Sectigo has launched a globally available Model Context Protocol server for certificate lifecycle management.
Built for Sectigo Certificate Manager, the server is designed to let enterprise administrators carry out certificate tasks through natural-language prompts in external AI agents. Those tasks include issuing, revoking, replacing, renewing and approving SSL/TLS certificates, as well as search and reporting functions.
The launch places Sectigo in the growing market for tools that connect business software to so-called agentic AI systems through the Model Context Protocol, an emerging standard that allows AI assistants to interact with external applications and data sources. Sectigo is targeting a part of corporate security operations that has grown more complex as organisations manage larger numbers of certificates with shorter validity periods.
Certificate lifecycle management has become a more pressing issue for large companies because digital certificates underpin encrypted web traffic, machine identities and internal systems. Missed renewals or unmanaged certificates can cause outages, create compliance problems and expose businesses to security risks.
The MCP server acts as a hosted link between customer-selected AI agents and Sectigo's certificate management platform, while keeping certificate actions within existing permissions, approvals and audit controls. Users do not need to deploy additional infrastructure and can continue to use Sectigo Certificate Manager as the system of record.
Governance focus
A central issue for companies exploring AI in security and infrastructure operations is whether automated or semi-automated actions can stay within established controls. Sectigo is positioning its new product around that concern, arguing that it allows AI-driven requests without bypassing policy enforcement.
Customers can connect a range of MCP-compatible AI agents, including Claude and Microsoft Copilot, rather than relying on a single proprietary assistant. That approach reflects broader enterprise buying patterns, in which technology teams often prefer tools that fit existing software choices instead of requiring a new standalone interface.
The point also supports a competitive distinction Sectigo is trying to make in a crowded security software market. The company says other MCP server offerings in certificate lifecycle management remain read-only, are restricted by geography or have a narrower operational scope.
Henry Lam, Field CTO at Sectigo, set out the company's case for the launch. "As organizations bring AI agents into their operations, they don't want to trade control for convenience," Lam said. "With our MCP Server, we're giving customers a way to bring AI into certificate operations on their terms. It acts as a secure, Sectigo-hosted connection between their AI agents and our CLM platform, without introducing new systems or losing the governance they rely on. It's a practical step toward scaling digital trust in a way that stays simple and secure."
Operational tasks
The product is intended to make routine certificate administration easier through conversational commands while keeping execution within Sectigo's existing workflows. In practical terms, an administrator could ask an AI agent to renew a certificate or search for expiring assets, with the request carried out through the company's certificate management environment rather than a separate tool.
That may appeal to large organisations trying to reduce manual work in security operations but wary of giving AI systems broad, ungoverned access to critical infrastructure. In certificate management, where actions such as revocation or renewal can affect the availability and trust status of digital services, governance remains essential.
The server supports certificate issuance, revocation and renewal across globally distributed enterprise environments. Sectigo says its wider customer base includes more than 700,000 customers, and that 65% of the Fortune 500 use its services.
Lam also drew a contrast with rival products. "We're proud to be first to market with a production-ready, globally available MCP server, while many alternatives remain limited or read-only," he said.
The launch adds to a broader shift in enterprise software, as suppliers try to tie generative AI and task-oriented agents more closely to operational systems. For security and infrastructure software vendors, the challenge is not only to offer AI-assisted workflows, but also to show they can preserve the audit trails, approval chains and role-based access controls corporate customers expect.
For Sectigo, that means using AI as an additional interface layer rather than a replacement for the underlying certificate management platform. Sectigo Certificate Manager remains responsible for permissions, approval workflows and audit logging.
The server is available now and is intended to let customers test trust boundaries and governance alignment before expanding their use of AI-driven certificate operations.