Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services

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Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS), through a server that acts as a certificate authority (CA), manages certificates distributed to users, devices, and other endpoint clients as part of a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). When the private keys used for signing these endpoint clients are stored in software, an elevated risk of compromise is introduced. By using Futurex’s FIPS 140-2 Level 3 validated hardware security modules to store these private keys and perform signing operations, security can be significantly enhanced while also expediting the process of onboarding new clients.