Strong CA

Strong CA is the default certificate authority (CA) for every StrongDM organization. Your organization is automatically assigned a Strong CA for RDP resources and a Strong CA for SSH resources.

Each Strong CA issues certificates that, when configured on your servers, allow them to authenticate with the trusted certificate. By using a CA managed by StrongDM, every connection is secured with a client certificate that helps to reduce the risk of lost keys being compromised.

StrongDM CA certificates for SSH have a lifespan of three years.

The SSH Strong CA and the RDP Strong CA are displayed and managed on the Certificate Authorities page of the Admin UI.