Case Study

Hidden Certificates. Multiple PKIs. How One Bank Centralized Certificate Management Across Multi-Cloud and Kubernetes

How CertSecure Manager helped a major US bank centralize certificate discovery, automate lifecycle management, and gain full visibility across multi-cloud and Kubernetes environments.

Customer Profile

A major US bank offering personal banking, wealth management, and corporate finance. The institution uses encryption and data security controls to protect client information and assets, with operations across on-premises and multi-cloud environments including Kubernetes clusters.

Industry

Financial Services, Banking & Wealth Management

Engagement Type

CertSecure Manager Deployment, Multi-Cloud & Kubernetes Certificate Management

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At a Glance Outcome

Multi-Cloud

Certificate management centralized across all environments

Automated CLM

End-to-end lifecycle management with policy enforcement

Granular RBAC

Access control by user and role for all certificate operations

Full Visibility

Real-time reporting across on-prem, cloud, and Kubernetes

The Enterprise

Challenges

The institution had strong encryption practices, but certificate management had become a liability. Certificates were scattered across domains, servers, devices, and cloud services with no efficient way to discover, track, or manage them, which caused outages, complicated audits, and security gaps.

Inefficient certificate discovery

SSL/TLS certificates were scattered across domains, servers, devices, and cloud services with no systematic way to find them. Manual tracking missed expirations, which weakened the institution’s security posture and regulatory compliance.

01 Discovery

Certificate outages disrupting services

Expired, invalid, or revoked certificates broke secure connections. The resulting disruptions exposed systems to cyberattacks and data breaches, which eroded user trust, reputation, and financial standing.

02 Outages

Audits without real-time visibility

Without real-time reporting across on-premises and multi-cloud environments, audits were slow and complex. Multiple PKIs compounded the problem, and there was no centralized view of certificate status.

03 AUDIT

For a banking institution managing certificates across multi-cloud and Kubernetes, the gap between where certificate management was and where it needed to be was significant. Centralized discovery and automated lifecycle control were the clear priorities.

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Our Offered

Solutions

The bank deployed CertSecure Manager to centralize certificate management across multi-cloud environments and Kubernetes clusters, automate lifecycle operations, enforce policies, and provide role-based access control with full reporting visibility.

Capability 01

Centralized Discovery & Multi-Cloud Management

CertSecure Manager unified certificate management across multi-cloud and Kubernetes environments. Scattered, undiscovered certificates became visible, and automated operations replaced manual tracking and revocation.

Capability 02

Policy Enforcement & Private Key Monitoring

Administrators defined policies per business requirements, which enabled private key and certificate usage tracking. Expiration and renewal were monitored and enforced automatically, which closed manual oversight gaps.

Capability 03

IoT & Kubernetes Certificate Request Management

CertSecure Manager simplified certificate requests for IoT devices and Kubernetes clusters, replacing manual distribution with governed, automated acquisition.

Capability 04

Access Control, Auditing & Kubernetes Visibility

The team implemented role-based access control for the full certificate lifecycle. Auditing covered keysize and signing algorithm validation. Kubernetes visibility eliminated the risks from running multiple unmonitored PKIs.

The result: centralized certificate management across multi-cloud and Kubernetes, with automated lifecycle operations, policy enforcement, role-based access control, and real-time visibility into every certificate and PKI in the environment.

Encryption Consulting

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The Overall

Business Outcome

CertSecure Manager turned certificate management from a manual, fragmented process into a centralized, automated, and auditable system. Discovery gaps closed, outages dropped, and the institution's security posture grew stronger.

Certificate discovery resolved and outages reduced

Automated discovery and tracking caught expirations that previously went unnoticed across multi-cloud and Kubernetes. Automated revocation cut outages and restored confidence in secure connections.

Audits simplified and compliance strengthened

Real-time reporting gave teams full visibility into certificates and security posture. Role-based access ensured accountability; keysize/algorithm auditing strengthened compliance.

Crypto-agility enhanced and future-readiness established

Customizable workflows and policy enforcement improved crypto-agility, helping the bank adapt to changing standards and future cybersecurity requirements.

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