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DigiCert Trust Architecture Playbook
The DigiCert® Trust Architecture Playbook is a roadmap of best practices to help organizations modernize their PKI and unify lifecycle management across public and private trust environments. Organized into focused pillars informed by real-world use cases, it provides a structured path from reactive certificate management to a governed, automated program built for shorter certificate lifetimes, expanding inventories, and the post-quantum transition. Additional pillars will be published here as this framework expands.
Baseline pillar
Discovery, visibility, and trust baseline
Build a trusted inventory using connectors, scanning, and CT monitoring. Establish initial tagging and ownership.
Issuance pillar
CA design for private and public trust
Set up CA hierarchies and issuance paths for DigiCert private and public trust. Connect third-party CAs for CA-agnostic lifecycle management.
Automation pillar
Automation patterns, strategies, and readiness
Plan, prioritize, and automate certificate lifecycle management across your organization. Establish automation tiers and rollout phases.
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