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Entrust sells nShield HSMs with serial-bound feature and client licences, Cryptographic Security Platform software with volume add-ons, PKI as a Service subscriptions and per-user Entrust Identity bundles under General Terms plus product schedules, and sold its public certificate business to Sectigo in 2025.

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Overview articleEntrust licensingEntrust sells nShield HSMs with serial-bound feature and client licences, Cryptographic Security Platform software with volume add-ons, PKI as a Service subscriptions and per-user Entrust Identity bundles under General Terms plus product schedules, and sold its public certificate business to Sectigo in 2025.Cited · Edited 2026-10-08 · 11 references

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Entrust nShield HSM licensingCited · Edited 2026-10-08Entrust Cryptographic Security Platform and PKI licensingCited · Edited 2026-10-08Entrust public certificate business and TLS distrustCited · Edited 2026-10-08

Licensing Data

From the Entrust catalog: how usage is counted, the rules that apply, the programs licences are bought through and the SKUs. Backed by 59 verbatim excerpts from 18 Entrust documents.

Products

All 16 Products

Data Security Software 14

Cryptographic Security Platform, Entrust PKI as a Service, KeySafe 5, nShield 5c, nShield 5c 10G, nShield 5s, nShield Connect XC, nShield Container Option Pack, and 6 more

Security Compliance Software 1

Compliance Manager

Identity Management Software 1

Entrust Identity as a Service

Product History

All acquisitions
  1. Entrust acquired OnfidoAnnounced 2024-02-07 · Closed 2024-04-09

    Entrust announced exclusive discussions to acquire London-based identity verification company Onfido in February 2024 and completed the acquisition in April 2024. Terms were not disclosed.

    Legacy productBecame
    Onfido identity verificationRenamed Entrust Identity Verification Solutions (Entrust IDV) · Entrust states that Onfido is now Entrust IDV
    Licensing impact
    • Entrust said it would use Onfido's identity verification across its portfolio, including biometrics, AI and machine learning, and no-code orchestration capabilities.[2]
    • Entrust's product page describes the Onfido solutions as now part of Entrust's identity-centric security suite under the name Entrust Identity Verification Solutions.[3]
    Sources and full product history
  2. Entrust acquired nCipher Security (Thales general purpose HSM business)Announced 2019-02-22 · Closed 2019-06-07

    Entrust Datacard, later named Entrust, bought the general purpose hardware security module business that Thales had to divest to complete its Gemalto acquisition. The business operated as nCipher Security, with more than 300 employees and over EUR 100 million of revenue in 2018.

    Legacy productBecame
    nCipher Security general purpose HSMsKept Entrust Datacard portfolio · offered with Entrust Datacard's on-premises and managed PKI and IoT credentialing offerings
    Licensing impact
    • The sale was made to address commitments Thales gave to competition authorities, and needed approval of Entrust as a suitable purchaser by the European Commission, the US Department of Justice and the Australian and New Zealand authorities.[1]
    • Entrust Datacard said it would offer the nCipher solution with its on-premises and managed PKI offerings and its IoT device credentialing offerings; the nCipher business was to remain based in Sunrise, Florida.[2]
    Sources and full product history
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