Certificate inventory
Connect certificate inventory to cryptographic context and ownership
Qubrisk adds certificate and TLS observations to the same evidence model used for software cryptography. It is a migration inventory and workflow—not a certificate authority or certificate lifecycle automation replacement.
Decision brief
- Primary query
- certificate inventory software
- Best for
- Teams that need reviewable cryptographic evidence, ownership, and continuous migration control.
- Safety boundary
- Evidence supports decisions; it is not proof of implementation safety or compliance.
Certificate inventory is essential but should not become a proxy for the entire cryptographic estate. Certificates expose subjects, issuers, validity, public-key algorithms, signatures, chains, and endpoint configuration, while application code and dependencies often contain additional cryptography that is invisible to network discovery. A migration program needs both views and the relationship to the system that owns them.
Qubrisk inspects explicitly authorized TLS targets and combines those observations with repository, dependency, configuration, and container evidence. Teams can connect an endpoint to its project and owner, review policy status, include relevant assets in a CBOM, and track migration work. Existing CLM or PKI systems may remain authoritative for issuance, renewal, revocation, and private-key operations.
Capabilities
What the operating model needs to do
Authorized TLS discovery
Inspect only targets the organization has explicitly placed in scope and preserve observation time and endpoint context.
Certificate evidence
Record observable chain, validity, algorithm, protocol, cipher, and key information without collecting private material.
Software correlation
Relate endpoint observations to repositories, configurations, services, dependencies, and accountable teams.
Migration workflow
Route algorithm, protocol, or certificate changes into owned plans with verification and drift history.
Workflow
A repeatable path to evidence
Use explicit scope, accountable decisions, and verification gates. Keep unknowns visible so progress is not manufactured by narrowing the denominator.
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Define endpoints
List approved public and internal targets, environment, service owner, and scan constraints.
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Observe safely
Collect certificate and negotiated TLS metadata without attempting unauthorized access or private-key collection.
- 3
Correlate
Link endpoints and certificates to software projects, infrastructure configuration, policy, and dependencies.
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Maintain
Repeat observations, review changes, and coordinate required action with CLM, PKI, platform, and application owners.
Expected deliverables
Artifacts the next team can inspect
- Authorized endpoint register
- Certificate and TLS observations
- Project and ownership mapping
- Policy and migration status
- CBOM and evidence export
Buyer checklist
Questions for a proof of value
- 01Do we need inventory or full certificate lifecycle automation?
- 02Which internal and external endpoints can be discovered?
- 03Can certificate observations be linked to source and configuration?
- 04Does the product collect or handle private keys?
- 05How do findings integrate with our existing PKI or CLM platform?
Limits and cautions
What this page does not promise
- Qubrisk is not a certificate authority or automated certificate issuance platform.
- Endpoint results are point-in-time observations and require scheduled refresh.
- TLS reachability and negotiated behavior can vary by network path and client capability.
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