Certificate automation at the scale cloud infrastructure demands
Industries / Cloud Infrastructure & CDN
Cloud providers manage certificate complexity at unmatched scale
Certificate lifetimes are shrinking toward 47 days
Renewal frequency makes manual processes impossible
Multi-tenant issuance must scale to millions
ACME at production scale with no rate limits is essential
Customers expect platform-branded certificates
A branding decision about who appears as certificate issuer
Internal service mesh requires private PKI
Strong mutual authentication beneath the public-facing layer
Compliance is broad and layered
SOC 2, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, GDPR all apply
What SSL.com provides for Cloud Infrastructure & CDN
| SSL.com Product | How it applies |
|---|---|
| ACME / CLM | RFC 8555 ACME with no rate limits ā DV, OV, and wildcard |
| Multi-Domain (UCC/SAN) TLS | Single certificate covering hundreds of domains |
| Wildcard TLS/SSL | Cover all subdomains under platform or customer domains |
| Custom-Branded Issuing CA | Intermediate CA with your brand under SSL.com trusted root |
| Private Compliance PKI | WebTrust-audited dedicated CA for internal infrastructure |
| Private Enterprise PKI | Dedicated private CA for dev/staging use cases |
| Client Authentication | Authenticate operators and agents to control plane |
| OV / EV Code Signing | Sign CDN agents, CLI tools, and automation packages |
Regulatory context for cloud infrastructure & CDN
| Framework / Standard | Relevance |
|---|---|
| CA/B Forum Baseline Requirements | All publicly trusted TLS certificates comply |
| Shortened Certificate Lifetimes | 200 days today, heading to 47 ā ACME is the response |
| SOC 2 | Demonstrate certificate lifecycle controls |
| PCI DSS v4 | Strong TLS and certificate management |
| FedRAMP | Government cloud certificate practices |
| ISO 27001 | Documented certificate lifecycle controls |
| GDPR | Demonstrably secure TLS via automation |
SSL.com in Cloud Infrastructure & CDN workflows
Automated TLS provisioning for millions of domains
A CDN uses SSL.com ACME with no rate limits. Automation absorbs thousands of renewals per day.
Platform-branded certificates
A hosting provider gets Custom-Branded Issuing CA. Certificates show "Issued by: ExampleHost".
Internal mTLS for distributed infrastructure
Edge nodes authenticate with origin servers using Private Enterprise PKI.
SOC 2 audit-ready PKI
Private Compliance PKI provides WebTrust audit coverage for SOC 2 Type II.
Code signing for cloud tooling
A platform signs its CLI and server agent with EV Code Signing for verified distribution.
Why cloud infrastructure providers choose SSL.com
| Credential | Details |
|---|---|
| No ACME rate limits | Provision certificates at any speed |
| Custom-Branded Issuing CA | Platform-branded intermediate CA issuance |
| WebTrust for CA, BR SSL | Independently audited annually |
| Unified REST API | Single API for all certificate types |
| FIPS 140-2 Level 3 HSMs | Certified hardware key protection |
| In operation since 2002 | Over 20 years of CA operations |
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