emSign

emSign Integration

CertiNext provides native integration with emSign, eMudhra’s publicly trusted Certificate Authority, enabling customers to manage publicly trusted certificates and certificate lifecycle management (CLM) through a single, unified platform. Unlike third-party CA integrations, emSign is deeply integrated into CertiNext and supports both new certificate issuance and automated discovery-based renewals.

This native integration simplifies operations, reduces dependencies, and provides greater flexibility for customers managing public trust certificates at scale.

Native emSign Availability in CertiNext

The emSign integration is available across multiple certificate workflows in CertiNext:

• New Certificate Requests Customers can directly request and issue new publicly trusted certificates from emSign within CertiNext without requiring an external CA portal.

• Automated Discovery and Renewal Certificates discovered through CertiNext’s discovery mechanisms can be automatically renewed using emSign, enabling seamless lifecycle continuity for both managed and previously unmanaged certificates.

This allows customers to transition legacy or externally issued certificates into fully automated CLM workflows.

Integrated Pricing and Billing

For emSign certificates, pricing and billing are natively managed within CertiNext:

• Certificate pricing is configured per customer

• Certificate costs are automatically deducted from the customer’s CertiNext wallet

• No separate emSign billing portal or invoicing workflow is required

This removes the complexity of managing multiple commercial relationships and provides full transparency into certificate consumption and spend.

Domain Validation and Lifecycle Automation

CertiNext handles certificate lifecycle operations end-to-end for emSign, including:

• Domain Control Validation (DCV)

• Issuance, renewal, and replacement workflows

• Monitoring of expiry and certificate health

This ensures publicly trusted certificates remain compliant with browser and industry requirements while minimizing manual effort.

Operational Advantages of emSign with CertiNext

Using emSign through CertiNext provides several advantages compared to external CA integrations:

• Single Platform Experience Customers manage publicly trusted certificates and CLM from the same interface, without switching tools.

• Greater Flexibility Native integration enables tighter automation, faster onboarding, and smoother renewal workflows.

• Reduced Operational Overhead No need to manage separate CA accounts, billing systems, or renewal processes.

• Stronger Governance and Visibility All public trust certificates are governed by the same policies, reporting, and access controls as private PKI certificates.

When to Use emSign in CertiNext

The emSign integration is ideal for organizations that:

• Want a fully integrated public trust CA within their CLM platform

• Prefer unified billing and lifecycle management

• Need automated issuance and renewal for both new and discovered certificates

• Seek to reduce complexity and dependency on multiple CA portals

The emSign integration offers the highest level of flexibility and operational efficiency within CertiNext. By combining a globally trusted public CA with native certificate lifecycle management, CertiNext enables customers to manage public trust certificates - from issuance to renewal - through a single platform, with automated workflows, unified billing, and centralized governance.