The collaboration combines IBM Consulting’s quantum-safe transformation expertise with Entrust’s cryptographic security platform to help organisations govern and modernise their cryptographic environments.
Entrust, a global leader in identity-centric security solutions, is collaborating with IBM Consulting to help enterprises take control of their cryptography and execute a governed transition toward quantum-safe security.
The collaboration brings together IBM Consulting’s expertise in delivering quantum-safe transformation services with Entrust’s longstanding leadership in PKI, cryptographic security and hardware security modules for financial institutions, governments and enterprises.
The joint solution establishes an enterprise-wide cryptographic operating model with the Entrust Cryptographic Security Platform (CSP) as a unified control plane – delivering continuous discovery and visibility, policy enforcement and lifecycle automation across certificates, keys and secrets. It is designed to help enterprises move beyond ‘post-quantum awareness’ to execution by enabling repeatable cryptographic governance, reducing outages and audit gaps and systematically reducing cryptographic debt to support crypto-agility and measurable progress toward post-quantum cryptography (PQC).
Quantum computing has shifted from a distant concern to a board-level issue. This raises concern, particularly for regulated industries and organisations with long-lived sensitive data.
However, the time for organisations to act is now, as threat actors are already harvesting encrypted data for future decryption, while regulatory pressure to meet new standards continues to build globally.
Most enterprises still operate with cryptographic sprawl, with certificates, keys and secrets spread across legacy systems, cloud services and DevOps pipelines under inconsistent policies.
One-time assessments and fragmented or point toolsets are inherently unable to address these gaps, underscoring the importance of a unified control and remediation plane for keys, secrets and certificates to enable a successful transformation.
IBM Consulting’s Quantum Safe Transformation Services and the Entrust Cryptographic Security Platform will assist organisations in planning, governing and executing their transition to quantum-resistant cryptography.
The new joint solution includes:
• Enterprise-wide cryptography discovery and risk assessment, leveraging the Entrust Cryptographic Security Platform to establish continuous visibility into certificates, keys, secrets, algorithms and trust anchors and mapping cryptographic exposure to business services, data longevity and regulatory impact.
• Business-aligned migration roadmap developed using IBM Consulting’s Quantum Safe Migration Orchestrator converting assessment insights into a prioritised, risk-based plan aligned to compliance and operational needs.
• Managed execution and ongoing governance to phase in changes safely, enforce cryptographic policy, automate lifecycle workflows and support hybrid and post-quantum adoption with continuous compliance.
“With regulatory expectations increasing and quantum computing advances continuing to accelerate, organisations can no longer treat quantum risk as a future concern. Preparation can no longer be delayed,” said Dinesh Nagarajan, Executive Partner and Global Service Line Leader for Quantum-Safe and Data Security, IBM Consulting.
“By partnering with Entrust, we can help organisations move decisively toward post-quantum readiness, with solutions built for sustainable governance, resilience and scale.”
IBM Consulting and Entrust bring together two complementary strengths to help enterprises modernise cryptography and make the transition toward quantum-safe security.
• Centralised and unified cryptographic control plane
Entrust provides a single enterprise control plane across PKI, certificates, keys, secrets and cryptographic controls, which will be deployed and operated by IBM Consulting to deliver consistent visibility, policy enforcement and governance at scale.
• Accelerated cryptographic maturity aligned to business risk
IBM Consulting helps organisations align cryptographic risk to business services, data longevity and regulatory exposure, while Entrust’s platform supports audit-ready metrics and prioritised remediation.
• Minimised operational complexity
IBM Consulting’s transformation services help minimise disruption, while Entrust’s vendor-neutral platform simplifies cryptographic policy management across legacy, cloud, DevOps and hybrid environments.
“Quantum preparedness starts with regaining control of your cryptography across applications, clouds, identities and infrastructure. We are excited to partner with IBM Consulting, which brings deep expertise in orchestrating the enterprise transformation required to deliver effective cryptographic management. Entrust supports this with its unified control plane for PKI, keys, certificates and secrets, anchored in post-quantum compliant hardware security modules. Together, we can help customers establish governance, reduce operational risk today and adopt crypto-agility so they can transition to post-quantum standards with confidence,” said Mike Baxter, Chief Technology and Product Officer, Entrust.
