sslbrain vs CyberArk Certificate Manager (formerly Venafi)

Short answer

CyberArk Certificate Manager, formerly Venafi, comes as SaaS with a Standard and an Enterprise package, as Next-Gen Trust Security from Palo Alto Networks and as Self-Hosted.1,2,3 The Enterprise package pushes to machines and cloud keystores through VSatellite or cloud APIs, and Next-Gen Trust Security connects through VSatellite directly to application keystores on machines; both have an ACMEv2 server. Self-Hosted installs agentless from the Trust Protection Foundation server or through Server Agent. The Standard package has issuance, discovery and monitoring, but no push.1,4,5,6,7,8,9 All editions require a sales conversation. CyberArk has been owned by Palo Alto Networks since 11-02-2026.1,10,3,11,12

sslbrain runs as an appliance in your own network. The catalogue has 72 integrations. On Windows and Linux servers, a service agent installs the certificate. To network equipment and cloud services, the appliance pushes over API or SSH. Where there is no integration, you use a custom agent or ACME.

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  • The sslbrain column has no source numbers. It comes from our own prices and our integration catalogue and links to those pages.

Every edition of CyberArk (Venafi) and sslbrain

sslbrain

Price

Price per year and per month

Free: 5 endpoints and 10 certificates (up to 100 names in each). Paid from €2.990/year, public price per endpoint.

See the prices

Automation

How the certificate gets there

Both agents/push and ACME

Full answer

a service agent on Windows and Linux servers. Push from the appliance to network equipment and cloud services over API or SSH.

Direct agents and connectors

72 integrations in the catalogue

See the integrations
Without a direct agent

Custom agent with your own script (PowerShell, bash or Python), signed by the appliance; or ACME

Named systems

FortiGate

Yes

Full answer

Fortinet FortiGate: push from the appliance over the API, port 443

F5 BIG-IP

Yes

Full answer

F5 BIG-IP: push from the appliance over the API, port 443

NetScaler

Yes

Full answer

Citrix NetScaler / ADC: push from the appliance over the API, port 443

SonicWall

Yes

Full answer

SonicWall SonicOS: push from the appliance over the API, port 443

Palo Alto

Yes

Full answer

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS: push from the appliance over the API, port 443

Check Point

Yes

Full answer

Check Point HTTPS Inspection: push from the appliance over the API, port 443

Kemp LoadMaster

Yes

Full answer

Kemp LoadMaster: push from the appliance over the API, port 443

Cisco

Yes

Full answer

Cisco Secure Firewall (FDM): push from the appliance over the API, port 443

IIS

Yes

Full answer

Microsoft IIS: service agent on the server

Exchange

Yes

Full answer

Microsoft Exchange: service agent on the server

nginx and Apache

Yes

Full answer

Nginx: service agent on the server; Apache HTTP Server: service agent on the server

Tomcat (JKS)

Yes

Full answer

Apache Tomcat: service agent on the server

Azure Key Vault

Yes

Full answer

Azure Key Vault: push from the appliance over the API, port 443

AWS Certificate Manager

Yes

Full answer

AWS Certificate Manager: push from the appliance over the API, port 443

Push without an agent

Push with no software on the destination

50 destinations

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  • Akamai CPS (push from the appliance over the API, port 443)
  • Aruba/HPE ClearPass (push from the appliance over the API, port 443)
  • AWS Certificate Manager (push from the appliance over the API, port 443)
  • AWS CloudFront (push from the appliance over the API, port 443)
  • AWS ELB & API Gateway (push from the appliance over the API, port 443)
  • Azure App Service (push from the appliance over the API, port 443)
  • Azure Application Gateway (push from the appliance over the API, port 443)
  • Azure Front Door (push from the appliance over the API, port 443)
  • Azure Key Vault (push from the appliance over the API, port 443)
  • Barracuda CloudGen Firewall (push from the appliance over the API, port 8443)
  • Barracuda Web Application Firewall (push from the appliance over the API, port 8443)
  • Bunny.net CDN (push from the appliance over the API, port 443)
  • Check Point HTTPS Inspection (push from the appliance over the API, port 443)
  • Cisco ASA / ASAv (push from the appliance over SSH, port 22)
  • Cisco ISE (push from the appliance over the API, port 443)
  • Cisco Secure Firewall (FDM) (push from the appliance over the API, port 443)
  • Cisco Secure Firewall (FMC) (push from the appliance over the API, port 443)
  • Citrix NetScaler / ADC (push from the appliance over the API, port 443)
  • Cloudflare (push from the appliance over the API, port 443)
  • Dell iDRAC (push from the appliance over the API, port 443)
  • F5 BIG-IP (push from the appliance over the API, port 443)
  • Fortinet FortiADC (push from the appliance over the API, port 443)
  • Fortinet FortiGate (push from the appliance over the API, port 443)
  • Fortinet FortiMail (push from the appliance over SSH, port 22)
  • Fortinet FortiManager (push from the appliance over the API, port 443)
  • Fortinet FortiNAC (push from the appliance over the API, port 8443)
  • Fortinet FortiWeb WAF (push from the appliance over the API, port 443)
  • Google Cloud Certificate Manager (push from the appliance over the API, port 443)
  • HPE iLO (push from the appliance over the API, port 443)
  • Infoblox NIOS Grid Manager (push from the appliance over the API, port 443)
  • Ivanti Connect Secure (push from the appliance over the API, port 443)
  • Juniper SRX / vSRX (push from the appliance over SSH, port 22)
  • Kemp LoadMaster (push from the appliance over the API, port 443)
  • Kubernetes (push from the appliance over the API, port 6443)
  • NetApp ONTAP (push from the appliance over the API, port 443)
  • OPNsense (push from the appliance over the API, port 443)
  • Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS (push from the appliance over the API, port 443)
  • pfSense (push from the appliance over SSH, port 22)
  • Proxmox Backup Server (push from the appliance over the API, port 8007)
  • Proxmox Mail Gateway (push from the appliance over the API, port 8006)
  • Proxmox VE (push from the appliance over the API, port 8006)
  • SonicWall SonicOS (push from the appliance over the API, port 443)
  • Sophos Firewall (push from the appliance over the API, port 4444)
  • Synology DSM (push from the appliance over the API, port 5001)
  • TrueNAS SCALE / CORE (push from the appliance over the API, port 443)
  • Ubiquiti UniFi (push from the appliance over SSH, port 22)
  • VMware Avi / NSX ALB (push from the appliance over the API, port 443)
  • VMware ESXi (push from the appliance over SSH, port 22)
  • VMware vCenter (push from the appliance over the API, port 443)
  • WatchGuard Firebox (Local: SSH 4118 · Cloud: HTTPS 443)
See the integrations

Private keys

Where the private key is kept

On-prem appliance

See the architecture

Network

Servers with an agent or ACME

The service agent opens the connection: outbound HTTPS to the appliance (port 443) or through sslbrain Cloud; no inbound ports

Equipment without an agent

The appliance connects to the device API or SSH (ports in the catalogue: 22, 443, 4118, 4444, 5001, 6443, 8006, 8007, 8443); nothing is installed on the device; no inbound ports from the internet

Windows and Linux

Windows

Service agent on the server (IIS, Exchange, RDP, SQL Server); outbound HTTPS 443 to the appliance or through sslbrain Cloud; no inbound ports

Linux

Service agent on the server (nginx, Apache, Postfix); outbound HTTPS 443; no inbound ports

Branch offices

Remote sites and branch offices

One service agent per network (branch, DMZ, data centre) through sslbrain Cloud, outbound 443; no VPN and no inbound ports

Vendor and EU

Vendor

FairSSL A/S, Denmark

Hosting and the EU

EU: sslbrain Cloud and database in Copenhagen, key vault in Copenhagen, Stockholm and Amsterdam, backup in Helsinki (UpCloud)

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SaaS Standard

Price

Price per year and per month

Not public, requires a sales conversation1

Automation

How the certificate gets there

No automatic installation1

Full answer

The Standard package has issuance, discovery and monitoring, but neither push provisioning nor ACME/SCEP/EST

Direct agents and connectors

01

Full answer

push provisioning connectors are not included in Standard

Without a direct agent

The manufacturer refers to the Enterprise package for push and automation1

Full answer

no other installation method is stated for Standard

Named systems

FortiGate

No1

Full answer

The Standard package has neither push provisioning connectors nor ACME/SCEP/EST

F5 BIG-IP

No1

Full answer

The Standard package has neither push provisioning connectors nor ACME/SCEP/EST

NetScaler

No1

Full answer

The Standard package has neither push provisioning connectors nor ACME/SCEP/EST

SonicWall

Not stated

Palo Alto

No1

Full answer

The Standard package has neither push provisioning connectors nor ACME/SCEP/EST

Check Point

Not stated

Kemp LoadMaster

No1

Full answer

The Standard package has neither push provisioning connectors nor ACME/SCEP/EST

Cisco

Not stated

IIS

No1

Full answer

The Standard package has neither push provisioning connectors nor ACME/SCEP/EST

Exchange

Not stated

nginx and Apache

No1

Full answer

The Standard package has neither push provisioning connectors nor ACME/SCEP/EST

Tomcat (JKS)

No1

Full answer

The Standard package has neither push provisioning connectors nor ACME/SCEP/EST

Azure Key Vault

No1

Full answer

The Standard package has neither push provisioning connectors nor ACME/SCEP/EST

AWS Certificate Manager

No1

Full answer

The Standard package has neither push provisioning connectors nor ACME/SCEP/EST

Push without an agent

Push with no software on the destination

Not stated

Private keys

Where the private key is kept

Not stated

Network

Servers with an agent or ACME

Not stated

Equipment without an agent

Not stated

Windows and Linux

Windows

Not stated

Linux

Not stated

Branch offices

Remote sites and branch offices

Not stated

Vendor and EU

Vendor

CyberArk (Israel/USA), owned by Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (USA) since 11-02-2026.11,12

Full answer

The EULA for Self-Hosted lists CyberArk entities in USA, UK, Israel, Canada, Singapore, Japan, India, Australia, Turkey and Venafi, Inc. (USA); no entity in the EU

Hosting and the EU

The customer chooses the region37

Full answer

Europe is one of six regions (USA, Australia, Canada, Europe, Singapore, UK). The data centre country within Europe is not stated

SaaS Enterprise

Price

Price per year and per month

Not public, requires a sales conversation1

Automation

How the certificate gets there

Both agents/push and ACME1,4

Full answer

push to machines and cloud keystores via VSatellite or cloud APIs, plus an ACMEv2 server for the customer's ACME clients (the manufacturer's package table calls ACME/SCEP/EST "partial" for Enterprise)

Direct agents and connectors

2413

Full answer

21 machine types with provisioning guidance, AWS ACM and Google Cloud Certificate Manager as cloud keystores, Akamai CDN as a cloud provider

Without a direct agent

Common KeyStore machine (PEM/JKS/PKCS#12 via SSH or WinRM), Microsoft Windows (PowerShell) machine with the customer's own script, an ACMEv2 server for the customer's ACME client, or a custom connector built with the manufacturer's connector framework5,4,15

Named systems

FortiGate

Yes16

Full answer

Fortinet FortiGate machine, REST API from VSatellite, port 443 by default

F5 BIG-IP

Yes17

Full answer

F5 BIG-IP LTM machine via VSatellite, versions 13.1.x-17.1.x

NetScaler

Yes19

Full answer

Citrix ADC machine via VSatellite, versions 11.1, 12.1 and 13.0

SonicWall

Not stated

Palo Alto

Yes21

Full answer

Palo Alto Networks Panorama machine via VSatellite

Check Point

Not stated

Kemp LoadMaster

Yes22

Full answer

Kemp Virtual LoadMaster machine via VSatellite

Cisco

Not stated

IIS

Yes23

Full answer

Microsoft IIS machine, WinRM 5985/5986 from VSatellite

Exchange

Not stated

nginx and Apache

Yes25,13

Full answer

Common KeyStore machine, PEM files via SSH from VSatellite; or an ACME client connecting to the ACMEv2 server

Tomcat (JKS)

Yes25

Full answer

Common KeyStore machine with keystore type JKS or PKCS#12

Azure Key Vault

Yes26

Full answer

Microsoft Azure Key Vault machine or cloud keystore; requires an active VSatellite

AWS Certificate Manager

Yes27

Full answer

AWS ACM as a cloud keystore; requires an active VSatellite

Push without an agent

Push with no software on the destination

24 destinations

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  • A10 Thunder ADC21
  • Akamai CDN (cloud provider via VSatellite; only for existing Akamai enrollments)28,29
  • Amazon Secrets Manager21
  • AWS Certificate Manager (ACM), cloud keystore via VSatellite27,29
  • Citrix ADC (NetScaler)21
  • Cloudflare21
  • Common KeyStore: PEM, JKS or PKCS#12 on Linux via SSH or Windows via WinRM25,13
  • F5 BIG-IP LTM21
  • F5 Distributed Cloud21
  • Fortinet FortiGate21
  • Google Cloud Certificate Manager (cloud keystore)30,29
  • Google Cloud Classic Load Balancer21
  • IBM DataPower Gateway21
  • Imperva WAF21
  • Kemp Virtual LoadMaster21
  • Microsoft Azure API Management5
  • Microsoft Azure Application Gateway21
  • Microsoft Azure Key Vault21
  • Microsoft IIS (WinRM from VSatellite)23
  • Microsoft SQL Server (WinRM from VSatellite; the PowerShell module dbatools must be installed on the SQL server)21,6
  • Windows certificate store (CAPI) via WinRM (Microsoft Windows (PowerShell) machine); the customer’s PowerShell function binds the certificate after installation5,31
  • Palo Alto Networks Panorama21
  • Radware Alteon ADC21
  • VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer (AVI)21

What the list covers: The machine types with a provisioning guide in the vendor’s docs (docs.venafi.cloud and docs.paloaltonetworks.com have the same 21 types) plus cloud keystores and the cloud provider Akamai. Azure Application Registration is discovery only and is not counted. The vendor’s docs are the complete catalogue of built-in machine types; partner connectors in CyberArk Marketplace are not counted5

Private keys

Where the private key is kept
  • On-prem at the customer35
  • The destination4

Network

Servers with an agent or ACME

No agent on the servers15,37

Full answer

VSatellite (Linux server at the customer) connects only outbound to the SaaS region’s API on 443 (e.g. api.eu.venafi.cloud:443) and dl/registry.venafi.cloud:443, no inbound internet connection. ACME clients connect to the ACMEv2 server in the SaaS service; port not stated

Equipment without an agent

VSatellite in the customer’s network connects to the equipment: HTTPS 443 by default to ADCs/firewalls (e.g. F5, Citrix, Kemp, FortiGate), WinRM 5985/5986 and Kerberos 88 to Windows, SSH to Linux (port specified per machine).39,23,21

Full answer

Azure API Management, Cloudflare and Imperva WAF are reached directly from the SaaS service without VSatellite; AWS ACM and Azure Key Vault require an active VSatellite

Windows and Linux

Windows

Agentless from VSatellite via WinRM (TCP 5985/5986, Kerberos 88): IIS, SQL Server, Windows (PowerShell) or Common KeyStore machine23

Linux

Agentless from VSatellite via SSH (Common KeyStore: PEM, JKS, PKCS#12; optional restart of systemd service), or the customer’s ACME client against the ACMEv2 server40,13

Branch offices

Remote sites and branch offices

VSatellites are installed in the private networks to be reached (multiple can be grouped for high availability)41,15

Full answer

each VSatellite requires only an outbound connection. VPN requirements are not stated

Vendor and EU

Vendor

CyberArk (Israel/USA), owned by Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (USA) since 11-02-2026.11,12

Full answer

The EULA for Self-Hosted lists CyberArk entities in USA, UK, Israel, Canada, Singapore, Japan, India, Australia, Turkey and Venafi, Inc. (USA); no entity in the EU

Hosting and the EU

The customer chooses the region37

Full answer

Europe is one of six regions (USA, Australia, Canada, Europe, Singapore, UK). The data centre country within Europe is not stated

Next-Gen Trust Security

Price

Price per year and per month

Not public, requires a sales conversation10

Automation

How the certificate gets there

Both agents/push and ACME5,6,7

Full answer

machines that let Next-Gen Trust Security connect directly to application keystores via VSatellite, plus an ACMEv2 server for the customer's ACME clients

Direct agents and connectors

2413

Full answer

21 machine types with provisioning guidance, AWS ACM and Google Cloud Certificate Manager as cloud keystores, Akamai CDN as a cloud provider

Without a direct agent

Common KeyStore machine (PEM/JKS/PKCS#12 via SSH or WinRM), Microsoft Windows (PowerShell) machine with the customer's own script, an ACMEv2 server for the customer's ACME client, or a custom connector built with the manufacturer's connector framework5,4,15

Named systems

FortiGate

Yes16

Full answer

Fortinet FortiGate machine, REST API from VSatellite, port 443 by default

F5 BIG-IP

Yes17

Full answer

F5 BIG-IP LTM machine via VSatellite, versions 13.1.x-17.1.x

NetScaler

Yes19

Full answer

Citrix ADC machine via VSatellite, versions 11.1, 12.1 and 13.0

SonicWall

Not stated

Palo Alto

Yes21

Full answer

Palo Alto Networks Panorama machine via VSatellite

Check Point

Not stated

Kemp LoadMaster

Yes22

Full answer

Kemp Virtual LoadMaster machine via VSatellite

Cisco

Not stated

IIS

Yes23

Full answer

Microsoft IIS machine, WinRM 5985/5986 from VSatellite

Exchange

Not stated

nginx and Apache

Yes25,13

Full answer

Common KeyStore machine, PEM files via SSH from VSatellite; or an ACME client connecting to the ACMEv2 server

Tomcat (JKS)

Yes25

Full answer

Common KeyStore machine with keystore type JKS or PKCS#12

Azure Key Vault

Yes26

Full answer

Microsoft Azure Key Vault machine or cloud keystore; requires an active VSatellite

AWS Certificate Manager

Yes27

Full answer

AWS ACM as a cloud keystore; requires an active VSatellite

Push without an agent

Push with no software on the destination

24 destinations

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  • A10 Thunder ADC21
  • Akamai CDN (cloud provider via VSatellite; only for existing Akamai enrollments)28,29
  • Amazon Secrets Manager21
  • AWS Certificate Manager (ACM), cloud keystore via VSatellite27,29
  • Citrix ADC (NetScaler)21
  • Cloudflare21
  • Common KeyStore: PEM, JKS or PKCS#12 on Linux via SSH or Windows via WinRM25,13
  • F5 BIG-IP LTM21
  • F5 Distributed Cloud21
  • Fortinet FortiGate21
  • Google Cloud Certificate Manager (cloud keystore)30,29
  • Google Cloud Classic Load Balancer21
  • IBM DataPower Gateway21
  • Imperva WAF21
  • Kemp Virtual LoadMaster21
  • Microsoft Azure API Management5
  • Microsoft Azure Application Gateway21
  • Microsoft Azure Key Vault21
  • Microsoft IIS (WinRM from VSatellite)23
  • Microsoft SQL Server (WinRM from VSatellite; the PowerShell module dbatools must be installed on the SQL server)21,6
  • Windows certificate store (CAPI) via WinRM (Microsoft Windows (PowerShell) machine); the customer’s PowerShell function binds the certificate after installation5,31
  • Palo Alto Networks Panorama21
  • Radware Alteon ADC21
  • VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer (AVI)21

What the list covers: The machine types with a provisioning guide in the vendor’s docs (docs.venafi.cloud and docs.paloaltonetworks.com have the same 21 types) plus cloud keystores and the cloud provider Akamai. Azure Application Registration is discovery only and is not counted. The vendor’s docs are the complete catalogue of built-in machine types; partner connectors in CyberArk Marketplace are not counted5

Private keys

Where the private key is kept
  • On-prem at the customer35
  • The destination4

Network

Servers with an agent or ACME

No agent on the servers15,37

Full answer

VSatellite (Linux server at the customer) connects only outbound to the SaaS region’s API on 443 (e.g. api.eu.venafi.cloud:443) and dl/registry.venafi.cloud:443, no inbound internet connection. ACME clients connect to the ACMEv2 server in the SaaS service; port not stated

Equipment without an agent

VSatellite in the customer’s network connects to the equipment: HTTPS 443 by default to ADCs/firewalls (e.g. F5, Citrix, Kemp, FortiGate), WinRM 5985/5986 and Kerberos 88 to Windows, SSH to Linux (port specified per machine).39,23,21

Full answer

Azure API Management, Cloudflare and Imperva WAF are reached directly from the SaaS service without VSatellite; AWS ACM and Azure Key Vault require an active VSatellite

Windows and Linux

Windows

Agentless from VSatellite via WinRM (TCP 5985/5986, Kerberos 88): IIS, SQL Server, Windows (PowerShell) or Common KeyStore machine23

Linux

Agentless from VSatellite via SSH (Common KeyStore: PEM, JKS, PKCS#12; optional restart of systemd service), or the customer’s ACME client against the ACMEv2 server40,13

Branch offices

Remote sites and branch offices

VSatellites are installed in the private networks to be reached (multiple can be grouped for high availability)41,15

Full answer

each VSatellite requires only an outbound connection. VPN requirements are not stated

Vendor and EU

Vendor

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (USA)2

Hosting and the EU

The region is selected at activation and cannot be changed10,44

Full answer

the vendor has NAT gateways in USA, Europe, UK, Australia, Canada and Singapore

Self-Hosted

Price

Price per year and per month

Not public, requires a sales conversation3

Automation

How the certificate gets there

Both agents/push and ACME8,9

Full answer

agentless installation from the Trust Protection Foundation server or via Server Agent on the server, plus an ACME server (certbot, win-acme, acme.sh) and EST

Direct agents and connectors

2114

Full answer

20 agentless installation targets plus Server Agent

Without a direct agent

The Java Keystore driver for Tomcat and others, the Adaptable Application driver (the customer's PowerShell script), third-party drivers via CyberArk Marketplace, Server Agent, ACME clients or EST14

Named systems

FortiGate

Not stated

F5 BIG-IP

Yes18

Full answer

F5 LTM Advanced driver, iControl over HTTPS 443

NetScaler

Yes20

Full answer

NetScaler driver, Nitro API over 443/tcp

SonicWall

Not stated

Palo Alto

Yes14

Full answer

Palo Alto Networks NGFW driver, XML API

Check Point

Not stated

Kemp LoadMaster

Not stated

Cisco

Not stated

IIS

Yes24

Full answer

CAPI driver via WinRM, IIS driver via DCOM, or Server Agent

Exchange

Not stated

nginx and Apache

Yes14,8,9

Full answer

Apache/PEM driver, agentless or with Server Agent; also the customer's ACME client such as certbot or acme.sh

Tomcat (JKS)

Yes14

Full answer

Java Keystore driver via SSH or Server Agent

Azure Key Vault

Yes14

Full answer

Azure Key Vault driver, API

AWS Certificate Manager

Not stated

Push without an agent

Push with no software on the destination

20 destinations

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  • AWS Elastic Load Balancing (ALB and Classic ELB; the vendor’s AWS driver, REST API)14,32,33
  • Amazon CloudFront (the vendor’s AWS driver, REST API)14,32,33
  • AWS IAM server certificates (the vendor’s AWS driver, REST API)14,32,33
  • Apache HTTP Server (Apache-driver, SSH CLI)14,33
  • Azure Key Vault (API via SDK)14,33
  • Citrix NetScaler VPX and MPX (with HSM) (REST/Nitro API over HTTPS or SSH CLI)14,33,20
  • F5 BIG-IP LTM (iControl over HTTPS; API via SDK or REST)14,33,18
  • Google Cloud Load Balancer (external proxies only)14
  • HashiCorp Vault PKI14
  • IBM Sterling Connect:Direct14
  • IBM WebSphere DataPower (REST/XML-API or SSH CLI; FTP for transferring certificate files)14,33,34
  • Imperva MX (SSH CLI)14,33
  • File-based keystores on servers: PEM, Java Keystore (JKS and JCEKS), PKCS#12 and IBM GSK (SSH CLI)14,33
  • Windows certificate store (CAPI driver via WinRM)24,33
  • Microsoft IIS (the CAPI driver binds to IIS 7.0 and later via WinRM; IIS driver via DCOM)24,14,33
  • Apache Tomcat (via the Java Keystore driver, SSH CLI)14,33
  • Oracle iPlanet (NSS-keystore, SSH CLI)14,33
  • Palo Alto Networks Next Generation Firewall (XML-RPC API)14,33
  • Riverbed SteelHead WAN Optimizer (SSH CLI)14,33
  • Tealeaf PCA (Passive Capture Appliance) (SSH CLI)14,33

What the list covers: The vendor’s two lists of native installation drivers in version 26.1 ("Supported Appliances" and "Supported Keystores and Applications for Provisioning"), with duplicates merged. Adaptable Application (the customer’s script) and third-party Marketplace drivers are not counted; the vendor itself states that the list is not exhaustive as to what can be automated14

Private keys

Where the private key is kept
  • On-prem at the customer36
  • The destination36

Network

Servers with an agent or ACME

Server Agent initiates the connection to the Trust Protection Foundation server’s URL over HTTPS (proxy possible)38,34

Full answer

ACME clients connect to the server’s ACME URL; EST on port 50443. The server is on-prem at the customer; whether it must be reachable from the internet is not stated (port 80 is required only for SCEP and timestamping)

Equipment without an agent

The Trust Protection Foundation server initiates the connection: SSH 22, HTTPS 443 (F5 iControl, NetScaler Nitro), DCOM 135 (IIS), FTP 21 (DataPower), WinRM (CAPI)8,34

Windows and Linux

Windows

Agentless via WinRM (CAPI driver) or DCOM 135 (IIS driver), or Server Agent on the server (Windows Server 2012-2025)8

Full answer

JKS/PEM/PKCS#12 on Windows without an agent requires a third-party SSH server

Linux

Agentless via SSH 22 (PEM, JKS, PKCS#12, GSK) or Server Agent (RHEL, CentOS, SUSE), or ACME client (certbot, acme.sh)8

Branch offices

Remote sites and branch offices

Multiple Trust Protection Foundation servers as "processing engines" per site (Management Zones), Server Agent when the server cannot reach the device, and jump server for SSH drivers42,43

Vendor and EU

Vendor

CyberArk (Israel/USA), owned by Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (USA) since 11-02-2026.11,12

Full answer

The EULA for Self-Hosted lists CyberArk entities in USA, UK, Israel, Canada, Singapore, Japan, India, Australia, Turkey and Venafi, Inc. (USA); no entity in the EU

Hosting and the EU

On-prem at the customer: Trust Protection Foundation servers and database (e.g. Microsoft SQL) in the customer’s own environment34

When CyberArk (Venafi) fits better

  • You want SaaS where you choose Europe as the region.37
  • You want to build your own connectors with the vendor's connector framework (the Enterprise package or Next-Gen Trust Security).5,4,15

Sources

  1. 1. Certificate Manager - SaaS packages and add-ons (docs.venafi.cloud), checked 11-10-2026
  2. 2. Next-Gen Trust Security (docs.paloaltonetworks.com), checked 11-10-2026
  3. 3. What's new in 26.1, Self-Hosted (docs.venafi.com), checked 11-10-2026
  4. 4. ACMEv2 servers overview (docs.venafi.cloud), checked 11-10-2026
  5. 5. Create a New Machine (docs.paloaltonetworks.com), checked 11-10-2026
  6. 6. Create a Microsoft SQL Server Machine (docs.paloaltonetworks.com), checked 11-10-2026
  7. 7. ACME Server overview (docs.paloaltonetworks.com), checked 11-10-2026
  8. 8. About certificate installation methods: agentless versus agent 26.1 (docs.venafi.com), checked 11-10-2026
  9. 9. ACME integration with Certificate Manager - Self-Hosted 26.1 (docs.venafi.com), checked 11-10-2026
  10. 10. Activate Next-Generation Trust Security (docs.paloaltonetworks.com), checked 11-10-2026
  11. 11. Palo Alto Networks Completes Acquisition of CyberArk (paloaltonetworks.com), checked 11-10-2026
  12. 12. End User License Agreement, Self-Hosted (docs.venafi.com), checked 11-10-2026
  13. 13. Common KeyStore machine (docs.venafi.cloud), checked 11-10-2026
  14. 14. System requirements for Trust Protection Foundation components 26.1 (docs.venafi.com), checked 11-10-2026
  15. 15. vmware-avi-connector README (github.com), checked 11-10-2026
  16. 16. Fortinet FortiGate machine (docs.venafi.cloud), checked 11-10-2026
  17. 17. Create an F5 BIG-IP LTM Machine (docs.paloaltonetworks.com), checked 11-10-2026
  18. 18. F5 prerequisites 26.1 (docs.venafi.com), checked 11-10-2026
  19. 19. Create a Citrix ADC Machine (docs.paloaltonetworks.com), checked 11-10-2026
  20. 20. NetScaler prerequisites 26.1 (docs.venafi.com), checked 11-10-2026
  21. 21. Creating a machine (docs.venafi.cloud), checked 11-10-2026
  22. 22. Kemp LoadMaster machine (docs.venafi.cloud), checked 11-10-2026
  23. 23. Microsoft IIS machine (docs.venafi.cloud), checked 11-10-2026
  24. 24. CAPI driver configuration 26.1 (docs.venafi.com), checked 11-10-2026
  25. 25. Provision to Common KeyStore (docs.venafi.cloud), checked 11-10-2026
  26. 26. Microsoft Azure Key Vault machine (docs.venafi.cloud), checked 11-10-2026
  27. 27. AWS Certificate Manager (docs.venafi.cloud), checked 11-10-2026
  28. 28. Akamai integration (docs.venafi.cloud), checked 11-10-2026
  29. 29. Cloud Providers Overview, Next-Gen Trust Security (docs.paloaltonetworks.com), checked 11-10-2026
  30. 30. Provision certificates to cloud keystores (docs.venafi.cloud), checked 11-10-2026
  31. 31. Microsoft Windows (PowerShell) machine (docs.venafi.cloud), checked 11-10-2026
  32. 32. Amazon Web Services (AWS) overview 26.1 (docs.venafi.com), checked 11-10-2026
  33. 33. Supported integrations: devices, applications, services and features 26.1 (docs.venafi.com), checked 11-10-2026
  34. 34. Network connectivity requirements 26.1 (docs.venafi.com), checked 11-10-2026
  35. 35. What is Automated Secure Keypair (docs.venafi.cloud), checked 11-10-2026
  36. 36. Supported methods of key generation 26.1 (docs.venafi.com), checked 11-10-2026
  37. 37. Regional support and networking connections, VSatellite (docs.venafi.cloud), checked 11-10-2026
  38. 38. Server Agent registration and installation overview 26.1 (docs.venafi.com), checked 11-10-2026
  39. 39. F5 BIG-IP LTM machine (docs.venafi.cloud), checked 11-10-2026
  40. 40. Create a Common KeyStore Machine (docs.paloaltonetworks.com), checked 11-10-2026
  41. 41. Overview: Venafi VSatellites (docs.paloaltonetworks.com), checked 11-10-2026
  42. 42. Management Zones 26.1 (docs.venafi.com), checked 11-10-2026
  43. 43. Certificate installation (provisioning) driver support 26.1 (docs.venafi.com), checked 11-10-2026
  44. 44. Allowlist Public NAT Gateways (docs.paloaltonetworks.com), checked 11-10-2026