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Certificate Lifecycle Management

Automate and Audit Certificate Lifecycle Management at Scale

ITVA automates certificate lifecycle from issuing and renewal all the way to endpoint installation — including proactive alerting and initial discovery.

ITVA certificate lifecycle management automation — from issuing and renewal to endpoint installation with proactive alerting

Manually tracking and managing certificates is no longer viable

https://app.yourcompany.comNot Secure

Your connection is not private

Attackers might be trying to steal your information from app.yourcompany.com (for example, passwords, messages, or credit cards).

NET::ERR_CERT_DATE_INVALID
incidents5 new messages
Jenny Lam
Jenny Lam2:41 PM

I can't access the portal — getting a security warning!

Toby Leung
Toby Leung2:42 PM

Is the site down? My browser says the certificate is invalid.

Kristin Amos
Kristin Amos2:43 PM

Customers are calling in — they can't reach our checkout page.

Amar Gil
Amar Gil2:44 PM

The API is returning SSL errors. All integrations are broken.

ops-alerts2:45 PM

CRITICAL: prod.app01.acme.com - SSL Failures

Expired certificate — production outage across 14 services

Expired certificates cause instant outages

A single expired certificate can take down entire customer-facing applications in seconds.

Manual tracking doesn't scale

Spreadsheets and calendar reminders fail when you're managing thousands of certificates with shrinking lifespans.

47-day lifespans are the new reality

Industry is moving to shorter certificate lifespans. Without automation, renewals become a full-time job.

What Makes ITVA's CLM Automation Unique

End-to-end certificate management with full visibility, control, and proactive monitoring.

User submits certificate request

Validation & approval

Certificate issued by CA

Audit trail recorded

Activity

Richard Chase

Richard Chase requested a certificate

*.app.yourcompany.com · 2:32 PM

Janet Conner

Janet Conner approved the request

Role: Security Admin · 2:34 PM

ITVA issued certificate

Serial: A7F3...9B2C · 2:34 PM

Request & Compliance

Secure Certificate Requests with Full Audit Trail

Handle requests for newly issued certificates and renewals, all secured with role-based access control. Every action from initial request to final issuance is recorded in an immutable audit trail for compliance and forensic analysis.

  • Role-based access control (RBAC)
  • Automated approval workflows
  • Immutable audit logging
  • Compliance-ready reporting

*.app.yourcompany.com

Wildcard TLS — expires 2026-04-30

Mapped to

web-prod-01

nginx / 443

Active

api-prod-01

Express / 8443

Active

lb-prod-01

HAProxy / 443

Active

staging-01

nginx / 443

Discovered
Discovery & Mapping

Map Certificates to Production Endpoints

Know exactly where every certificate is deployed across your infrastructure. ITVA automatically discovers and maps issued certificates to the servers, load balancers, and applications using them in production eliminating blind spots.

  • Automatic endpoint discovery
  • Real-time deployment mapping
  • Wildcard & SAN tracking
  • Cross-environment visibility

External CA certificate expiring

Domain: partner-api.vendor.io

Issuer: AWS Certificate Manager

Serial: D4A7...2C6E

21 days left

Certificate expires in 14 days

Domain: api.yourcompany.com

Issuer: DigiCert

Serial: B3F2...7A1D

14 days left

Certificate expires in 3 days

Domain: payments.yourcompany.com

Issuer: Let's Encrypt

Serial: C9E1...4F8A

3 days left

Including certificates not issued by your CA

Proactive Monitoring

Proactive Alerts for Every Certificate Renewal

Get ahead of expirations with proactive alerts for all upcoming certificate renewals including certificates not issued by your own CA. ITVA monitors third-party and external certificates so nothing slips through the cracks.

  • Multi-CA monitoring coverage
  • Configurable alert thresholds
  • External certificate tracking
  • One-click renewal actions

How It Works

From request to renewal — a fully automated certificate lifecycle in seven steps.

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New Certificate Request

A team member submits a certificate request through ITVA, specifying the domain, key type, and target environment.

ITVA — New Certificate Request
New Certificate Request
*.app.yourcompany.com
RSA 2048
Production
Requested by: sarah.m@company.com
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Security Team Approves

The request is routed to the appropriate approvers based on RBAC policies. All approvals are logged for compliance.

ITVA — Pending Approvals
Certificate Approval

Domain: *.app.yourcompany.com

Requester: sarah.m

Type: Wildcard TLS — RSA 2048

RBAC Role: security-admin

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Certificate Gets Issued

Upon approval, ITVA communicates with your CA to issue the certificate. The cert is securely stored and indexed.

ITVA — Certificate Issued

Certificate Signed

DigiCert CA

*.app.yourcompany.com

Serial: A7F3:9B2C:4E1D:8F06

Issued: 2026-03-21

Expires: 2026-05-07

Algorithm: SHA-256 / RSA 2048

Stored & indexed in ITVA
4 / 7

Installed on Machine

ITVA automatically deploys the certificate to the target server, load balancer, or application endpoint.

ITVA — Deployment

web-prod-01

nginx / 443

Installed

api-prod-01

Express / 8443

Installed

lb-prod-01

HAProxy / 443

Installing...
5 / 7

Renewal Alert Comes In

As expiration approaches, ITVA sends proactive alerts at configurable thresholds (e.g. 30, 14, 7 days).

ITVA — Alerts

Certificate expires in 14 days

api.yourcompany.com

14 days left

Certificate expires in 3 days

payments.yourcompany.com

3 days left
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One-Click Renewal

Administrators can renew certificates with a single click. The renewed cert is automatically deployed to all mapped endpoints.

ITVA — Renew Certificate
Renew Certificate

Domain: api.yourcompany.com

Current Expiry: 2026-04-04

New Expiry: 2026-05-21

Auto-deploy to 3 mapped endpoints
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Schedule Automatic Renewals

Optionally configure certificates to renew automatically before expiration — fully hands-off lifecycle management.

ITVA — Auto-Renewal Settings
Auto-Renewal Schedule

*.app.yourcompany.com

14 days before

api.yourcompany.com

7 days before

payments.yourcompany.com

Not set

End-to-end automation — no manual steps required

ROI Calculator

See how many hours your team can save by automating certificate lifecycle management.

Your Environment

Number of Certificates
certs
110,000
Hours of Labor per Certificate
hrs
0.254
Certificate Lifespan
days
1365

Hours Saved Per Year

15,532

hours of manual labor

Estimated cost savings$1,164,900

Based on $75/hr average IT labor cost

Calculation Breakdown

2,000 certs × 1 hr × 7.8 renewals/yr

= 15,532 hours/year saved

Ready to automate your certificate lifecycle?