Put CLM on Fast Forward for a 47-Day SSL/TLS Certificate Advantage
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Change is coming to SSL/TLS certificate management, and it’s arriving faster than most organizations realize. The CA/B Forum’s version of “March Madness” will start rolling out within months and culminate in a rigorous 47-day maximum certificate validity requirement by 2029. The 47-day mandate will force a new approach to outdated manual CLM approaches for several reasons:
Shorter validity periods mean stronger security posture – Less time for compromised certificates to cause damage, faster revocation cycles, and reduced exposure windows
Forced automation eliminates human error – Manual certificate management becomes impossible at scale, driving the necessary shift to automated systems
Competitive differentiation through operational excellence – While competitors struggle with compliance, you’re delivering seamless, uninterrupted services
Foundation for crypto-agility – The infrastructure you build for 47-day compliance becomes your platform for post-quantum cryptography readiness and future algorithm transitions
Skip the Scramble: Start Scanning Today
Organizations that embrace this change now will emerge with certificate management capabilities that their competitors won’t match for years.
We’re already seeing two distinct paths emerge in the market. Some organizations are waiting it out, hoping the mandate will be delayed or diluted. Others are seizing the moment, using this transition as their catalyst for CLM modernization.
When compliance deadlines loom, scrambling organizations typically rush to implement band-aid solutions that barely meet requirements and suffer the resulting outages and service disruptions.
Forward-thinking IT security experts will lead their organizations using a different approach:
Building comprehensive discovery capabilities that reveal their complete SSL/TLS certificate landscape. This is not just the publicly visible certificates, but the hidden infrastructure certificates that pose the real operational risk.
Implementing automated lifecycle management that handles certificate provisioning, renewal, and revocation seamlessly across all environments—from public cloud to private networks to edge devices.
Creating crypto-agile architectures that can adapt to algorithm changes, post-quantum cryptography, and future security requirements without massive infrastructure overhauls.
Establishing governance frameworks that enforce consistent security policies while supporting business agility and compliance requirements.
Most organizations have no clear picture of how many SSL/TLS certificates they actually have or where those certificates live. The reality is that they are spread across:
Internal network infrastructure – Servers, databases, APIs, and applications that never appear in public scans.
Cloud-native environments – Container orchestration platforms, microservices, and serverless functions, each with unique certificate requirements
Development and staging systems – Non-production environments that still need valid certificates for testing and integration
IoT and edge devices – Connected devices and edge computing platforms with embedded certificates
Legacy applications – Older systems still running with forgotten certificates
The bottom line: You can’t manage what you can’t see, and you can’t secure what you don’t know exists.
The Crypto-Agile Advantage: Future-Proofing for the 47-Day Mandate and More
The 47-day mandate is just the beginning. Post-quantum cryptography is coming. New algorithms will emerge. Security standards will evolve. The infrastructure you build to handle shorter certificate lifespans becomes your foundation for adapting to all of these changes.
Crypto-agility means:
Seamless algorithm transitions when new cryptographic standards emerge
Rapid response capabilities for security vulnerabilities or algorithm compromises
Standardized processes that can accommodate and work seamlessly across multiple certificate authorities and environments
Automated policy enforcement that adapts to changing compliance requirements
Zero-downtime updates that maintain service availability during security transitions
Organizations building crypto-agile certificate management now will handle future changes with confidence while their competitors struggle through each new requirement.
Building Your 47-Day TLS Advantage: The Practical Steps
So how do forward-thinking organizations actually make this transition? It starts with understanding where you are, then building toward where you need to be.
Step 1: Complete Discovery and Assessment
Get the full picture of your SSL/TLS certificate landscape—not just the public certificates, but every certificate across every environment. Most organizations discover they have 10-100 times more certificates than they realized.
Assess your current processes for certificate lifecycle management, crypto-agility readiness, and 47-day compliance gaps. A clear baseline is essential for planning your modernization journey.
Step 2: Design Your Modernization Strategy
Develop a roadmap that addresses immediate 47-day TLS compliance needs while building long-term crypto-agility capabilities. The best strategies solve today’s problems while positioning for tomorrow’s requirements.
Plan your automation architecture to handle certificate lifecycle management at enterprise scale across all environments and certificate authorities.
Step 3: Implement and Optimize
Deploy automated certificate lifecycle management that can handle the operational requirements of 47-day TLS certificates while supporting your broader security and compliance goals.
Establish governance policies that ensure consistent security standards while supporting business agility and growth.
Build monitoring and alerting systems that provide visibility into certificate health and proactive management of potential issues.
Schedule a consultation to discuss your specific modernization strategy →
The Time to Act Is Now
PacificSource recently modernized its certificate lifecycle management program, automating and ensuring crypto-agility for IT security. What they knew that others don’t is that the organizations that will thrive in the 47-day TLS era are the ones taking action today. While competitors debate and delay, they’re building the certificate management capabilities that will serve as competitive advantages for years to come.
The window for strategic positioning is closing. Organizations that wait until compliance deadlines are imminent will be forced into reactive, sub-optimal solutions. Those that act now can build comprehensive, crypto-agile certificate management programs that position them as industry leaders.
Your next move matters. Will you be among the organizations that use this transition to leapfrog competitors, or will you be scrambling to catch up while they pull ahead?
The choice is yours, but the time to choose is now.
Ready to Build Your 47-Day TLS Advantage?
Don’t wait for the scramble. Start building your competitive advantage today with a comprehensive understanding of your SSL/TLS certificate landscape and a strategic plan for modernization.
Press release: 7.10.2025, 8:30 – Digital Workforce continues as the City of Helsinki’s partner in process automation
The City of Helsinki has chosen Digital Workforce as its partner in process automation. This procurement comprises a comprehensive service supporting close and wide-ranging collaboration together with flexible use of the required automation technologies. The technologies will be delivered to the City as a cloud service according to its needs.
The aim of the cooperation is to improve the City of Helsinki’s productivity and to ensure a modern, secure, and cost-effective operating model that meets the rapidly growing demand for automation services.
The City of Helsinki’s Department of Financial Management Services (Talpa) first began working with Digital Workforce in 2017 to develop its internal capabilities in robotic process automation. In 2023, the City centralized all its RPA-related tasks with Talpa. It currently operates more than 80 automated workflows, and in recent years has implemented around 20–30 new automations annually.
The City’s automation needs have expanded and diversified significantly since 2024, prompting the engagement of an expert partner for solution development and maintenance. Ensuring the availability of flexible and diverse resources is of paramount importance for the City to meet these needs efficiently.
“A substantial share of the City’s work continues to entail manual, repetitive, rule-based information processing. Our cooperation with Digital Workforce enables the implementation of automations with high quality and cost-effectiveness. It also ensures flexible access to expert services, particularly for automation needs related to the Apotti system used by the City’s social, health and rescue services”, says Petri Böhm, Director of Development and Digitalization Services at Talpa.
“We are very pleased to deepen our collaboration with the City of Helsinki and support the City’s journey toward an even more comprehensive use of automation. Our specialized expertise in developing and automating social and healthcare processes, together with a broad technology portfolio that can be utilized flexibly via our cloud platform, provides a strong foundation for agile implementation and rapid results. As the technologies used in process automation—such as AI agents—are evolving quickly, it is increasingly important for many organizations to work closely with an expert partner. Such cooperation also provides the readiness to identify and adopt new, innovative solutions in a controlled way”, says Juha Nieminen, Head of Healthcare Nordics, Digital Workforce.
About Digital Workforce Digital Workforce Services Plc (Nasdaq First North: DWF) is a leader in business automation and technology solutions. With the Digital Workforce Outsmart platform and services—including Enterprise AI agents—organizations transform knowledge work, reduce costs, accelerate digitization, grow revenue, and improve customer experience. More than 200 large customers use our services to drive transformation of work through automation and Agentic AI. Digital Workforce has particularly strong experience in healthcare, automating care pathways across clinical and administrative workflows to reduce burden, enhance patient safety, and return time to patient care. Following the acquisition of e18 Innovation, the company has further strengthened its position in the UK healthcare pathway automation. We focus on repeatable, outcome-based use cases, and we operate with high integrity and close customer collaboration. Founded in 2015, Digital Workforce employs more than 200 automation professionals in the US, UK, Ireland, and Northern and Central Europe. Our vision: Transforming Work. Beyond Productivity. digitalworkforce.com
Press release: 7.10.2025, 8:30 – Digital Workforce continues as the City of Helsinki’s partner in process automation
Every unmanaged SSH key is a potential backdoor for unauthorized access. In most enterprises, there are thousands—and sometimes millions—of keys no one is actively tracking. That’s why AppViewX is announcing the general availability of AVX ONE SSH, a purpose-built product that closes one of security’s most overlooked gaps: SSH key sprawl and lifecycle management across hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructures.
The Enterprise SSH Key Challenge
SSH is foundational to secure enterprise operations, enabling everything from server administration to DevOps automation. But, because keys are easy to create and don’t expire by default, they proliferate rapidly and quietly. Over time, organizations accumulate keys scattered across the infrastructure—with limited visibility into who can access what.
The security implications are significant. Every unmanaged key can become an unmonitored access path, resulting in a compliance gap or an audit failure. Recent research indicates that up to 90% of organizations lack a complete inventory of active SSH keys, and 54% still rely on manual processes, like spreadsheets, for key management—clear signals that automation and governance are overdue.
Left unchecked, SSH key sprawl drives three primary enterprise risks:
Security exposure: Persistent access paths that bypass traditional access controls and monitoring.
Compliance failures: Regulations require complete access records, including SSH keys and certificates, and gaps can lead to penalties.
Operational inefficiency: Manual key management does not scale and consumes significant team resources while delivering incomplete coverage.
Meet AVX ONE SSH
Built on AppViewX’s certificate lifecycle management platform, AVX ONE SSH delivers comprehensive SSH key lifecycle management through three core capabilities: visibility, automation, and policy control.
Visibility
Effective security starts with clear visibility. AVX ONE SSH discovers and inventories every key and certificate across the enterprise, eliminating blind spots and providing the intelligence needed to manage risk proactively.
Comprehensive Discovery: Automatically scan and discover all SSH keys and certificates (both user and host) across hybrid, multi-cloud, and DevOps environments to eliminate blind spots.
Centralized Inventory Management: Maintain a single, central inventory of SSH keys and certificates to simplify monitoring and management across a distributed infrastructure.
Trust Relationship Mapping: Visualize trust relationships between users, hosts, servers, and service accounts to enable successful key rotations and maintain operational continuity.
Risk Intelligence: Perform SSH risk assessments and trend analysis using the Risk Dashboard to monitor the status of keys and configurations, enabling proactive security management.
Automation
Managing SSH keys at scale can become overwhelming. AVX ONE SSH automates the entire lifecycle and reduces manual effort to ensure consistent, secure operations.
Complete Lifecycle Automation: Generate, provision, rotate, and delete keys automatically to eliminate manual effort and promote crypto-agility.
One-Click Risk Remediation: Instantly delete or rotate suspicious, shared, orphaned, or weak keys with single-click remediation to contain security threats and enforce security policies.
Automated Workflows: Leverage custom or out-of-the-box workflows to streamline complex rotations and deletions that align with compliance controls or change windows.
Seamless Integration and Self-Service: Automate SSH key and access onboarding via native integrations with IAM and DevOps tools. Allow users to securely request/generate keys and manage access through a self-service UI, so teams manage SSH access the way they prefer to work.
Automate SSH lifecycle management and secure privileged remote access with AVX ONE SSH
Governance is essential for long-term security. AVX ONE SSH automatically enforces policies, streamlines reporting, and enables access controls to maintain oversight while supporting operational agility.
Zero-Touch Policy Enforcement: Enforce organizational policies for SSH key generation to ensure every key meets standards without manual intervention.
Rotation Policy Management: Define rotation intervals and automate enforcement to maintain a continuous security posture.
Risk Assessment and Compliance: Generate audit-ready reports and maintain detailed logs and trails to demonstrate adherence to regulatory frameworks and security audits.
Granular Access Controls: Apply role-based access control (RBAC) and host grouping to delegate SSH access at scale while retaining centralized oversight and guardrails.
Integrations Built for Your IT Stack
AVX ONE SSH integrates with the existing enterprise systems you’re already using:
Cloud Platforms: Native integration with AWS for seamless key management across hybrid environments.
Identity Systems: Connects with CyberArk and leading PAM solutions to align SSH access with enterprise identity governance.
DevOps Tools: Supports SSH capabilities through APIs, which can be seamlessly integrated with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tools such as Ansible and Puppet.
ITSM: Connects to ServiceNow, BMC Remedy, and similar platforms to incorporate SSH key requests and approvals into established service management processes.
Flexible Deployment: Choose SaaS for rapid time-to-value or on-premises to meet specific regulatory or security requirements.
Why SSH Lifecycle Management is Critical Now
SSH key sprawl represents a significant and growing security risk that traditional tools and processes cannot address at an enterprise scale. The proliferation of unmanaged keys creates persistent access paths that bypass conventional security controls, while manual management processes can’t keep up with hybrid infrastructure and increased regulatory scrutiny.
To close this gap, organizations need automated discovery to understand their current exposure, policy-driven controls to prevent future sprawl, and integrated workflows that align with existing security operations.
AVX ONE SSH addresses these requirements by transforming SSH lifecycle management from a manual, error-prone process into an automated, policy-driven capability. The result: stronger security posture, lower operational overhead, and faster paths to compliance across environments.
For security teams managing complex, distributed infrastructure, comprehensive SSH lifecycle management is no longer optional—it’s essential for maintaining resilience in today’s threat landscape.
Visit AVX ONE SSH for more information about SSH (Secure Shell) Lifecycle Management
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Will AVX ONE SSH break access during rotation? A: No. Rotations are staged with preflight checks, trust-mapping, and canary batches, with automatic rollback on validation failure. You can start in read-only discovery, then roll out changes by host group or business unit to avoid disruption. As long as your infrastructure is fully discovered by AppViewX, rotations will not break. However, for any key instance not discovered by AppViewX, rotations may cause disruption.
Q: Is discovery agentless or agent-based? A: Agentless by default. AVX ONE SSH enumerates keys and trust relationships via credentialed connections and integrations (e.g., config management/CMDB). For constrained zones, lightweight connectors are supported.
Q: Do you support SSH certificates (OpenSSH CA) and migrations from keys? A: Yes. AVX ONE SSH manages both traditional keys and OpenSSH certificates, enabling policy-issued, short-lived certs. Many teams use it to phase out long-lived keys and reduce standing access.
Q: How is this different from PAM or a secrets manager (e.g., CyberArk, Vault)? A: PAM governs privileged sessions; secrets managers store/broker secrets. AVX ONE SSH governs the lifecycle of SSH identities (keys & certs): discovery, mapping, rotation, and policy enforcement—while integrating with PAM/IAM/secrets tools.
Q: Can we enforce policy (algorithms, lifetimes, rotation) and prove compliance? A: Yes. Define cryptographic and rotation policies; AVX ONE SSH enforces them automatically and produces audit-ready reports and trails (with RBAC and host grouping) to demonstrate control to regulators and auditors.
See AVX ONE SSH in Action
If you don’t know how many SSH keys you have—or who can access them—you already have a problem. If you’re ready to take control, we can help. Get the full breakdown of the solution, integrations, and deployment options in the AVX ONE SSH datasheet, or book a tailored demo to see it in action.
Digital Workforce strengthens long-term automation partnership with one of the largest utility companies in the United States.
Digital Workforce Services Plc has secured a new order valued at approximately €2.6 million from a long-standing client in the United States. The new engagement continues a successful multi-year partnership focused on scaling intelligent automation across the client’s operations.
The publicly listed utility company serves over 9 million private, public, and enterprise customers and employs over 28,000 professionals nationwide. Under the new order, Digital Workforce will continue to provide business process analysis and automation development services that support the client’s multi-platform automation strategy, driving results while optimizing technology investments and minimizing licensing costs.
A key focus of the collaboration is leveraging Microsoft Power Platform alongside SS&C Blue Prism and other technologies to identify automation opportunities, streamline operations, and deliver tangible business value. With deep expertise in Microsoft-based automation, Digital Workforce helps clients unlock agility and cost-efficiency, especially in large, federated enterprise environments.
Jussi Vasama, CEO of Digital Workforce, said: “Our collaboration with this client dates back to 2020, and this latest order reflects the trust we’ve built through consistent, high-quality service delivery. Together, we’ve successfully automated over 120 business processes across various functions. Our hybrid delivery model – combining a dedicated U.S. on-site team with global automation experts, ensures rapid implementation and scalable support, all while keeping operational overhead low.”
Digital Workforce’s business process automation services are designed to help enterprises move fast, reduce complexity, and accelerate value creation. Through close collaboration, clients can build automation capabilities internally and realize long-term benefits across their organizations.
For further information, please contact:
Jussi Vasama, CEO, Digital Workforce Services Plc, Tel. +358 50 380 9893
About Digital Workforce Services Plc Digital Workforce Services Plc is a leader in business automation and technology solutions. Its Outsmart platform and services, including Enterprise AI Agent solutions, empower organizations to transform knowledge work, reduce costs, accelerate digitalization, enhance customer experiences, and strengthen their competitive edge. Over 200 large international organizations rely on the company’s services to drive transformation through automation. Digital Workforce has particular expertise in automating healthcare and social care pathways, advancing long-term condition follow-up, improving patient safety, and enhancing the productivity of healthcare professionals. Founded in 2015, Digital Workforce employs over 200 business automation specialists across the US, UK & Ireland, and Northern and Central Europe. The company is listed on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market Finland.
Join us for our live webinar, featuring Hugh Pelling (Sales Director UK&I at Digital Workforce) and Kieran Watts (Industry Lead, Claims & Service Innovation at Digital Workforce), as they explore how AI agents, such as the Agent Workforce’s Agents, can reduce friction, boost efficiency, and enhance the experience for both customers and claims teams when working alongside human experts.
They’ll share practical insights from the world of Private Medical Insurance (PMI), where clarity, responsiveness, and accuracy are essential.
Press Release: 4.7.2025, 8:00am – Kanta Transfer Success: The Wellbeing Services County of Central Uusimaa Retires Legacy Systems, Saving Nearly €1M Annually
The Wellbeing Services County of Central Uusimaa procured a centralized client and patient information system in 2020 to replace the various legacy systems previously used across its organization. However, the introduction of the new system did not lead to the immediate retirement of the old ones — legacy systems had to remain operational until all data stored in them had been successfully transferred to the national Kanta services or the county’s own archives. Maintaining multiple systems in parallel resulted in significant costs and additional administrative burden for the county.
To retire the legacy systems as quickly as possible, the Wellbeing Services County launched an archiving project in spring 2024, supported by an automation-driven solution. Digital Workforce was selected as the implementation partner through an open tendering process, and the project was delivered in collaboration with subcontractor Atostek.
The data transfer project covered the county’s Pegasos- and Mukana -healthcare systems and ProConsona social care system. The entire archiving effort was completed within 15 months, with the project timeline calculated from the first steering group meeting.
Through the archiving project, the county was able to decommission its legacy systems in a controlled manner, securely transfer all data under statutory retention obligations to national or regional archives, and reduce the costs and risks associated with maintaining old systems.
“All project objectives were achieved, and the extensive implementation was completed on schedule. We were particularly pleased with the clear project governance, smooth communication, and our partners’ solution-oriented approach—even in challenging situations. The project benefited greatly from their deep understanding of the Kanta transfer requirements and ability to support decision-making with well-reasoned solution options”, says Hanna Downton, ICT Area Manager at The Wellbeing Services County of Central Uusimaa, and continues:
“The use of automation was essential for the rapid completion of the project. Thanks to this, we were able to exit our legacy systems on schedule, bringing us annual savings of approximately one million euros and freeing expert resources for other tasks.”
“We’re proud to serve as a trusted partner to wellbeing services counties in completing the critical system transitions. Our collaboration with the specialists at Central Uusimaa was flexible and positive throughout the project. We’re pleased that our automation solution could support their success”, says Juha Nieminen, Head of Healthcare Nordics, Digital Workforce.
“We have implemented Kanta transfers together with Digital Workforce for nearly half of Finland’s wellbeing services counties. In every joint project, the division of responsibilities and execution have run seamlessly. Our solution is based on Digital Workforce’s robotic process automation (RPA) and Atostek’s ERA platform. The data extraction is performed using RPA, which enables agile and system-independent implementation. The conversion and transfer to the Kanta archive are carried out via the ERA platform, which is designed for managing social and healthcare data”, explains Miika Parvio, Director of ERA Services at Atostek.
For more information:
Marja Heikkinen, Key Account Manager, Digital Workforce
Email: marja.heikkinen@digitalworkforce.com
About Digital Workforce Services Plc
Digital Workforce Services Plc is a leader in business automation and technology solutions. Its Outsmart platform and services, including Enterprise AI Agent solutions, empower organizations to transform knowledge work, reduce costs, accelerate digitalization, enhance customer experiences, and strengthen their competitive edge. Over 200 large international organizations rely on the company’s services to drive transformation through automation. Digital Workforce has particular expertise in automating healthcare and social care pathways, advancing long-term condition follow-up, improving patient safety, and enhancing the productivity of healthcare professionals. Founded in 2015, Digital Workforce employs over 200 business automation specialists across the US, UK & Ireland, and Northern and Central Europe. The company is listed on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market Finland. https://digitalworkforce.com
Press Release: 4.7.2025, 8:00am – Kanta Transfer Success: The Wellbeing Services County of Central Uusimaa Retires Legacy Systems, Saving Nearly €1M Annually
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