Case Study: Communications Authority in Africa achieves sovereign national PKI with eMudhra CertiNext KMS and CLM

Communications Authority in Africa cuts certificate issuance from 7–14 days to under 24 hours with eMudhra

The Communications Authority in Africa, a statutory body regulating the nation's information and communications sector, faced significant challenges in operationalizing its national PKI. Despite its mandate, it lacked a secure Key Management System (KMS) to protect cryptographic keys and an automated Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM) platform, leading to manual processes, security risks, and an inability to meet international standards. eMudhra was engaged to address these foundational gaps.

eMudhra implemented its integrated CertiNext KMS and CLM solution to establish a sovereign digital trust infrastructure. The deployment provided hardware-secured key management and end-to-end automation for certificate lifecycle governance. This resulted in the activation of five certification authorities, a reduction in certificate issuance time from two weeks to under 24 hours, and full compliance with international audit requirements, transforming the authority's operational capabilities.

Communications Authority in Africa