Strong CA

Last modified on February 16, 2024

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.

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

Example of Strong CA Shown in Admin UI > Network > Certificate Authorities
Example of Strong CA Shown in Admin UI > Network > Certificate Authorities