🎶 Trust Issues 🎶 When your self-signed certificate says “I’m legit”… but every browser and OS says “We need to talk.” This ballad is dedicated to you — the unsung heroes navigating the rocky road of trust in the digital world. Because sometimes, even certs have feelings. 💔 #DigitalTrust #PKI #CryptoAgility #CertificateManagement #NowThatsWhatICallDigitalTrust
Keyfactor
Computer and Network Security
Independence, Ohio 21,621 followers
The leader in digital trust and crypto-agility.
About us
Keyfactor brings digital trust to the hyper-connected world by empowering organizations to build and maintain secure, trusted connections across every device, workload, and machine. By simplifying PKI, automating certificate lifecycle management, and enabling crypto-agility, Keyfactor helps organizations move fast to establish digital trust at scale. With Keyfactor, businesses can tackle today’s challenges, like growing certificate volumes, manual processes, and new standards and regulations, while laying the groundwork for a successful transition to post-quantum cryptography.
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https://www.keyfactor.com
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- Industry
- Computer and Network Security
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Independence, Ohio
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2001
- Specialties
- Identity & Access Management, SaaS, IoT Security, Public Key Infrastructure, cybersecurity, software, enterprise software, enterprise cybersecurity, PKI, PKIaaS, IIoT Security, CLA, and Certificate Lifecycle Automation
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We’re growing our channel team in three regions across the U.S. 📍 Central 📍 East 📍 West This role works closely with partners to help enterprises modernize cryptography, build digital trust, and prepare for what’s next. Why Keyfactor? - We’re shaping the future of digital trust and post-quantum readiness - We partner with leading global organizations - And we’re proud to be a Great Place to Work® — certified two years in a row 👉 Apply now: https://okt.to/5Hysbm #ChannelSales #GreatPlaceToWork #SalesJobs #CybersecurityJobs
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Manual SSH key management is no longer viable today. SSH key sprawl leads to a lack of visibility, vulnerable or orphaned keys, and compliance difficulties. Organizations need a strategic, automated approach built on Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). Check out this blog for best practices for building a scalable, sustainable key management process: https://okt.to/cSGK1d #DigitalTrust #PKI #CertificateLifecycleManagement #automation
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By 2029, TLS certificates will last just 47 days. Manual renewal processes won’t scale, and many teams are already feeling the strain. The time to automate is now. Eric Mizell explores how automation will be the only path to maintaining security, compliance, and sanity as certificate lifecycles shrink. 👉 Read the full article in Digital Trust Digest: https://okt.to/4ySLoX #Cybersecurity #PKI #Automation #DigitalTrust #Compliance
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AI risk is now inseparable from enterprise cyber risk management. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)'s newly released Cybersecurity Framework Profile for Artificial Intelligence (NIST IR 8596, Initial Preliminary Draft) organizes AI security considerations across all six Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0 functions: Govern, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover. In other words, AI is expected to be subject to the same rigor as any other mission-critical system. If you’re thinking about AI risk or governance, check out Ellen Boehm's breakdown of the Cyber AI Profile Draft in this blog: https://okt.to/5RMKun NIST will hold a Cyber AI Profile Workshop #2 on January 14. Virtual attendance is open,, but register quickly, as seats are limited: https://okt.to/FQ0ze3 The draft is open for public comment through January 30, 2026. We encourage security and risk leaders to offer feedback, as industry collaboration is key to advancing digital trust. #DigitalTrust #AIsecurity #CyberSecurity #NISTCyberFramework
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Bootloader and firmware signing sit at the very foundation of device security, but they’re often treated as an implementation detail. In reality, how you sign firmware matters just as much as what cryptography you use. Poor key management, weak infrastructure, or the wrong signing model can turn a trusted device into an attack surface. Secure firmware signing requires more than algorithms alone. If you’re responsible for hardware or software product security, now is the right time to audit your signing process. #FirmwareSecurity #IoTSecurity #DigitalTrust #Cryptography #DeviceSecurity
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Digital trust rarely fails all at once. Sometimes, it starts with a mouse. Today, people sat down at their Macs, picked up perfectly functional Logitech mice and keyboards – and discovered they no longer worked. Because a certificate expired. Logitech owned the mistake, shipped a fix, and provided a support page. But the real story here isn’t about Logitech. The story is about how manual certificate management quietly undermines digital trust in modern enterprises. #DigitalTrust #CertificateOutage #certificatemanagement #CLM
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Crypto-agility is the only viable way forward. In December 2025, NIST released its final white paper, "Considerations for Achieving Crypto Agility (CSWP 39)," marking a turning point in how organizations should approach and manage cryptography. With the new realities of: ⏳ Approaching NIST PQC deadlines 🔐 Shortening TLS lifespans 🤖 Increasing AI agents 📜 Ever-evolving compliance standards Organizations need to be able to adapt cryptography without disrupting operations. #DigitalTrust #Cryptoagility #cryptography #NIST #PQC #Cybersecurity
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Signing isn’t just about cryptography. It’s about the infrastructure that protects the signing keys. This is a great breakdown from Keyfactor's Guillaume Crinon on why HOW signing is implemented (key storage, access controls, HSMs) matters as much as the math itself. #Codesigning #DigitalTrust #Cryptography #Cybersecurity
The Importance of Being Earnest with... Bootloader and Firmware signing. News just broke that PS5 bootloader signing keys would have been leaked. If this is true, the implications are serious: anyone capable of crafting a rogue bootloader, kernel, and OS — bypassing each successive signature verification stage — could potentially run custom code on the PS5. This opens the door to game cracking and widespread piracy. While I don’t have direct insight into the leak, there are two possible scenarios: 1. Symmetric Key Signing If Sony used a symmetric key (same key for signing and verification), that’s a major risk. Why? Because the same signing and verification key would reside on every PS5. Extracting it from a single console would allow attackers to sign rogue bootloaders for all devices. This approach is not recommended for systems where signing and verification occur on different machines — symmetric keys are inherently duplicated and more exposed and vulnerable. 2. Asymmetric Key Signing The better approach is asymmetric cryptography. The leaked key would have to be the private signing key — ideally stored in a secure signing infrastructure, not on the PS5 itself (which only holds the public key for verification). If implemented correctly, the private key should live inside a Hardware Security Module (HSM), with strict access controls managed by signing software that enforces roles and permissions—solutions like Keyfactor SignServer. When protected according to FIPS 140-3 Level 3 standards, stealing that key becomes highly improbable. Key Takeaway: Signing is just math—but math alone isn’t enough. How you implement signing and protect the private key is equally critical. Secure storage, controlled access, and robust infrastructure make all the difference. If you’re responsible for hardware and/or software product security, audit your signing process today. Ask yourself: - Where are my private keys stored ? - Who can access them ? - Is my infrastructure hardened against insider and external threats? - Is my infrastructure ready to move on to Post-Quantum signing algorithms like ML-DSA ? Because when trust breaks, the entire ecosystem suffers. Read the full blog article here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ehv_SH6Z
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As global leaders gather in Davos, the conversation around AI, quantum computing, and security has never been more important. The way organizations establish and maintain digital trust will shape economic resilience and global innovation in the years ahead. At Keyfactor, this is the work we focus on every day, helping enterprises build cryptographic and machine identity foundations that can evolve alongside emerging technologies. Proud to have our CEO, Jordan Rackie, representing Keyfactor at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026, contributing to the dialogue on how security and trust must be built into the future by design. #WEF2026 #DigitalTrust #Cybersecurity #AI #QuantumComputing
Honored to be invited to attend the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos as part of the Unicorn Program within the WEF Innovator Community. As AI systems become more autonomous and quantum computing moves from theory to reality, digital trust is no longer a technical afterthought—it’s foundational infrastructure. Cryptography, machine identity, and trust at scale are quickly becoming core requirements for economic resilience, national security, and sustained innovation. This year’s theme, “A Spirit of Dialogue,” feels especially timely. Progress here will depend on meaningful collaboration between industry, governments, and institutions to ensure security evolves at the same pace as technology itself—and is designed in from the start. Grateful for the opportunity to represent Keyfactor and contribute to these important conversations alongside leaders shaping what comes next. #WEF2026 #WorldEconomicForum #DigitalTrust #Cybersecurity #AI #QuantumComputing
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