Case Study
Avarn Security
Nordic Security Organization (16,000 employees) Avarn Security selects PKI Solutions to design and implement a strong PKI foundation, ensuring security and resilience in their corporate identity and encryption systems.
About the company
Industry: Security Services / Physical & Cybersecurity
Company Size: Enterprise
Role: PKI Consulting and Implementation Partner
Customer Type: B2B
Headquarters:Oslo, Norway
Challenge
Avarn Security provides security solutions for corporate, government, public sector, and transportation organizations throughout the Nordic region, including security operations supporting airports and other mission-critical infrastructure. The organization needed a modern, highly reliable PKI environment capable of supporting its growing cybersecurity and operational requirements.
The organization’s existing PKI infrastructure had originally been deployed approximately 15 years earlier and had become outdated, unreliable, and difficult to trust operationally. As Avarn Security expanded its digital operations and outsourced portions of its IT infrastructure management, the need for a modernized PKI foundation became increasingly urgent.
The organization identified several major challenges:
- Outdated PKI infrastructure: Existing PKI systems no longer provided the reliability or operational confidence required for mission-critical security operations.
- Operational security concerns: The organization required stronger protections for identity, encryption, and secure communications systems.
- Complex infrastructure coordination: The project required coordination between multiple vendors and operational stakeholders across several countries.
- Need for modern HSM capabilities: Avarn Security needed a scalable and secure Hardware Security Module (HSM) solution aligned with European regulatory requirements.
- Remote deployment constraints: COVID-19 restrictions introduced additional complexity for secure deployment and operational coordination.
You really need a comprehensive PKI solution to broaden your security as a whole. We appreciate PKI Solutions’ expertise in helping us with this PKI project and now our organization is even more secure because of it.
– Jan Olav Skeie, IT Architect, Avarn Security
Solution
PKI Solutions partnered with Avarn Security to architect, deploy, and operationalize a modern PKI environment designed to support long-term security, resilience, and operational scalability.
PKI Solutions designed and implemented a fully integrated PKI architecture that included cloud-based Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) hosted by Entrust. The implementation was carefully planned to align with the organization’s operational requirements and European Union regulatory considerations.
Throughout the project, PKI Solutions worked closely with Avarn Security, Cognizant, Orange Telecom, and Entrust to coordinate deployment activities, optimize connectivity, and ensure operational continuity across the organization’s geographically distributed infrastructure.
PKI Solutions also assisted with:
- PKI architecture design and implementation
- HSM assessment and vendor selection
- Decommissioning of legacy PKI infrastructure
- Creation of certificate policies and certification practice statements
- Build documentation and operational procedures
- PKI operational training and knowledge transfer for internal teams
Key Deliverables
- Designed and implemented a modern PKI architecture
- Deployed cloud-based HSM infrastructure aligned with security and compliance requirements
- Developed organizational certificate policies and certification practice statements
- Assisted with migration away from legacy PKI infrastructure
- Delivered PKI operational training and procedural guidance
- Coordinated deployment activities across multiple vendors and stakeholders
Resolution
By partnering with PKI Solutions, Avarn Security successfully modernized its PKI infrastructure and established a more reliable and secure foundation for identity and encryption services across the organization.
The new PKI environment improved operational confidence, strengthened security posture, and provided the resiliency required to support mission-critical systems and sensitive customer environments. As the organization gained greater visibility into its PKI operations, the team was also able to identify opportunities for additional enhancements and future scalability improvements.
Key Outcomes Included:
- Modernized PKI and HSM infrastructure
- Improved operational reliability and security posture
- Increased confidence in PKI operations and encryption systems
- Better support for mission-critical identity and security services
- Enhanced operational scalability and long-term resiliency
- Successful coordination of complex multi-vendor deployment requirements
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