Microsoft AD CS

Overview

QCecuring integrates with Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) to turn your existing enterprise PKI into a modern, automated certificate factory. The platform standardizes how applications, web servers, and infrastructure enroll for certificates while preserving AD CS as the issuing authority.

Key capabilities

• Centralized policy and workflow for certificates issued by AD CS.
• Support for multiple AD CS CAs and templates within a single control plane.
• Automated renewal and re-issuance with strong authentication and approvals.
• Unified inventory of AD CS–issued certificates across Windows and non‑Windows workloads.

Typical use cases

• Organizations with a mature AD CS deployment that need modern automation and visibility.
• Hybrid environments using AD CS as the root of trust for internal TLS, code signing, or device identity.
• Security teams consolidating certificate governance across Windows and Linux ecosystems.

High-level integration flow

1. Register one or more AD CS issuing CAs in QCecuring with least‑privilege credentials.
2. Map AD CS certificate templates to QCecuring profiles and policies.
3. Applications and platforms (IIS, Nginx, appliances, devices) enroll through QCecuring, which brokers issuance to AD CS.
4. The platform tracks issued certificates, manages renewals, and orchestrates secure key and certificate delivery.
5. Compliance and security teams gain a single pane of glass for AD CS certificates, usage, and lifecycle events.

CBOM Discovery

QCecuring discovers all certificates issued by AD CS, enrolled certificates in Active Directory, and CA configuration details, mapping the full PKI hierarchy into your CBOM.