CLM and PKI Assessment
A 5-Step Modernization Framework
Flexible PKI assessment and CLM assessment that surfaces compliance gaps, automation opportunities, and a prioritized modernization roadmap - across any environment.
Three Hard Truths for Every PKI Team
47 - Day Certificates
Are Coming
The CA/Browser Forum has reduced TLS/SSL validity to 200 days, with 100 days by March 2027 and 47 days on the horizon.
The Time for Quantum
Readiness is Now
NIST standards are finalized. Crypto agility is now an audit-grade concern, not a future problem.
56% of Organizations
Experience Certificate Outages
The CA/Browser Forum has reduced TLS/SSL validity to 200 days, with 100 days by March 2027 and 47 days on the horizon.
Manual renewal cycles won't survive the 47-day certs world.
A CLM and PKI assessment tells you exactly where you stand.
What Is the CLM and PKI Assessment?
The CLM and PKI Assessment is a fixed-scope, fixed-outcome engagement delivered by Accutive Security's certified engineers. It works regardless of your current tooling —Venafi/ CyberArk, AppViewX, Keyfactor, EJBCA, Digicert, Microsoft ADCS, or nothing in place at all. Scope it to one focus area or all four, based on your priorities.
The assessment covers four core machine identity domains.
CLM
Discovery, inventory, renewal automation, policy management, multi-CA integration.
PKI
Private CA infrastructure, certificate templates, issuance policies, chain of trust, governance.
CA/B Forum 47-Day Readiness
Exposure assessment, renewal workflow review, transition planning.
Post-Quantum Cryptography Readiness
Crypto inventory, agility assessment, NIST-aligned roadmap.
The 5-Step PKI and CLM Assessment Framework
A streamlined methodology that delivers compliance, automation, security, and operational maturity insights — grounded in best practices and CA/Browser Forum mandates.
Certificate Discovery & Compliance Scan
Identify misconfigurations, expiring certificates, and non-compliant issuers. Validate alignment with CA/B Forum Baseline Requirements and review discovery coverage.
47-Day Readiness & CLM Policy Review
Assess exposure to shortened certificate validity. Evaluate renewal automation, notification and SLA policies, operational visibility, and Post-Quantum readiness.
HSM & Code Signing Infrastructure Review
Review PKI architecture, CA hierarchy, certificate templates, issuance policies, HSM utilization, key storage, and code signing hygiene.
Automation & Orchestration Opportunities
Review ACME integrations, cert-manager configurations, workload identity, mTLS adoption, and cloud-native certificate automation across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
Maturity
Roadmap
Deliver an industry-aligned maturity model documenting current state and defining phased next steps for CLM, PKI, and automation maturity.
Certificate Discovery & Compliance Scan
Identify misconfigurations, expiring certificates, and non-compliant issuers. Validate alignment with CA/B Forum Baseline Requirements and review discovery coverage.
47-Day Readiness & CLM Policy Review
Assess exposure to shortened certificate validity. Evaluate renewal automation, notification and SLA policies, operational visibility, and Post-Quantum readiness.
HSM & Code Signing Infrastructure Review
Review PKI architecture, CA hierarchy, certificate templates, issuance policies, HSM utilization, key storage, and code signing hygiene.
Automation & Orchestration Opportunities
Review ACME integrations, cert-manager configurations, workload identity, mTLS adoption, and cloud-native certificate automation across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
Maturity Roadmap
Deliver an industry-aligned maturity model documenting current state and defining phased next steps for CLM, PKI, and automation maturity.
What You Walk Away With
Every CLM and PKI assessment concludes with four documented deliverables, designed for both executive and technical audiences.
Executive Summary
Report
Findings and recommendations packaged for leadership briefing.
Compliance Risk
Scorecard
Quantified gap view aligned to industry standards and CA/B Forum requirements.
Maturity Heatmap &
Roadmap
Current state vs. target state, with phased recommendations.
Recommended Next Steps
Prioritized, actionable, ready to brief your team.
Who Should Book a CLM and PKI Assessment
- Security and infrastructure leaders preparing for shortened certificate validity
- Organizations without a centralized CLM strategy or running fragmented private CAs
- Companies striving for compliance with evolving data privacy regulations
- Teams already on a CLM platform questioning whether they're getting full value
- Anyone planning HSM consolidation or code signing modernization
- Anyone with a PQC migration on the 2026–2028 horizon
Who Should Book a CLM and PKI Assessment
- Cryptography, Data Protection + Identity Security Center of Excellence
- Founded 2009 — 15+ years partnering with leading cybersecurity firms
- Certified engineers across PKI, HSM, CLM, code signing, and PQC
- Vendor-agnostic recommendations — no platform lock-in
- Quality First Approach grounded in precision, dedication, and expertise
Trusted partner of leading cybersecurity platforms
How the CLM and PKI Assessment Works
Scoping Call (30 min)
Confirm which of the four focus areas to include and align on objectives.
Discovery & Working Sessions
2-hour blocks during business hours. Low lift on your team.
Findings Readout & Roadmap
Executive briefing plus technical deep-dive and Q&A.
Fixed scope. Fixed timeline. No surprises.
CLM and PKI Assessment FAQ
The assessment includes certificate discovery and compliance scanning, 47-day readiness review, HSM and code signing infrastructure review, automation opportunity analysis, and a tailored maturity roadmap. Deliverables include an executive summary, compliance scorecard, maturity heatmap, and recommended next steps.
The assessment is designed to work regardless of your current tooling. Whether you’re running an enterprise CLM, a patchwork of scripts, or nothing at all, we’ll baseline your current state and recommend an appropriate path forward.
Yes. Our recommendations are platform-agnostic. We partner with most major vendors but our deliverables prioritize what fits your environment, not what we sell.
Yes. The framework is modular. Common starting points are Steps 1–2 for organizations focused on 47-day readiness, or Steps 3–4 for those prioritizing HSM and automation.
Typical engagements run 4–8 weeks depending on scope and environment complexity. We’ll confirm timeline during the scoping call
The assessment excludes hands-on remediation, custom development, certificate discovery tool licensing, and formal training. Those can be added through follow-on engagements.
PQC readiness is built into Step 2 of the framework. We assess your crypto inventory and agility posture against NIST guidance, then sequence PQC recommendations alongside your CLM and PKI modernization.
Not necessarily. Many assessment activities can run against representative samples, lab environments, or guided walkthroughs. We’ll confirm access requirements during scoping based on your organization’s policies.
Don't wait until cert renewal volume breaks your team.
Every CLM and PKI assessment concludes with four documented deliverables, designed for both executive and technical audiences.