CSP Certificate Authority is a robust, private-trust CA solution designed for enterprises aiming to establish and maintain a secure, scalable, and efficient Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). Built-in with a 2-tier PKI hierarchy, this on-premises CA provides seamless certificate issuance and management, ensuring full control over your organization's cryptographic ecosystem.
When deployed on Cryptographic Security Platform, this Entrust solution adds the following to the Base installation integration report.
CSP Certificate Authority releases
CSP Certificate Authority has the following releases.
Version | Installation | Upgrade Method |
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1.0 | First commercial release. | — |
Hardware secure modules supported by CSP Certificate Authority
When integrating a Hardware Security Module (HSM):
- You do not need to install the client drivers because the solution already includes this software. However, these client drivers cannot be updated.
- You can only use 1/N card sets. A card set of, for example, 2/5 cards is not supported.
- Changing the settings of an Entrust nShield HSM requires the steps described in Administrating nShield HSM integration.
See the following table for supported versions.
Hardware | Client driver | Firmware |
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Entrust NShield Connect XC | 13.6.3 | 12.60.15 & 12.60.2 |
Entrust NShield 5c | 13.6.3 | 13.2.4 |
Entrust products compatible with CSP Certificate Authority
CSP Certificate Authority 2.1.0 is compatible with the following Entrust products.
Entrust product | Version | Product integration report |
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CA Gateway (embedded) | 3.0.3 | |
CSP Certificate Manager | 4.0.3 | |
CSP Enrollment Services | 2.1.0 |
Databases supported by CSP Certificate Authority
CSP Certificate Authority is tested with the following external databases.
Database vendor | Version |
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PostgreSQL | 15.6 |