In a major product announcement today, ISSQUARED Inc. is introducing the PkeyFx product line, which aims to simplify as well as accelerate the deployment of certificate management for organizations.
“This launch is a major milestone in ISSQUARED’s product roadmap and demonstrates execution on our laser-focused mission to simplify complexity. This product is a direct reflection of our product philosophy that has its roots in decades’ worth of experience that helps identify unique and specific pain points in enterprise IT infrastructure,” says Bala Ramaiah, founder and CEO of ISSQUARED.
“Customers know when a product is created by practitioners that understand and live through the same real-world situations.”
PkeyFx offers a comprehensive solution for managing digital certificates through robust automation and seamless integration. Designed to streamline the entire certificate lifecycle, PkeyFx automates critical processes, significantly reducing the risk of human error and ensuring continuous compliance with security standards.
The platform integrates effortlessly with existing IT infrastructures, including identity and access management (IAM) systems, providing a unified and secure approach to certificate management.
Taha Mughir, vice president of engineering and hardware products, who joined ISSQUARED earlier this year, spearheaded the go-to-market strategy and product development in collaboration with John Charles, SVP and chief technology officer. Mughir brings a wealth of go-to-market experience, having spent decades at Intel Corporation prior to ISSQUARED.
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“It is exciting to bring such a differentiated product to market, and this is only possible due to ISSQUARED’s deep domain expertise in this space. ISSQUARED’s dynamic and nimble culture allowed for an accelerated product development roadmap,” says Mughir.
PkeyFx Certificate Lifecycle solution offers integrated hardware appliances designed to secure Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) environments, providing a complete Certificate Lifecycle management solution within a simplified form factor.
This comprehensive family of hardware includes Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) for managing digital certificates and cryptographic keys.
The PkeyFx Certificate Authority Manager empowers the creation and management of private Certificate Authorities (CAs), including root and intermediate CAs.
With PkeyFx, you can efficiently oversee the entire lifecycle of your CAs and securely manage the associated private keys using our dedicated hardware appliance and integrated Hardware Security Module (HSM).
The PkeyFx hardware is available in two models: the PkeyFx Standard Model, ideal for small to medium businesses, and the PkeyFx Enhanced Enterprise Model, ideal for large enterprises.
Customer and channel partner training, along with marketing events and customer adoption plans, are slated for rollout over the next few months.
“This is an exciting product that gets straight to the point in providing a platform for extremely specific solutions that customers will appreciate. It is not often that a company has such a unique product, and we expect significant customer and channel adoption,” added Ramiah.
