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Why Keynectis

Your partner in trust-based technologies must be:

  • A professional with cutting edge expertise
  • A major industrial player delivering high-quality software solutions and SaaS
  • A credible, stable and internationally recognized partner
  • A partner that anticipates market trends and understands the specifics of your line of business


By choosing KEYNECTIS, you will benefit from:

Proven experience:

KEYNECTIS teams have been delivering trust-based services for over ten years. We have always been at the cutting edge of our market in terms of technical solutions and compliance with standards and legislation, and we were one of the pioneers of SaaS and cloud computing security. KEYNECTIS deploys its technologies on all the continents, serving hundreds of corporate and institutional customers, and operates close to 200 Certificate Authorities.

Industrial solutions

KEYNECTIS is Europe’s leading digital certificate provider, and has issued over 25 million digital identities. Its SEQUOIA® software technology, available under a software license or in SaaS mode, offers a flexible, reliable platform that meets the full spectrum of trust-based service needs. SEQUOIA is listed in the ANSSI (the French national IS security agency) catalogue of security products and has earned "reinforced qualification" based on the Common Criteria EAL4+ certification process.

In addition, as a Certificate Authority, KEYNECTIS has successfully completed the following rigorous certification processes:

  • ETSI TS 101 456
  • RGS (French public administration’s General Seucrity Guidelines) v1.0 up to 3 stars
  • Webtrust for CA Extended Validation for the issuance of Extended Validation SSL certificates

International recognition

KEYNECTIS is an internationally recognized trusted authority. Its root keys are deployed natively in most standard IT tools (messaging systems, browsers, web servers, Adobe PDF Reader®). KEYNECTIS complies with the highest standards relating to the issuance and management of digital identities, and contributes to building a high level of mutual trust between users and online service providers.

Specific knowledge of businesses with strong trust requirements

In a wide range of business sectors including travel and ID documents, aerospace, pharmaceutics and finance, KEYNECTIS experts deploy tailor-made solutions, meaning our customers benefit from the best security practices in their industry. In addition, they can easily integrate shared trust spheres dedicated to their line of business. To illustrate, KEYNECTIS:

  • Is an active member of GIFAS (French aerospace industries association) and is “CertiPath compliant” for all aerospace and defense organizations
  • Is a member of the Brussels Interoperability Group, and is “ICAO / EAC compliant” for government-managed travel document issuing solutions
  • Created QUICKSIGN (in partnership with Alténor Consulting) using its K.Websign technology, for the online purchase of financial products
  • Is a member of the CA/Browser Forum, and is a Certificate Authority ensuring secure e-commerce sites (SSL)
  • Is a member of the FNTC (French Trusted Third Parties Federation) (FNTC)

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