Public key infrastructure (PKI) binds public keys to identities through certificates issued by certificate authorities (CAs). Senior engineers design the hierarchy, automate the lifecycle and troubleshoot trust failures. Outages from expired certificates are among the most common and avoidable incidents in IT.
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