PKI Certificate lifecycle by Averox

Certificates that never expire on you.

Averox PKI issues, renews and revokes certificates for your servers, devices and users automatically, so nothing expires unnoticed. CA keys stay in an HSM, and you can move to post-quantum algorithms whenever you're ready.

ACME · EST · SCEP · CMPEvery enrollment protocol
HSM-backed CA keysPKCS#11 & cloud HSM
Post-quantum readyNIST FIPS 203 · 204 · 205
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See how Averox PKI keeps every certificate in check.

A short walkthrough of how certificates are requested, signed, deployed and renewed — without anyone on your team lifting a finger.

01Automated lifecycle

Issue, renew and revoke without manual steps.

02HSM-protected keys

CA keys stay inside secure hardware.

03Post-quantum ready

Switch algorithms with one configuration change.

Core capabilities

Everything PKI. Fully automated.

From issuing the first certificate to rotating keys years later, Averox PKI handles the routine work — so your team stops tracking expiry dates in spreadsheets.

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01

Automated certificate lifecycle

Issuance, renewal, deployment and revocation run on their own across your whole certificate estate. No more outages because one certificate was forgotten.

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02

Hardware Security Module (HSM)

Root and issuing CA keys are protected in physical or cloud HSMs through PKCS#11 — keys never sit on a regular disk.

03

Certificate threat monitoring

Watches how certificates are used and flags unusual patterns — like a certificate showing up where it shouldn't — in line with CISA guidance.

04

Multi-tenant by design

Separate organisations, role-based access and white-label options — built for enterprises with many business units and for MSPs.

05

Tamper-proof audit trail

Certificate events can be anchored to a blockchain such as Ethereum, giving you a record of issuance and revocation that can't be quietly altered.

How it works

One certificate, start to finish.

Every step is automated, monitored and logged — from the first request to the renewal that happens before anyone notices.

STEP 01

Request

A server, device or app asks for a certificate over ACME, SCEP, EST or CMP.

STEP 02

Validate

Identity is checked — including document, QR and face verification for high-assurance user certificates.

STEP 03

Sign

Your Root or Intermediate CA signs it inside the HSM, with classical or post-quantum algorithms.

STEP 04

Deploy

The certificate is pushed to web servers, load balancers, devices and cloud services automatically.

STEP 05

Monitor & renew

Usage is watched around the clock and the certificate renews before it expires.

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Protocol support

Works with every enrollment scenario.

From cloud-native ACME to SCEP for older network gear, Averox PKI fits into the infrastructure you already run — without touching a single endpoint.

ProtocolStandardBest for
ACME v2RFC 8555Web servers & CDNs
ESTRFC 7030Enterprise devices
SCEPRFC 8894Routers & firewalls
CMPRFC 4210Full PKI management
OCSP & CRLRFC 6960 · 5280Revocation checks
Works withCertbotNginxApacheCisco IOSFortinet
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Zero Trust

The identity layer behind Zero Trust.

Zero Trust only works if every user, device and service can prove who it is. Averox PKI issues the certificates that make that proof possible.

  • Micro-segmentation

    Only systems holding a valid certificate can talk to each other.

  • Cloudflare Zero Trust integration

    Issue device certificates and plug them straight into your ZTNA policies.

  • High-assurance identity checks

    ID document scanning, QR verification and face matching before certificates go to privileged users.

Use cases

Built for industries where trust is mandatory.

From banks to hospitals to factory floors — wherever systems need to prove who they are, Averox PKI does the work.

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Banking & financial services

Secure online banking, sign transactions and protect inter-bank links with certificates built for strict regulators.

  • Transaction signing and verification
  • API and mTLS certificate management
  • Supports PCI-DSS and SAMA requirements
Post-quantum cryptography

Quantum-ready before you need it.

Large quantum computers will be able to break today's RSA and ECC keys. Averox PKI already supports the NIST post-quantum standards, so you can start moving now instead of rushing later.

Key exchange · FIPS 203

ML-KEM Kyber

Lattice-based key encapsulation that replaces RSA and ECDH key exchange.

Signatures · FIPS 204

ML-DSA Dilithium

Lattice-based signatures for signing certificates in place of RSA and ECDSA.

Signatures · FIPS 205

SLH-DSA SPHINCS+

Hash-based signatures with security that doesn't rely on lattice maths.

Migration

Hybrid mode

Classical and post-quantum together, so existing systems keep working during the switch.

The migration path
Today

Classical keys

RSA-2048 and ECDSA P-256 are still safe — but data captured now can be decrypted later. Time to plan.

Next few years

Hybrid transition

Hybrid certificates combine classical and post-quantum algorithms for a migration with zero downtime.

Early 2030s

Post-quantum by default

Regulators expect quantum-safe algorithms. Teams that started early carry on; late movers face urgent fixes.

With Averox PKI

Ready now

Turn on quantum-resistant certificates for any workload with a single configuration change.

Compliance & standards

Built to the standards auditors ask for.

Averox PKI is designed around the frameworks your security, risk and audit teams already work with.

SOC 2 Type II

Audited controls for security, availability, confidentiality and processing integrity.

NIST frameworks

Key management aligned to NIST SP 800-57, with post-quantum algorithms from FIPS 203, 204 and 205.

eIDAS & WebTrust

Certificate policies that follow eIDAS qualified-certificate rules and CA/Browser Forum Baseline Requirements.

GDPR & ISO 27001

Privacy-by-design architecture and information security management aligned with ISO 27001.

Plans

From first trial to full enterprise.

Start free, then grow into the plan that fits — no per-certificate fees.

Starter

Trial & SMB

Get started with PKI automation. Full features, limited certificate volume.

  • Up to 1,000 certificates
  • ACME & SCEP
  • Automated lifecycle
  • Certificate threat monitoring
  • HSM support
  • Post-quantum algorithms
  • Blockchain anchoring
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Enterprise Teams

Everything growing enterprises need — unlimited certificates, HSM and post-quantum algorithms.

  • Unlimited certificates
  • ACME, EST, SCEP & CMP
  • Cloud and on-prem HSM
  • Post-quantum algorithms
  • Blockchain anchoring
  • Multi-tenant RBAC
  • Dedicated PKI experts
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Enterprise

Large Enterprise & Government

Custom PKI with sovereign infrastructure, custom integrations and dedicated support.

  • Everything in Professional
  • On-premises deployment
  • Custom CA hierarchy design
  • White-label for MSPs
  • 24/7 dedicated support
  • SLA up to 99.99%
  • Security vulnerability reporting
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Stop chasing expiry dates.

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