"Lemur Certificate Management Essentials"
"Lemur Certificate Management Essentials" is a definitive guide for IT professionals, security architects, and DevOps engineers seeking to master modern certificate lifecycle management using the Lemur platform. This book begins with a thorough exploration of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) fundamentals, advancing through the intricacies of X.509 certificates, cryptographic key management, and compliance considerations. Readers will gain a practical grounding in the latest threats facing certificate operations and learn industry best practices for lifecycle management, from creation and renewal to robust revocation strategies.
The book delivers a deep technical dive into Lemur's architecture, unveiling its core components, scalable deployment patterns, and extensibility via APIs and plugins. Through step-by-step guidance, it covers installation from source and package managers, automated provisioning with Infrastructure as Code tools, and integration into diverse environments—including multi-cloud, hybrid infrastructures, and modern CI/CD pipelines. Detailed chapters elucidate workflow automation, role-based access control, and seamless connectivity with certificate authorities and enterprise systems, empowering organizations to automate and streamline their certificate management at scale.
Security, compliance, and operational excellence are central themes throughout this guide. Readers will benefit from comprehensive coverage of risk mitigation techniques, secure storage and backup operations, advanced monitoring, and compliance workflows. The book concludes with practical guidance for maintaining and upgrading Lemur, engaging with open source communities, and positioning teams for future enterprise use cases. Packed with actionable solutions and architectural blueprints, "Lemur Certificate Management Essentials" is an indispensable resource for organizations committed to secure, scalable, and auditable certificate management.
