NZ SSS partners with Sectigo bringing a automated CLM solution to the region
The MSSP aims to expand access to automated certificate lifecycle management in New Zealand.
New Zealand-based MSSP SSS has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Sectigo bringing its certficate lifecycle management (CLM) offerings to the region.
The partnership also sees SSS as a distributor for Sectigo certificate manager (SCM).
As a local distributor with deep PKI expertise, SSS helps MSPs and software partners accelerate modern PKI adoption—improving compliance, reducing operational risk, and eliminating the complexity of manual certificate management.
With this collaboration, CIOs, CISOs, IT security leaders, and channel partners gain direct access to enterprise-grade CLM with the assurance of local delivery and ongoing support. The result is simplified security operations, stronger compliance, and greater resilience against cyber threats.
Luke Taylor, chief executive officer at SSS said digital trust has become a board-level issue.
“Partnering with Sectigo brings a proven CLM solution together with SSS’s local expertise, so New Zealand organizations can prepare for 47-day certificates, reduce risk, and get certainty from a local managed service provider,” he said.
Varun Desai, head of digital identity at SSS explained that their customers want “fewer moving parts” and more assurance.
“By combining Sectigo’s certificate lifecycle management with SSS’s managed identity service, we can standardise PKI, automate renewals, and integrate with existing directories and cloud, without adding complexity,” he said.
Ray Garnie, VP of Sales, Sectigo told CRN Australia through this partnership Sectigo wants to expand access to automated CLM in New Zealand by pairing its CLM platform together with its Public and Private certificate offering with SSS’s local expertise.
“Together, we aim to strengthen and modernize organizations’ PKI environments by ensuring their public and private certificates are secure, automated, and resilient, while helping them adapt to the upcoming reduction of public certificate lifespans to just 47 days,” he added.
Through this partnership, Garnie said SSS can offer a full, automated CLM solution integrated into its managed identity services, simplify PKI for customers, and support large-scale certificate renewal and standardisation while working with a partner focused vendor.
Garnie added, “[Sectigo wants] to become the leading Certificate Authority and CLM provider in the region by helping NZ government and enterprise modernise PKI, reduce certificate sprawl, and meet new global renewal requirements.
“The partnership brings a certificate authority with a world-class CLM together with New Zealand-based delivery and support, giving local organizations a simpler, more reliable way to manage digital trust,” he ended.
SSS is trusted by central and local government agencies as well as enterprises across New Zealand.
Its proprietary managed services, including Scouter (X/MDR and SOC), RiskRadar (cyber risk management), and FortifID (managed identity), are widely adopted to help organisations safeguard their digital environments.