DigiCert launches Quantum Central for post-quantum shift

DigiCert has launched Quantum Central, a tool to help organisations manage their transition to post-quantum cryptography. It is now generally available as part of the DigiCert ONE platform.

The launch addresses a challenge many companies face as they prepare for the impact of quantum computing on current encryption. According to DigiCert's 2026 Quantum Readiness Outlook, 87% of organisations are planning, testing or implementing post-quantum cryptography initiatives, but only 7% have deployed quantum-safe or hybrid cryptography.

Quantum Central is intended to give security, IT, risk and compliance teams a central view of cryptography use across an organisation. It brings together data from DigiCert ONE, network scans, certificate lifecycle management platforms, key vaults, uploaded CSV files, and software or cryptographic bills of materials.

Using that inventory, teams can define policies based on internal requirements, industry standards and regulatory guidance. The software evaluates the data, identifies policy violations, flags where action is needed and routes remediation work through existing workflows, including Jira.

It also tracks remediation status, policy compliance and overall cryptographic posture through dashboards. Organisations can export inventory data as cryptographic bills of materials for audits, assessments and reporting, while an API supports the import of external cryptographic data as readiness programmes expand.

DigiCert is positioning the software as a way to move organisations from discovery to execution. The broader challenge in post-quantum migration is that many businesses know they need to update encryption but lack a complete inventory of affected systems or clear ownership of the work.

Kevin Hilscher, Senior Director of Product Management at DigiCert, said the issue is less about awareness of the threat and more about coordination across complex technology estates.

"Most organizations understand the quantum risk. Their challenge is coordinating action across legacy systems, fragmented data and multiple technology owners," said Kevin Hilscher, Senior Director of Product Management at DigiCert. "Quantum Central turns cryptographic visibility into a prioritized and trackable readiness program. Teams can begin with a critical environment, act on what they find and expand over time, while giving leadership, auditors and regulators clear evidence of progress."

Operational shift

The release comes as post-quantum cryptography moves from long-term planning into implementation. Quantum computing is widely expected to create risks for current public-key encryption methods, which protect data such as banking credentials, healthcare records and other sensitive online information.

For many organisations, replacing older cryptographic systems is expected to be a multiyear process. Standards, supplier support and regulatory expectations are still evolving, pushing many companies towards phased programmes rather than full-scale replacement.

DigiCert said organisations can make progress by assigning accountable owners, establishing enough visibility to set priorities, adopting post-quantum cryptography where it is already supported and documenting results. An incremental approach allows teams to start with a critical application environment or infrastructure layer rather than waiting for a complete enterprise-wide inventory.

Industry analysts say the shift from strategy to execution is creating demand for tools that connect technical discovery with governance and workflow management.

"The market is entering the operational phase of post-quantum readiness, and enterprises need a way to connect cryptographic discovery with business context, policy and remediation," said Jennifer Glenn, Research Director for Information and Data Security at IDC. "Tying inventory, workflows, and reporting to that policy in a single view gives organizations a practical operating model for the complex, multiyear transition to quantum-safe cryptography."

DigiCert said Quantum Central sits above its existing certificate, software, device and content management products and is intended to cover cryptographic use cases beyond public key infrastructure. It is available now.