package delivers a comprehensive assessment of your PKI architecture, certificate lifecycle processes, key protection mechanisms, and governance maturity. By combining deep technical analysis with practical, actionable recommendations, you gain clear visibility into risks, operational gaps, and opportunities to strengthen the reliability and security of your PKI environment.
Core Advantages
- Holistic visibility into PKI health and risks We uncover architectural weaknesses, operational gaps, and certificate issues that often go unnoticed until they cause outages.
- Stronger certificate lifecycle management Our recommendations help prevent service disruptions, reduce manual effort, and improve renewal consistency.
- Improved key protection and cryptographic security We strengthen HSM usage, key storage, and access controls to reduce the risk of key compromise.
- Reliable monitoring and early‑warning capabilities Enhanced alerting ensures certificate failures, expirations, and PKI issues are detected before they impact operations.
- Clear governance and operational accountability We help establish policies, ownership, and processes that support long‑term PKI stability.
- Executive‑ready insights that drive action Leadership receives clear, concise reporting that translates technical PKI risks into business impact.
- A practical roadmap for measurable improvement Your team gets a structured plan that accelerates PKI hardening over the next 30, 60, and 90 days.
- Reduced operational risk and downtime By improving lifecycle management, monitoring, and recovery readiness, we help prevent outages caused by certificate failures.
Core Offerings
- PKI architecture review Evaluates your PKI design, hierarchy, trust model, and infrastructure components to ensure a secure and scalable foundation.
- Certificate Authority (CA) review Assesses CA configuration, security controls, issuance policies, and operational practices to identify weaknesses or misconfigurations.
- Certificate expiration analysis Identifies certificates nearing expiration, high‑impact dependencies, and potential service interruption risks.
- Certificate lifecycle management review Reviews issuance, renewal, revocation, and decommissioning processes to ensure certificates are managed consistently and securely.
- HSM and key protection review Examines hardware security modules, key storage, access controls, and cryptographic protections to safeguard private keys.
- Authentication certificate review Evaluates certificates used for device authentication, user authentication, Wi‑Fi, VPN, and application trust chains.
- PKI monitoring and alerting review Assesses logging, alerting, and monitoring coverage to ensure PKI‑related issues are detected early.
- Backup and recovery readiness assessment Reviews backup processes, recovery procedures, and disaster readiness to ensure PKI components can be restored without data loss.
- Certificate governance review Evaluates policies, standards, ownership, and operational accountability to strengthen long‑term PKI management.
Client Deliverables
- PKI Health Report A comprehensive assessment of your PKI environment with findings, risks, and improvement recommendations.
- Certificate Lifecycle Dashboard A visual dashboard showing certificate inventory, expiration timelines, and lifecycle status.
- Certificate Risk Register A structured list of certificate‑related risks with severity, impact, and mitigation guidance.
- PKI Monitoring Recommendations Targeted improvements to logging, alerting, and operational visibility.
- Recovery Readiness Plan A documented plan outlining backup requirements, recovery steps, and disaster‑readiness improvements.
- Executive Summary A leadership‑ready overview highlighting key risks, business impact, and strategic recommendations.
- Prioritized Remediation Roadmap A 30/60/90‑day plan detailing the most impactful actions to strengthen PKI security and reliability.
Pricing
Small Organizations (10-100 users): $12,000 – $18,000
Scope:
- Single Certificate Authority
- Internal Active Directory environment
- Basic certificate lifecycle management
- Certificate inventory assessment
- Expiration risk review
Mid-Market Organizations (100-500 users): $18,000 – $30,000
Scope:
- Multiple Certificate Authorities
- Subordinate CA review
- Auto-enrollment review
- Smart card authentication
- PKI governance assessment
- HSM architecture review
Enterprise / Government (500+ users): $30,000 – $60,000
Scope:
- PKI hierarchy assessment
- Offline Root CA review
- Azure and on-premises PKI integration
- PIV/CAC environment review
- HSM and key management assessment
- Disaster recovery validation
- Certificate governance framework
PKI Modernization & Hardening Accelerator – Premium Version: Fixed Fee: $29,995
Package includes everything in the assessment plus:
- Active Directory Certificate Services hardening review
- PKI governance framework
- Certificate lifecycle automation recommendations
- HSM architecture assessment
- Smart Card / YubiKey deployment review
- Zero Trust certificate strategy
- High Availability & Disaster Recovery design review
- Executive workshop and remediation planning