DigiCert launches Quantum Central for post-quantum readiness

DigiCert has made Quantum Central generally available. The software is designed to help organisations manage their progress toward post-quantum cryptography readiness.

The launch adds features intended to move security teams from identifying cryptographic risks to tracking remediation across systems and owners. Users can combine cryptographic data from multiple sources, apply internal security policies, assign actions, and monitor progress from one location.

The release comes as many organisations remain at an early stage of post-quantum adoption. DigiCert's 2026 Quantum Readiness Outlook found that 87% of organisations are planning, testing, or implementing post-quantum cryptography initiatives, while 7% have deployed quantum-safe or hybrid cryptography.

Quantum Central sits within the DigiCert ONE platform and is aimed at security, IT, risk, and compliance teams trying to turn broad post-quantum plans into day-to-day operational work.

Operational shift

According to DigiCert, the software creates a unified cryptographic inventory by consolidating data from DigiCert ONE, network scans, certificate lifecycle management platforms, key vaults, uploaded CSV files, and software or cryptographic bills of materials. It can then evaluate that inventory against internal policies, flag violations, and trigger action through workflow tools including Jira.

Teams can also start certificate lifecycle actions directly through the Trust Lifecycle Manager integration. Dashboards track remediation status, policy compliance, and broader cryptographic posture, while inventory data can be exported for audits, assessments, and reporting.

DigiCert has also added what it described as an inventory-aware AI assistant to help users interpret findings, explore cryptographic exposure, and identify next steps. An application programming interface is intended to let organisations import data from external systems as their inventories expand.

Kevin Hilscher, Senior Director of Product Management at DigiCert, outlined the problem the company is trying to address.

"Most organisations understand the quantum risk. Their challenge is coordinating action across legacy systems, fragmented data and multiple technology owners," said Hilscher.

"Quantum Central turns cryptographic visibility into a prioritised and trackable readiness program. Teams can begin with a critical environment, act on what they find and expand over time, while giving leadership, auditors and regulators clear evidence of progress," he said.

Long transition

The broader challenge is that post-quantum cryptography is not a single replacement project. It requires changes across infrastructure, applications, devices, and certificate systems, often while standards, vendor support, and regulatory expectations continue to evolve.

DigiCert argued that organisations can still make progress without waiting for a full enterprise-wide inventory. Teams can start with a critical application environment or infrastructure layer, assign ownership, adopt post-quantum cryptography where support already exists, and document the results before widening the programme.

That incremental approach reflects the complexity of replacing or updating existing cryptographic systems, especially in large organisations where ownership is spread across business units and technical teams. DigiCert is positioning Quantum Central as a management layer that extends beyond public key infrastructure, while its other products handle certificate issuance and automation.

Industry analysts also see the market moving from research and pilot projects to execution. Jennifer Glenn, Research Director for Information and Data Security at IDC, said companies now need to link technical discovery work to policy and business processes.

"The market is entering the operational phase of post-quantum readiness, and enterprises need a way to connect cryptographic discovery with business context, policy and remediation," said Glenn.

"Tying inventory, workflows, and reporting to that policy in a single view gives organisations a practical operating model for the complex, multiyear transition to quantum-safe cryptography," she said.

Quantum Central is available now as part of DigiCert's broader post-quantum security offering, which also includes products for certificate management, private certificate authorities, and deployment of new cryptography into production.