For a Certificate Lifecycle Management platform, security and compliance are not feature checkboxes; they are the contract. CertiNext sits at the cryptographic root of trust for the enterprises we serve, which means every control, attestation, and audit trail is engineered for the highest assurance bar.
This page documents the certifications, architectures, and regulatory alignments that let security, risk, and audit teams deploy CertiNext with confidence.
Security Architecture
Hardened by design, not bolted on
CertiNext is built on a zero-trust foundation with validated cryptography, HSM-backed key protection, and fine-grained access controls. Every layer is instrumented, every action is logged, and every integration is secured by default.
All cryptographic operations run through FIPS-validated modules: the US federal benchmark for approved algorithms, key handling, and physical protection. Required for federal, defense, and regulated industries.
Native support for Thales Luna, Entrust nShield, Utimaco SecurityServer, AWS CloudHSM, Azure Key Vault, and GCP Cloud HSM. Private keys never leave the cryptographic boundary.
No implicit trust between components. Every request is authenticated, authorized, and encrypted, including internal service-to-service calls. mTLS everywhere.
Role-based access control with enforced separation of duties: operators, approvers, auditors, and key custodians hold non-overlapping privileges. SSO via SAML, OIDC, or SCIM.
Crypto-agile architecture supports NIST-selected ML-KEM, ML-DSA, SLH-DSA, and hybrid certificates. Begin PQC pilots today without re-architecting.
Immutable, tamper-evident audit trails for every issuance, renewal, revocation, and configuration change. Streams natively to Splunk, QRadar, Sentinel, and Elastic SIEMs.
Certifications & Attestations
Independently audited. Continuously validated.
Every certification below is held by eMudhra, CertiNext's parent and CA operator, and is current as of the most recent audit window. Reports are available under NDA for enterprise buyers.
Common Criteria EAL 4+
An internationally recognized security evaluation covering the design, implementation, testing, and lifecycle of the CertiNext CA software. EAL 4+ is the ceiling for commercial products and the baseline for national PKI deployments. For buyers, it means the platform has been formally penetration-tested and design-reviewed against threat models, not just code-scanned.
WebTrust for CAs
The CA/Browser Forum's seal of approval that governs trust in every root embedded in modern browsers and operating systems. It validates issuance, revocation, and operational controls against a detailed criteria set. Without WebTrust, public TLS certificates would not be trusted by Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, iOS, Android, or macOS. CertiNext holds it.
ISO 27001, 27017, 27018
ISO 27001 certifies the information security management system (ISMS) that governs how CertiNext is operated. 27017 extends the control set to cloud-specific risks. 27018 adds controls for handling personally identifiable information in the cloud. Together they are the international shorthand for "this vendor takes security seriously," and pre-clear most enterprise vendor-risk reviews.
SOC 2 Type II
AICPA-standard attestation report covering security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy, audited over a sustained observation window (not a point-in-time snapshot). Type II is what serious enterprise procurement teams ask for. CertiNext's SOC 2 report maps every control to the CLM workflows our customers run.
eIDAS Qualified Trust Service Provider
Supervised status under the EU eIDAS regulation for issuing qualified certificates with legal equivalence to handwritten signatures across all 27 member states. For buyers operating in or selling into the EU, QTSP status removes the jurisdictional risk of running critical identity infrastructure on a non-qualified provider.
Regional CA Accreditations
Licensed Certifying Authority in India (CCA), recognized trust provider in UAE, Mauritius, and Philippines, and a member of the IGTF. Where sovereign digital-trust rules apply, CertiNext is locally accredited, so your certificates carry legal recognition, not just technical trust.
Regulatory Compliance
Mapped to the regulations your auditors ask about
CertiNext doesn't just "support compliance"; specific product capabilities map to specific regulatory controls. Below is the short list; request a full control-mapping document for your regulatory footprint.
| Regulation | CertiNext Control | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| GDPR (EU) | Encrypted identity certificates; audit trails with data-subject lineage; right-to-erasure workflows for key material. | Provable data protection |
| HIPAA (US) | FIPS-validated crypto for PHI in transit & at rest; RBAC with SoD; signed access logs suitable for OCR review. | ePHI protection |
| PCI-DSS | HSM-backed key management (Req. 3.5); strong crypto for cardholder transmission (Req. 4.1); automated cert rotation. | Cardholder data safety |
| DPDP Act (India) | Data-principal consent receipts signed with qualified certificates; localized key storage; breach-notification telemetry. | DPDP readiness |
| NIS2 (EU) | Cryptographic identity for essential & important entities; incident-reporting hooks; supply-chain certificate governance. | NIS2 article 21 controls |
| SOX (US) | Segregation of duties on certificate operations; immutable change logs; approval workflows tied to CAB. | ITGC audit evidence |
| RBI guidelines (India) | Licensed CA issuance for Indian financial institutions; localized storage of cryptographic material. | Indian banking compliance |
| UAE NESA / SIA | Alignment with UAE Information Assurance Standards for critical sectors; local trust services via eMudhra DMCC. | UAE regulated-sector fit |
| Saudi NCA ECC | Cryptographic controls mapped to ECC-1:2018 Tier 3/4; supported by regional deployment options. | KSA CII compliance |
| Qatar NCSA | National Cyber Security Agency framework alignment for PKI governance and key lifecycle. | Qatar public-sector readiness |
Audit Readiness
Audits move from weeks to hours
Auditors don't need a walkthrough of your CA; they need evidence. CertiNext generates the evidence continuously, stores it tamper-evidently, and exports it in the formats auditors actually use. Internal audit, external SOC, WebTrust, ISO surveillance: one source of truth.
Live posture views by regulation, business unit, or asset class. Red/amber/green status down to individual certificates.
WORM storage of every issuance, approval, revocation, and policy change, with cryptographic chaining.
One-click export packs for SOC 2, ISO 27001, WebTrust, HIPAA, and PCI, pre-formatted for auditor intake.
Continuous monitoring flags deviation from certificate policies or cryptographic baselines before an auditor finds it.
Request a compliance mapping for your regulatory footprint
Share the regulations and frameworks you must satisfy. Our PKI architects will return a CertiNext control-to-regulation mapping document, typically within 3 business days.
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