HID Achieves TX-RAMP For PKIaaS Security Solution

21 Nov 2025

HID's achievement of the Texas Risk and Authorization Management Program (TX-RAMP) certification for its Public Key Infrastructure as a Service (PKIaaS) underscores its commitment to effective cybersecurity solutions.

This certification allows Texas state and local government entities to work seamlessly with trusted vendors, streamlining the process of acquiring secure, cloud-based certificate lifecycle management services. This development promises increased efficiency with faster timelines and reduced administrative challenges.

TX-RAMP certification Ensures Compliance

The TX-RAMP certification ensures that HID's PKIaaS aligns with the State of Texas' rigorous cybersecurity standards for protecting sensitive governmental data. By securing this certification, individual agencies are relieved from conducting separate security assessments, simplifying the procurement process for Texas agencies, municipalities, school districts, and other public entities.

This advancement is crucial for those seeking to modernize their digital identity framework with automated, cloud-based certificate management.

Importance of Certificate Management

Digital certificates are a cornerstone of secure online communications, supporting TLS/SSL encryption that safeguards websites

Digital certificates are a cornerstone of secure online communications, supporting TLS/SSL encryption that safeguards websites, online transactions, and sensitive data.

Manual management of these certificates is complex; should a certificate expire, it can result in outages, vulnerabilities, financial losses, and erosion of public trust.

HID's PKIaaS solution automates the management of digital certificates, including issuance, renewal, and revocation, ensuring uninterrupted compliance and system uptime while maintaining stringent security controls necessary for handling sensitive citizen data.

Trusted Certificate Authority Advantages

As a globally recognized Certificate Authority, HID facilitates smooth automated management of IdenTrust certificates within its PKIaaS platform.

These certificates, originating from a globally trusted authority, enable immediate trust and interoperability across major platforms and devices, simplifying the user experience. This capability is vital for government entities ensuring secure communication and data protection in their operations.

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HID, a pioneer in trusted identity solutions, has achieved Texas Risk and Authorization Management Program (TX-RAMP) certification for its Public Key Infrastructure as a Service (PKIaaS) solution.

This certification demonstrates HID’s commitment to cybersecurity excellence and enables Texas state and local government to confidently engage with approved, trusted providers to procure secure, cloud-based certificate lifecycle management services with faster timelines and reduced administrative burden.

TX-RAMP certification

The TX-RAMP certification validates that HID PKIaaS meets the State of Texas' strict rigorous cybersecurity standards for handling sensitive government data, helping to eliminate the need for individual agencies to conduct their own lengthy security assessments.

This approval removes procurement barriers for Texas agencies, municipalities, school districts and other public sector entities seeking to modernize and protect their digital identity infrastructure with automated, cloud-based certificate management.

Why compliant certificate management matters

Digital certificates are the foundation of secure communication on the Internet, enabling TLS/SSL encryption that protects websites, online transactions and sensitive data. However, managing these protocols manually is challenging, as an expired certificate can cause outages, expose vulnerabilities, and ultimately lead to financial loss and damaged public trust.

HID’s PKIaaS solution automates digital certificate management (issuance, renewal and revocation), ensuring continuous compliance and uptime, while maintaining the robust security controls required by government entities handling citizens’ sensitive data.

As a globally trusted Certificate Authority, HID also enables seamless automated management of IdenTrust certificates within PKIaaS. Certificates from a globally trusted authority provide instant trust and interoperability across major platforms and devices, simplifying the experience for users.

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