GlobalSign IoT Identity Platform
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What is GlobalSign IoT Identity Platform
GlobalSign IoT Identity Platform is a public key infrastructure (PKI)-based service for provisioning and managing device identities and digital certificates across IoT fleets. It supports use cases such as secure device onboarding, mutual TLS authentication, and certificate lifecycle management for connected products and industrial/embedded devices. The platform focuses on identity and trust establishment rather than network detection/response or device connectivity management. It is typically used by security, IoT platform, and product engineering teams that need scalable certificate issuance and automation.
PKI-based device identity
The platform centers on X.509 certificates and PKI to establish cryptographic device identity. This enables standards-based authentication patterns such as mutual TLS between devices, gateways, and cloud services. It fits environments where certificate-backed identity is required for compliance or secure-by-design product architectures. It also aligns well with common IoT security reference architectures that separate identity from network monitoring.
Certificate lifecycle automation
It is designed to automate certificate issuance, renewal, and revocation at IoT scale. This reduces manual certificate handling that can become operationally risky as fleets grow. Automation supports continuous operations where devices must rotate credentials without service interruption. This is particularly relevant for long-lived deployments where credential expiry is a common failure mode.
Integrates with IoT ecosystems
The product is positioned to integrate with device manufacturing/provisioning workflows and IoT back-end services that rely on TLS and certificate trust chains. This helps teams standardize identity across heterogeneous device types and deployment models. It can complement broader IoT stacks by providing a dedicated identity layer. The focus on identity makes it a building block alongside connectivity, device management, and monitoring tools.
Not a full IoT security suite
The platform primarily addresses device identity and certificate management, not full-spectrum IoT security controls. It does not replace tools focused on asset discovery, network traffic analysis, threat detection, or OT/IoT anomaly monitoring. Organizations typically need additional products for visibility and response workflows. Buyers expecting end-to-end IoT security operations may find the scope narrower.
Requires PKI operational maturity
Successful deployment depends on sound PKI practices, including key protection, certificate policy design, and lifecycle governance. Teams may need to adapt manufacturing and provisioning processes to securely inject keys or enroll devices. Misconfiguration (e.g., weak key handling or poor rotation strategy) can undermine the intended security benefits. This can increase implementation effort compared with simpler device-auth approaches.
Limited value without TLS adoption
The platform’s benefits depend on devices and services consistently using certificate-based authentication. Legacy devices, constrained endpoints, or protocols that do not support modern TLS/mTLS patterns may require redesign or gateways. In mixed environments, organizations may need parallel identity methods, increasing complexity. This can slow rollout in brownfield industrial or embedded deployments.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| IoT Identity Platform (includes IoT CA Direct, IoT Edge Enroll) | Custom pricing — contact GlobalSign sales | PKI-based cloud IoT identity platform; device certificate issuance and lifecycle management; IoT CA Direct (self-manage registration via RESTful API); IoT Edge Enroll (full Registration Authority service); CRL/OCSP revocation, multiple certificate types and validities, RESTful APIs, scalable issuance (thousands per second). Pricing is not published on the vendor's official product pages; GlobalSign requests prospective customers to contact sales/request a consultation. |
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GMO GlobalSign, Inc.
Leuven, Belgium
1996
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