Security News > 2021 > August > Managing digital certificates still a challenge, automation lagging

Managing digital certificates, especially expirations and renewals, continues to be a challenging process for businesses of all sizes, a study of over 300 IT professionals in the U.S. and the UK conducted by Opinium reveals.

Most companies rely on digital certificates and digital signatures, but the methods being utilized to manage the technology still leave plenty of room for error and improvement.

The survey suggested the biggest pain points for IT professionals in both the U.S. and UK when thinking about digital signing are managing expirations and certificate renewals yet when implemented correctly with automation, expired certificates should not impact signature validation.

Beyond digital signatures, top challenges respondents typically encounter when keeping track of certificates include managing multiple types of certificates and managing large quantities of them.

IT pros still relying on Excel spreadsheets to manage digital certificates.

"The survey findings underscore that automation is a critical tool that enables IT professionals to better manage certificates. The advantages are extremely beneficial to the business enterprise. Not only does automation greatly reduce or eliminate certificate expiration, it alleviates compliance concerns and it frees up IT resources."

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