Entrust Platform Unifies Crypto Control for Long-Term Resilience

IBM Consulting and Entrust are collaborating to address a growing threat to long-term data security by unifying control over an organization’s cryptographic foundations. The joint solution centers on the Entrust Cryptographic Security Platform, establishing a unified control plane for certificates, keys, and secrets currently scattered across diverse systems and cloud environments. This approach moves companies beyond simply acknowledging the risks of quantum computing to actively executing a transition toward post-quantum cryptography, offering continuous visibility and automated lifecycle management. “With regulatory expectations increasing and quantum computing advances continuing to accelerate, organizations can no longer treat quantum risk as a future concern. Preparation can no longer be delayed,” said Dinesh Nagarajan, Executive Partner and Global Service Line Leader for Quantum-Safe and Data Security, IBM Consulting.

Entrust CSP & IBM Consulting Enable Cryptographic Governance

The escalating threat of quantum computing has moved beyond theoretical risk to a present-day concern for organizations handling long-term sensitive data, prompting a collaborative response from Entrust and IBM Consulting. Rather than simply acknowledging the impending shift to post-quantum cryptography, the two companies are focused on enabling enterprises to actively govern their cryptographic estates and execute a structured transition. This partnership combines IBM Consulting’s quantum-safe transformation services with Entrust’s established expertise in public key infrastructure, cryptographic security, and hardware security modules. The CSP delivers continuous discovery and visibility into certificates, keys, and secrets, enforcing policy and automating lifecycle management across diverse environments. This centralized approach addresses the widespread problem of “cryptographic sprawl,” where critical cryptographic elements are scattered across legacy systems, cloud services, and modern DevOps pipelines, often governed by inconsistent policies.

The joint offering goes beyond one-time assessments, providing a platform for repeatable cryptographic governance and reducing the potential for outages and audit failures. IBM Consulting’s Quantum Safe Migration Orchestrator will be instrumental in converting risk assessments into prioritized, actionable plans aligned with both compliance requirements and operational needs. The collaboration aims to minimize operational complexity through managed execution and a vendor-neutral platform, simplifying cryptographic policy management across hybrid and legacy environments. “Quantum preparedness starts with regaining control of your cryptography across applications, clouds, identities, and infrastructure,” added Mike Baxter, Chief Technology & Product Officer, Entrust. “We are excited to partner with IBM Consulting to deliver effective cryptographic management.” Organizations can now engage both companies to implement enterprise-wide cryptographic posture management and accelerate their journey toward quantum-safe security.

Quantum Risk Drives Unified Control Plane Implementation

The escalating threat of quantum computing is forcing a fundamental shift in how organizations approach cryptographic security, moving beyond theoretical preparation toward practical implementation. While many enterprises acknowledge the eventual need for post-quantum cryptography, a significant gap persists between awareness and actionable transition plans; most still grapple with “cryptographic sprawl,” where certificates, keys, and secrets are inconsistently managed across diverse systems. This fragmentation renders one-time assessments ineffective, highlighting the necessity for continuous visibility and automated lifecycle management. This platform aims to establish an enterprise-wide cryptographic operating model, offering continuous discovery, policy enforcement, and automation across all critical cryptographic elements. The joint solution doesn’t simply identify vulnerabilities, but provides a structured program for planning, governing, and executing a transition to quantum-resistant cryptography, including business-aligned migration roadmaps and managed execution services. The collaboration emphasizes minimizing operational complexity through a vendor-neutral approach, simplifying policy management across legacy, cloud, and DevOps environments.

Entrust’s platform provides centralized control over PKI, certificates, keys, secrets, and cryptographic controls, deployed and operated by IBM Consulting to ensure consistent governance at scale. This unified approach is designed to accelerate cryptographic maturity by aligning risk to business services and providing audit-ready metrics for prioritized remediation.

Business-Aligned Roadmaps Accelerate PQC Migration

IBM Consulting is actively integrating its quantum-safe transformation services with Entrust’s established cryptographic expertise, addressing a growing need for organizations to proactively manage the transition to post-quantum cryptography. This unified approach is critical, as many enterprises currently suffer from “cryptographic sprawl,” with vital credentials scattered across diverse systems and managed under inconsistent policies. The offering moves beyond mere awareness, enabling repeatable cryptographic governance and systematically reducing “cryptographic debt” to support agility in adopting new standards. Entrust and IBM Consulting are combining strengths to deliver a solution that goes beyond technical implementation, aligning cryptographic risk with specific business services, data longevity, and regulatory requirements. The platform supports audit-ready metrics and prioritized remediation, while IBM Consulting’s services aim to minimize disruption during the transition.