Certificate Services
for InCommon Members.
CertiNext, powered by eMudhra, is the certificate service provider behind InCommon's SSL/TLS and S/MIME certificate offerings — bringing globally trusted, ACME-enabled certificate management to higher education and research institutions across the United States.
CertiNext & InCommon
Trusted Partners in Higher Education
CertiNext serves as the certificate service provider for InCommon's Certificate Service. This partnership enables InCommon member institutions to access SSL/TLS, S/MIME, and other certificate types through a trusted, WebTrust-compliant public CA (emSign), at scale.
InCommon, operated by Internet2, is the leading federated identity and trust organization for US research and education. By working with CertiNext, InCommon members benefit from automated certificate management, ACME protocol support, and a globally trusted certificate authority — all backed by CertiNext's 17+ years of PKI expertise.
Whether you're managing SSL/TLS certificates for your university's web infrastructure, securing research portals, or automating certificate issuance at scale — CertiNext is the infrastructure behind your InCommon certificate services.
Certificate Services for Your Institution
Domain-validated and organization-validated SSL/TLS certificates for your institution's web infrastructure — issued from the globally trusted emSign CA.
Secure faculty, staff, and researcher email communication with S/MIME certificates for encryption and digital signing of institutional email.
Full ACME protocol support enables seamless certificate automation with certbot, ACME clients, and leading DevOps toolchains — eliminating manual renewals.
Centralized visibility into all certificates issued to your institution — with automated renewal alerts, revocation management, and audit logs.
Grant certificate management access across departments, colleges, and research units within a single institutional subscription.
Full audit trails and compliance reporting to support your institution's cybersecurity policies, accreditation requirements, and grant compliance.
What do you need today?
With CertiNext, you can streamline your certificate lifecycle management—request, issue, renew, and manage digital certificates seamlessly from a centralized platform.
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