Total SSL Automation & Monitoring
Argent TSA provides complete automation for SSL certificate monitoring, expiry alerts, and centralized management
Ensure your business or organization is always secure and compliant with Argent Software
Why SSL Automation Matters
- Over 450 million SSL certificates worldwide, growing 18% annually
- Manual tracking leads to missed expirations and security risks
- Centralized automation prevents outages and compliance failures
Common SSL Management Problems
No Standards
SSL certificate management is often chaotic, lacking standardization across organizations
There are a few ISO standards, but these are very basic:
- ISO 27001/27002: Information Security Management, requires encryption, typically via SSL/TLS
- ISO 9594-8 (X.509): Defines SSL/TLS certificate structure
- ISO 10181-2: Defines Authentication Framework
- ISO 14888: Defines certificate signing/validation
- ISO 11770-3: Covers key exchange for SSL/TLS
Different Departments Take Widely Different Approaches
Even within the same organization, departments may use different methods for managing SSL certificates, often based on platform, operating system, or personnel
No Central SQL Database of All Certificates
Most organizations rely on spreadsheets, which are sporadically updated and prone to error
A central SQL database is essential for effective SSL management
No Priorities of Certificates
Without a central database, it's impossible to assign priorities to certificates
Argent's Total SSL Automation allows you to rank certificates and uses fuzzy logic to automate this process for large environments
No Validation of Certificates
Argent automatically validates all your SSL certificates based on function-based schedules, ensuring only valid certificates are in use
Handling Different Certificate Types and Sources
SSL certificates come in various formats (PEM, DER, PFX) and are managed by different authorities
Argent TSA handles all types automatically
Network and Firewall Restrictions
Network issues can prevent monitoring scripts from accessing certificate details
Argent TSA overcomes these challenges with robust discovery engines
Alert Fatigue and Notification Fatigue
Poorly configured monitoring can generate excessive or irrelevant alerts
Argent TSA ensures critical alerts are prioritized and actionable
Time Zone and Clock Skew Issues
Unsynchronized clocks can lead to inaccurate expiration calculations
Argent TSA accounts for these discrepancies
No Cogent Management of Certificate Expiration
Managing certificate expiration is a common pain point
Argent TSA automates this process, reducing risk and manual effort
Argent TSA: The Complete Solution
Argent TSA is the first product designed to automatically handle all your SSL certificate needs, not piecemeal
It automates discovery, validation, prioritization, and alerting for all your SSL certificates, regardless of platform or locations
Real-World Example
- 125 production web applications
- 20 web applications in UAT
- 69,200 servers worldwide, 45% Azure in seven regions, 10% Linux
- 10 SSL certificates per server
- 17 legacy AS/400 and OS/390
- 37 offices in 11 countries
How It Works
TSA Discovery Engines
The TSA Discovery Engines load and maintain the central SQL database, using built-in analysis functions to handle a multitude of operating systems and certificate formats
They verify, check, and discover certificates across your environment.
TSA Alert Engine
The TSA Alert Engine generates critical reports of certificates about to expire, corrupted certificates, invalid certificates, and more, ensuring you are always informed and protected
Multiple Approaches to Determine Expiration
Argent TSA provides several methods to analyze certificate expiration, including OpenSSL and a Python interface
With all certificates stored centrally, you can run ad-hoc tests as needed
Why SSL Certificate Expiration Matters
- SSL certificates show your websites are safe
- When SSL certificates expire, websites are no longer safe
- Credit cards and home addresses can be stolen
- All SSL certificates expire in 13 months (398 days) or less
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