Nginx

Overview

QCecuring integrates with Nginx to automate the full lifecycle of TLS certificates used on your web edge. Instead of managing certificates manually on each server, you can orchestrate issuance, renewal, and deployment from a centralized control plane.

Key capabilities

• Centralized discovery of certificates deployed on Nginx instances.
• Automated certificate renewal before expiry, with policy-driven validity windows.
• Secure delivery of private keys and certificates to Nginx nodes.
• Consistent configuration across environments (dev, staging, production).

Typical use cases

• Large Nginx fleets serving internal and external applications.
• Organizations reducing outages caused by expired TLS certificates.
• Environments standardizing on a single PKI/CLM platform across multiple web stacks.

High-level integration flow

1. Register your Nginx hosts or groups in QCecuring and associate them with the relevant SSL profiles.
2. Configure QCecuring to obtain certificates from your enterprise CA or public CAs.
3. Install and authorize the Nginx integration agent or use secure APIs/SSH to deliver certificates.
4. QCecuring pushes renewed certificates and triggers a safe reload of Nginx when updates are required.
5. Operations teams monitor certificate health and compliance from a single dashboard.