Symmetric Key Manager ™

Venafi Encryption Director Symmetric Key Manager

Simplify the management of symmetric keys across the enterprise and reduce unquantified and unmanaged risks

News

Overview

Venafi Encryption Director™ Symmetric Key Manager™ (Director Symmetric Key Manager) enables organizations to establish an enterprise inventory of symmetric keys, independent of the applications where they are deployed, then organize and track those keys. This does not require that all of the keys be stored in Director Symmetric Key Manager. It can serve as the equivalent of a card catalog for all symmetric keys, tracking a broad set of information about each key, including:

  • Key Name
  • Key Custodian(s)
  • Location(s) where the key is stored
  • Key Length
  • Key Algorithm
  • Individual(s) or group(s) to notify in case of issues (e.g. business application owner)
  • Creation Date
  • Validity Period (e.g. when should it be replaced with a new key)

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Measureable Successful Results

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Analyst Coverage

"Organizations with roughly 200 or more documented X.509 certificates in use are high-risk candidates for unplanned expiry and having certificates that have been purchased but not deployed." Full Report

"To support the broader deployment of encryption, organizations with top performance have looked towards increased automation and centralized, heterogeneous approaches to key lifecycle management. Venafi is well-aligned with this Best-in-Class approach."

"Venafi's primary differentiator is its broad entity support for systems that utilize asymmetric keys and certificates. In addition, it implements flexible key lifecycle policies and administration functionality and automated discovery of keys and certificates in systems that support such activity."

"Venafi offers compelling advantages, such as being the early mover in this market, with proven deployments at marquee customers demonstrating its ability to scale and provide breadth of integration."

"When there are many hundreds of certificates from a variety of certificate authorities, the only ecumenical [universal], nonproprietary provider of a certificate management solution is Venafi. Other CA management systems are biased toward the particular CA by, for example, only supporting renewals from that specific CA." Full Report

"The emphasis on orchestration, in tandem with its scalability and interoperability, is tied to the evolution of Venafi's competitive landscape, and to the potential to frame its value in the context of risk management."