CSP Validation Authority is an on-premises solution for checking the validity status of issued certificates before their expiration date. When deployed on PKI Hub, this Entrust solution adds the following to the PKI Hub installation integration report.
Certificate information sources supported by Validation Authority
Validation Authority supports the following sources of certificate status information:
- Entrust CA Gateway integrated with an Entrust Certificate Authority instance
- Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs) issued by Entrust or third‑party certificate authorities
Hardware security modules supported by Validation Authority
See the following table for supported versions.
Hardware | Client driver | Firmware |
|---|---|---|
Entrust nShield Connect XC | 13.6.3 (FIPS 140-2 Level 3 mode supported) | 12.60.15 & 12.60.2 |
Entrust nShield 5c | 13.6.3 | 13.2.4 |
Thales Luna HSM 7 | 10.7.0 | 7.7.1-20 |
Databases supported by Validation Authority
Validation Authority is tested with the following external databases.
Database vendor | Version |
|---|---|
PostgreSQL | 15 |
Oracle | 21.3.0-xe |
Microsoft SQL Server | 2019-CU15-ubuntu-20.04 |
2022-CU13-ubuntu-22.04 |