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Security & Compliance

SSL / TLS

Certificate lifecycle, modern TLS configuration, and secure termination patterns for public services.

SSL/TLS work covers more than installing a certificate. We put lifecycle automation in place, harden cipher and protocol settings at termination points, and document who owns renewals so production does not discover expiry during an outage.

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Who it’s for

  • Teams with manual certificate renewals
  • Platform owners consolidating edge termination
  • Companies fixing mixed-content or outdated TLS configs

Problems we address

  • Certificates expire because renewal is tribal knowledge
  • Legacy protocols and weak ciphers linger at the edge
  • Multiple termination points with inconsistent settings

Expected outcomes

  • Inventory of certificates and termination points
  • Automation or calendarized renewal with ownership
  • Modern TLS profiles applied consistently

Capabilities

Concrete engineering capabilities included in a typical engagement for this service.

Certificate inventory and ownership map

ACME / managed certificate automation

Load balancer and reverse-proxy TLS hardening

mTLS design for service-to-service where needed

HSTS and related header guidance

Renewal runbooks and alerting hooks

Technology

Representative technologies used for this service. Final stack depends on your estate.

  • Let's Encrypt / ACME
  • AWS ACM
  • nginx / Caddy / Traefik
  • Cloud load balancers
  • cert-manager
  • OpenSSL tooling

Architecture

Identity & access path

Users authenticate through an identity provider before reaching protected apps.

UserIdP / SSOAppAPIAudit logs

Deliverables

  • Certificate and endpoint inventory
  • Updated TLS configuration for in-scope edges
  • Renewal automation or operational calendar
  • Validation notes and rollback steps

Out of scope

  • Public CA account commercial negotiation
  • Full CDN commercial migration

Timeline

Typical timeline

1–2 weeks

Timeline depends on scope, access, and dependencies—not a delivery guarantee.

Process

A clear delivery path from discovery through handover and optional support.

  1. 01

    Discovery

    Goals, constraints, success criteria, and current-state review.

  2. 02

    Architecture

    Target design, interfaces, risks, and delivery sequence.

  3. 03

    Implementation

    Incremental build with visible progress and documented decisions.

  4. 04

    Testing

    Functional checks, failure paths, and acceptance criteria validation.

  5. 05

    Deployment

    Controlled release to staging and production with rollback paths.

  6. 06

    Handover

    Runbooks, access notes, and operator/admin walkthrough.

  7. 07

    Support

    Optional hypercare window or retainer continuity after go-live.

Custom engagement

Pricing depends on architecture, traffic profile, and integration depth. Share your requirements for a scoped quote.

FAQ

Yes—when private PKI or internal ACME is in scope. Internal and public edges are planned separately so ownership stays clear.

Ready to build?

Tell us about your environment, constraints, and target outcomes. We’ll recommend a package or a scoped quote.