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nCipher PKI Professional Services

ensure best-practice PKI security
and performance
nCipher PKI Professional Services ensure
best-practice PKI security and performance
INTRODUCTION NCIPHER PKI PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INCLUDE:
Public key infrastructures (PKIs)1 help establish the identity of people, PKI Training (PS-TRN-PKI)
devices, and services, which makes it possible for enterprises to
A well-managed PKI system can protect your business from a
control access to systems and resources, protect data, and account
data breach and prepare you for difficult audits. However, people,
for transactions. PKIs are integral to a trusted business environment
processes, and technology drive the successful use of PKIs, and in
for e-commerce and the growing Internet of Things (IoT).
today’s fluid workforce, personnel can quickly shift leaving PKIs in
Next generation business applications are increasingly relying on unfamiliar hands.
PKI technology to guarantee security, as evolving business models
The nCipher Professional Services team has years of PKI deployment
become more dependent on electronic interactions that require
and management experience and will train your team on the ins and
online authentication and compliance with stricter data security
outs of PKIs. nCipher PKI Training equips your staff to rapidly deploy
regulations. The proliferation of connected devices makes PKIs even
and smoothly operate your system through its lifecycle. Designed
more relevant today, because online devices need identities just as
for any team members involved in PKI operations, the training helps
individuals do.
instill the skills your team needs to build your system and keep it
The nCipher Security Professional Services team has for decades running as efficiently as possible.
designed and implemented crypto applications for the world’s most
nCipher PKI Training provides your staff:
security-conscious organizations. Our consultants will work closely
with you to design and deploy the right solution for your unique
environment and endow your team with the knowledge to maintain
°°Foundational understanding of today’s cryptographic
systems and PKIs
it for years to come.
°°Competence
on exercises
gained from real-world use cases and hands-
nCipher Security is a Gold Certified Microsoft partner.
°°Progressively learned skills—instructors work with students
to evaluate their knowledge acquisition and build on each
new topic
nCipher PKI Professional Services
°°Experience and confidence to begin managing PKI
°°Accelerate PKI deployment and reduce operating costs systems effectively

°°Ensure your PKI operates at best practice level Enterprise PKI Deployment Service (PS-PKI-CONS)
°°Enable you to independently manage compliance Many businesses rely on digital certificates as security tokens for
°°Help you protect your organization’s reputation and
intellectual property
a wide variety of purposes, such as authentication, digital signing
and encryption. While many services and applications can use these
certificates, Certificate Authorities are often deployed to satisfy
a single business need without considering other potential uses.
The nCipher Professional Services team can help your business
reconsider its approach to certificates and PKIs to support multiple
use cases and applications.
nCipher’s Enterprise PKI Deployment Service provides:

°°Expanded functionality from your existing PKI

°°A wide variety of PKI options to meet your business needs
°°High confidence in your PKI solution afforded by thorough
planning, documentation and testing

°°Enhanced security through nCipher hardware security modules

(HSMs) proven through thousands of units deployed globally

1. A public key infrastructure (PKI) is the set of hardware, software, policies, processes,
and procedures required to create, manage, distribute, use, store, and revoke digital
certificates and public-keys.
PKI Migration (PS-PKI-CONS) PKI Healthcheck (PS-PKI-HC)
Cryptographic hashes are the basis of certificate-based message Knowing that your PKI is securely deployed and optimally configured
authentication in virtually all Internet protocols. With the SHA-1 for your business assures you and your management that the PKI is
hashing algorithm now considered unsafe, organizations are rapidly generating real business value for your organization.
migrating to SHA-2. All major browser vendors have stopped
The nCipher PKI Healthcheck service will ensure your PKI is
supporting SHA-1 signed certificates.
deployed in a secure state, and that it is optimally configured for
Moving to SHA-2 presents a complex problem due to the integral your business. An nCipher Professional Services consultant will
nature of hash algorithms within PKIs, as well as various industry analyze the technical aspects of your PKI along with your policy
and application incompatibilities with SHA-2. nCipher Professional and governance, and provide both a written report and formal
Services can help you securely manage the complexities of this presentation of detailed findings and recommendations.
critical migration.
nCipher’s PKI Healthcheck provides:
The PKI Migration service will help you securely manage the
complexities of the critical migration of your PKI from SHA-1 based °°Thorough and actionable recommendations to rectify issues
and enhance the health of your PKI
certificates to SHA-2, or to migrate from older Windows 2008 Server
CAs. An nCipher consultant will help you assess your options and °°Comprehensive analysis extending beyond PKI technology
to include policy and governance
support your migration as needed, from planning and documentation
through testing and deployment.
°°Expert counsel on security-enhancing hardware security
modules (HSMs)
nCipher’s PKI Migration service provides:

°°Expertise to help you efficiently select among migration options

°°In-depth knowledge of complexities to help you avoid pitfalls and
mitigate risks

°°Thorough upfront planning to minimize downtime

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About nCipher Security

Today’s fast moving digital environment enhances customer satisfaction, gives competitive
advantage and improves operational efficiency. It also multiplies the security risks. nCipher
Security, a leader in the general purpose hardware security module (HSM) market, empowers
world-leading organizations by delivering trust, integrity and control to their business critical
information and applications.
Our cryptographic solutions secure emerging technologies—cloud, IoT, blockchain, digital
payments—and help meet new compliance mandates, using the same proven technology
that global organizations depend on today to protect against threats to their sensitive data,
network communications and enterprise infrastructure. We deliver trust for your business
critical applications, ensuring the integrity of your data and putting you in complete
control – today, tomorrow, at all times. www.ncipher.com

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