Simplify Certificate Lifecycle Management with Sectigo Certificate Manager
Centralised Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM) for Modern IT Environments
Reduce repetitive administration, identify overlooked certificates and help prevent avoidable certificate-expiry disruptions across supported environments.
Why Is Manual Certificate Management Becoming Harder?
As certificate lifespans shorten and organisations manage more digital identities, manual tracking and fragmented certificate processes increase operational complexity. Missed renewals and certificates outside central oversight can contribute to service disruption and security exposure.
Three certificate management challenges
Shorter Certificate Lifespan
Limited Certificate Visibility
Manual Operations
Industry change: public TLS certificate validity
The CA/Browser Forum approved a phased reduction in the maximum validity of publicly trusted TLS certificates: 200 days from March 2026, 100 days from March 2027, and 47 days from March 2029. These are maximum validity periods, not mandatory renewal intervals for every certificate.
What Is Sectigo Certificate Manager (SCM)?
Sectigo Certificate Manager is a Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM) platform that centralises certificate discovery, issuance, deployment, renewal, replacement and related management workflows. It helps IT and security teams maintain visibility and automate repetitive certificate tasks across supported environments.
SCM is designed for broader enterprise certificate management, not simply the issuance of an individual SSL/TLS certificate.
One Platform for the Certificate Lifecycle
Discover
Find certificates and maintain an inventory across supported environments.
Issue
Streamline certificate requests and issuance.
Deploy
Install certificates across supported servers, systems, and environments.
Renew
Replace
Integrate
Why Use Sectigo Certificate Manager?
Centralised Visibility
Bring certificate information together to help identify unmanaged and expiring certificates.
Lifecycle Automation
Reduce repetitive tasks across supported issuance, deployment, renewal and replacement workflows.
CA-agnostic Management
Manage certificates from multiple certificate authorities through one platform, subject to supported integrations.
Reduced Operational Risk
Use monitoring and automated workflows to help lower the likelihood of certificate-related outages and errors.
Centralised Visibility
Bring certificate information together to help identify unmanaged and expiring certificates.
Lifecycle Automation
Reduce repetitive tasks across supported issuance, deployment, renewal and replacement workflows.
CA-agnostic Management
Manage certificates from multiple certificate authorities through one platform, subject to supported integrations.
Reduced Operational Risk
Use monitoring and automated workflows to help lower the likelihood of certificate-related outages and errors.
What Can Sectigo Certificate Manager Manage?
Certificate Discovery
Locate certificates and build a central inventory for better oversight.
SSL/TLS Automation
Simplify issuance, deployment and renewal workflows.
Private PKI
Manage supported private certificates and internal PKI environments alongside public certificates.
Microsoft CA Management
Improve oversight of certificates issued in supported Microsoft CA environments.
S/MIME Certificate Management
Centralise lifecycle management for email certificates.
Code Signing Certificate Management
Support oversight and management of certificates used to sign software.
SCM vs Manual Certificate Management
SCM does not change the purpose of a digital certificate. It changes how an organisation discovers, governs and manages certificates across its infrastructure.
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Consideration
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Manual / fragmented approach
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Inventory
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Separate lists or incomplete visibility
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Centralised discovery and inventory
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Renewal
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Individual reminders and manual actions
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Automated renewal in supported workflows
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Multiple CAs
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Different portals and processes
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CA-agnostic management
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Governance
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Distributed ownership and records
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Centralised visibility and management
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Scale
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Administrative effort grows with certificate estate
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More repeatable, integrated processes
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Inventory
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Separate lists or incomplete visibility
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Centralised discovery and inventory
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Renewal
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Individual reminders and manual actions
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Automated renewal in supported workflows
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Multiple CAs
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Different portals and processes
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CA-agnostic management
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Governance
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Distributed ownership and records
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Centralised visibility and management
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Scale
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Administrative effort grows with certificate estate
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More repeatable, integrated processes
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Who Is SCM For?
SCM is relevant to organisations with certificates spread across multiple teams, systems or certificate authorities, particularly those seeking stronger lifecycle visibility and automation.
- Enterprise IT and infrastructure teams managing certificates across servers, cloud and applications.
- Security and PKI teams seeking centralised oversight and more consistent workflows.
- MSPs and technology service providers evaluating certificate lifecycle management for customers, subject to the applicable delivery model.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM)?
Certificate Lifecycle Management is the process of discovering, issuing, deploying, monitoring, renewing and replacing digital certificates throughout their lifecycle. CLM platforms help centralise these tasks and automate supported workflows.
What is Sectigo Certificate Manager (SCM)?
Sectigo Certificate Manager is a CLM platform that provides centralised certificate discovery, lifecycle automation and management capabilities across supported environments.
Why do organisations need certificate lifecycle management?
Organisations often use certificates across many systems. CLM helps teams find certificates, track expiry dates, reduce manual administration and manage renewals more consistently.
Does SCM automate SSL/TLS certificate renewals?
Yes. SCM supports automated certificate renewal in compatible environments and configured workflows. Actual coverage depends on the certificate type and integration.
Can SCM manage certificates from multiple certificate authorities?
SCM supports CA-agnostic certificate management, enabling central oversight of certificates from multiple CAs through supported capabilities and integrations.
Yes. Sectigo Certificate Manager supports Private PKI and Microsoft Certificate Authority (Microsoft CA) environments. It helps organizations to centrally manage private and public certificates through a unified platform, improve visibility, and simplify day-to-day certificate management.
Yes. Sectigo Certificate Manager supports the management of S/MIME and code signing certificates. S/MIME certificates help secure email communications, while code signing certificates help verify software publisher identity and protect software integrity. Centralized management helps organizations maintain better visibility and control over these certificate types.
SCM is a broader enterprise CLM platform for discovery, visibility, governance and automation. Sectigo CaaS is a separate subscription-based SSL/TLS certificate service focused on ACME-enabled issuance and renewal. They should not be presented as interchangeable.
No. SCM can help reduce certificate-related operational risks through visibility, monitoring and automation, but successful outcomes depend on configuration, integration coverage and operational processes.
Contact WebNIC to discuss your certificate environment, lifecycle management needs and the available Sectigo Certificate Manager offering.