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	Largest Insurer in the United Kingdom Uses Comodo for Certificate Lifecycle Management

Largest Insurer in the United Kingdom Uses Comodo for Certificate Lifecycle Management

Technology Category	Cybersecurity & Privacy - Cloud Security Cybersecurity & Privacy - Identity & Authentication Management Cybersecurity & Privacy - Security Compliance
Applicable Industries	Finance & Insurance Professional Service
Applicable Functions	Business Operation Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Cybersecurity Remote Asset Management
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services Cybersecurity Services System Integration
Challenge	As the Aviva organization added more clients and continued to grow, the organization outgrew its IT infrastructure and needed to add more network and IT capabilities, specifically when it came to the management process around its digital certificates. Aviva no longer had a single location or management system for all of its certificates, thus experiencing higher costs associated with individualized certificates delay in certificate signing request turn-around times for the issuance of new SSL certificates. Aviva was in need of a new management solution for its certificates. Read More
About Customer	Aviva provides approximately 31 million customers worldwide with insurance, savings and investment products. Aviva is the UK’s largest insurer and one of Europe’s leading providers of life and general insurance. Aviva combines life insurance, general insurance and asset management businesses under one powerful brand. The company is committed to serving its customers well in order to build a stronger, sustainable business, which makes a positive contribution to society, and for which its employees are proud to work. Read More
Solution	Through a formal RFP process, Aviva selected the Comodo Certificate Manager (CCM) solution as its best of breed solution. For the past two years, CCM has been able to deliver a single management system with the ability for Aviva to set permissions and multiple user accounts—allowing for various departments to have full control of their certificate process. The CCM Intuitive Management System allows Aviva for a fast turn-around of SSL and EV certificates from generation of the certificate signing request through to issue, as well as dedicated account management support. Aviva's Technical Authority, Andrew Rust, highlighted that CCM provides proactive updates regarding any changes in the SSL landscape including security issues and alerts, ensuring no unexpected certificate expiration. All these features within CCM allow Aviva's dependence on IT to remain secure. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Cloud Security

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Identity & Authentication Management

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Security Compliance

Applicable Industries

Finance & Insurance

Professional Service

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Cybersecurity

Remote Asset Management

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Cybersecurity Services

System Integration

Challenge

As the Aviva organization added more clients and continued to grow, the organization outgrew its IT infrastructure and needed to add more network and IT capabilities, specifically when it came to the management process around its digital certificates. Aviva no longer had a single location or management system for all of its certificates, thus experiencing higher costs associated with individualized certificates delay in certificate signing request turn-around times for the issuance of new SSL certificates. Aviva was in need of a new management solution for its certificates.

About Customer

Aviva provides approximately 31 million customers worldwide with insurance, savings and investment products. Aviva is the UK’s largest insurer and one of Europe’s leading providers of life and general insurance. Aviva combines life insurance, general insurance and asset management businesses under one powerful brand. The company is committed to serving its customers well in order to build a stronger, sustainable business, which makes a positive contribution to society, and for which its employees are proud to work.

Solution

Through a formal RFP process, Aviva selected the Comodo Certificate Manager (CCM) solution as its best of breed solution. For the past two years, CCM has been able to deliver a single management system with the ability for Aviva to set permissions and multiple user accounts—allowing for various departments to have full control of their certificate process. The CCM Intuitive Management System allows Aviva for a fast turn-around of SSL and EV certificates from generation of the certificate signing request through to issue, as well as dedicated account management support. Aviva's Technical Authority, Andrew Rust, highlighted that CCM provides proactive updates regarding any changes in the SSL landscape including security issues and alerts, ensuring no unexpected certificate expiration. All these features within CCM allow Aviva's dependence on IT to remain secure.

Impact #1	CCM provides a flexible and reliable system for digital certificate issuance and lifecycle management.
Impact #2	The solution automates and centralizes the management of cryptographic keys, ensuring no unexpected certificate expiration via a detailed notification process.
Impact #3	CCM's Auto Discovery feature imports all existing and future SSL certificates on company websites and internal networks, streamlining lifecycle administration with rapid enrollment, approval, issuance, revocation, and renewal of all SSL certificates from any CA.

Impact #1

CCM provides a flexible and reliable system for digital certificate issuance and lifecycle management.

Impact #2

The solution automates and centralizes the management of cryptographic keys, ensuring no unexpected certificate expiration via a detailed notification process.

Impact #3

CCM's Auto Discovery feature imports all existing and future SSL certificates on company websites and internal networks, streamlining lifecycle administration with rapid enrollment, approval, issuance, revocation, and renewal of all SSL certificates from any CA.

Benefit #1	Aviva serves approximately 31 million customers worldwide.
Benefit #2	Comodo has more than 85 million desktop security software installations.

Benefit #1

Aviva serves approximately 31 million customers worldwide.

Benefit #2

Comodo has more than 85 million desktop security software installations.

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Largest Insurer in the United Kingdom Uses Comodo for Certificate Lifecycle Management

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