eBook - Moving beyond Microsoft AD CS Go to eBook - Moving beyond Microsoft AD CS
Businesses face lack of visibility and automation by relying solely on Microsoft's Active Directory Certificate Services for PKI management.
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Challenges with AD CS
While AD CS has historically been a reliable solution, it does present some challenges for today's enterprises:
- High maintenance: Managing certificates using AD CS is a manual process for non-Windows entities that heavily relies on on-premise infrastructure, lacking cloud-native capabilities which limits organizational agility.
- Interoperability issues: While AD CS integrates well within the Microsoft ecosystem and operating systems, it often lacks integrations with commonly used enterprise technologies outside this environment.
- Time-consuming: The manual process of managing digital certificates using AD CS can be time-consuming and error-prone, making it a burden for IT administrators who often have to configure complex setups that include user access and certificate policies.
- Complexity: Deploying and managing Microsoft CA requires specialized public key infrastructure (PKI) knowledge and a dedicated staff, making it challenging for some organizations to implement. IT Teams must carefully manage both existing and new certificates while ensuring adherence to security protocols and cryptography best practices.
- Total cost of ownership (TCO): Though Microsoft CA is theoretically free, there are hidden costs for hardware, expert teams, and annual maintenance, which can quickly add up.
Benefits of AD CS augmentation
Continuous discovery and management of all digital certificates from Microsoft and other public and private CAs, allowing enterprises to manage SSL/TLS certificates, signing certificates, and more, from one platform.
Comprehensive visibility into all certificates, including those used for identification, authentication and authorization in AD CS
Enhanced capabilities added to existing investment in AD CS
Superior automation for certificate installation, deployment, renewal, and revocation
Certificate deployment to secure non-Windows use cases
Consistent certificate policies across the enterprise, improving overall security and compliance capabilities
Related Resources
The Evolution of Certificate Management: Augmenting AD CS Go to The Evolution of Certificate Management: Augmenting AD CS
Data security is paramount, and we know the management of digital certificates plays a crucial role in ensuring secure communication and data integrity.
Elevate your AD CS capabilities with Sectigo Certificate Manager Go to Elevate your AD CS capabilities with Sectigo Certificate Manager
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