What types of digital certificates can be issued through a PKI?

A PKI can issue a wide range of X.509 certificate types, each suited to a different use case, and the specific profiles available in any given deployment depend on how certificate templates are configured within the issuing CA.

Common certificate types:

• TLS/SSL certificates: Authenticate websites and servers and enable encrypted connections.
• Client and device certificates: Authenticate individual users, workstations, or connected devices onto a network or application.
• S/MIME certificates: Sign and encrypt email to verify sender identity and protect message content.
• Code signing certificates: Verify that software has not been altered since it was published by a trusted developer.
• eID and ePassport certificates: Support government-issued digital identity documents built on standards such as ICAO 9303 and EAC.

Cryptas's primeID CERTIFY platform is built to issue this same breadth of certificate types from a single platform, which is particularly valuable for organizations that would otherwise need separate, disconnected tools for each certificate category.