Join us for our upcoming webinar, ACME and PKI: What You Think You Know (and What You Don’t) | Thursday, April 23rd at 10 a.m. PT
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  • What You Think You Know (and What You Don’t)

    Join us Thursday, April 23 at 10:00 AM PT

     

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Description

ACME is becoming the go-to protocol for automating certificate issuance—but when it comes to enterprise PKI, things aren’t always as straightforward as they seem. 

In this session, we’ll break down how ACME actually works in a PKI environment, where common assumptions fall short, and what organizations need to consider before adopting or expanding ACME in production. From internal PKI use cases to security, policy, and operational challenges, we’ll separate hype from reality. 

Join us live to get clarity on ACME in the context of real-world PKI—and bring the PKI question you’ve been meaning to ask.

 

Presenters

Mark B Cooper

Founder & CEO

Mark B. Cooper, president and founder of PKI Solutions, has been known as “The PKI Guy” since his early days at Microsoft. He has deep knowledge and experience in all things Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). PKI Solutions LLC provides consulting, training — including online training — and Gartner-recognized software for PKI Posture Management at enterprises, many of them Fortune 500 companies. PKI Solutions has led hundreds of PKI training sessions, including private training sessions, across the country and around the world. Cooper is an avid proponent of the SHAKEN/STIR global standard to end robocalls, which uses authentication and PKI to verify callers’ identities. Prior to founding PKI Solutions, Cooper was a senior engineer at Microsoft, where he was a PKI and identity management subject matter expert who designed, implemented, and supported Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS) environments for Microsoft’s largest customers. 

 

Jake Grandlienard

Distinguished PKI Architect

Jake Grandlienard brings more than 20 years of industry experience as a senior level engineer. He has spent the past 10 years designing, leading, and training clients in Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) implementations for medium to enterprise-scale Fortune 500 companies. He specializes in PKI implementations of Microsoft-based identity solutions, including Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS) as well as integration with other security and identity management technologies. Jake is a subject matter expert in PKI, mobile device management software, smart card management software, and Hardware Security Module (HSM) integration.