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Certificate Lifecycle Management · CLM Readiness Assessment

Free CLM Readiness Assessment

How ready is your organization for 47‑day certificates?

Sixteen questions show exactly where you stand on visibility, ownership, process and automation, with an honest score and recommended next steps.

16 questions · about 3 minutes · results immediately

Public certificate management is changing.

Certificate lifecycles are becoming shorter. Renewal activity is increasing. Public certificates are often spread across multiple systems, teams and Certificate Authorities — a growing operational challenge that requires better lifecycle management and visibility.

1
VisibilityDo you know where your certificates live?
2
OwnershipIs responsibility clearly assigned?
3
ControlAre renewals and new certificates managed, or improvised?
4
SimplicityCan teams find what they need, fast?
5
Future readinessWill your process survive more frequent renewals?

There are no right or wrong answers. The objective is simple: discover whether your organization is operating with certainty or assumptions.

16 questions · about 3 minutes

Section 1 of 5

Visibility

Do you have a complete overview of your public certificates?

Do you immediately know which public certificate expires next?

Can you quickly identify which business services depend on a certificate?

Section 2 of 5

Ownership

Is ownership clearly defined for every public certificate?

If a certificate owner changes roles tomorrow, would ownership remain clear?

Is certificate knowledge documented rather than dependent on individuals?

Section 3 of 5

Control

Can you easily identify certificates requiring action within the next 90 days?

Are renewal activities managed through a documented and traced process?

Is there a clear, controlled process for requesting and adding new certificates?

Can management easily understand upcoming certificate actions?

Section 4 of 5

Simplicity

Do teams know where to go for certificate information?

Is public certificate information accessible without searching multiple systems?

Are certificate-related responsibilities easy to understand?

Section 5 of 5

Future Readiness

Would your current process still work if certificate renewals became significantly more frequent?

Are you comfortable with the visibility you currently have?

Are you confident that an expired public certificate would not come as a surprise?

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CLM Readiness Checklist · A self-assessment for CIOs, CISOs and IT leaders