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Crypto Agility vs Certificate Agility
Two sides of PKI resilience — both essential, often confused
Certificate Agility
"Can you replace 10,000 certificates in 30 days?"
The operational capability to rapidly replace certificates at scale
Crypto Agility
"Can your systems handle a new algorithm tomorrow?"
The architectural flexibility to adopt new cryptographic algorithms
Certificate Agility
Triggered By
CA distrust events
CA compromise
Key compromise
Mass revocation needs
Validity period reductions
Requires
Complete certificate inventory
Automation workflows
Multi-CA relationships
Tested replacement procedures
Crypto Agility
Triggered By
Algorithm deprecation
Key size requirements
Protocol updates
PQC transition
Requires
Abstracted crypto layer
Config-driven algorithm selection
Hardware support (HSMs)
No hardcoded cryptography
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