CertHat
Centralized PKI certificate management for Microsoft AD CS
About CertHat
CertHat is a web-based certificate management platform that provides centralized access to Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) infrastructure. It enables PKI administrators to track certificate authorities, manage certificate templates, handle certificate signing requests, and monitor certificate lifecycles from a single console. The platform includes automated expiration alerts, email and SNMP notifications, certificate search and filtering, bulk import capabilities, and a REST API for integration with other enterprise systems. Additional modules cover security scanning, certificate generation for POS servers, user certificate management, and OpenShift Kubernetes connectivity.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Easy-to-use intuitive GUI for PKI management
- Quick implementation with fast time to value
- Centralized view of all Microsoft PKI infrastructure
- Automated certificate expiration alerts prevent outages
- Extensible REST API for enterprise integration
- Free Essentials version available
- Available on Azure Marketplace
Cons
- Limited to Microsoft AD CS environments only
- One-time license cost of $4,900 may be high for small teams
- Template key usage details not directly visible in UI
- Niche product with limited community and review coverage
Key Features
Centralized Microsoft AD CS management
Certificate lifecycle tracking
Certificate template management
CSR creation and approval
Automated expiration notifications
Email and SNMP alerting
Certificate search and filtering
Bulk certificate import
Security scanning module
REST API for integrations
CertGen for POS servers
OpenShift Kubernetes connector
Certificate revocation list monitoring
Web-based console
30-day free trial
Pricing
- Core certificate management
- Basic monitoring
- Web console access
- Full certificate management
- Advanced monitoring & alerts
- Security scanning module
- REST API access
- CertGen for POS
- User Cert Manager
- OpenShift Kubernetes Connector
- Email & SNMP notifications