Simplify Setup with Intune-Compatible Device Certificates Access Management

Simplify User Setup with Intune-Compatible Device Certificates. Access Management Simplifies User Setup

In today’s evolving work environment, work-related devices have expanded beyond desktop computers. Now, work-related devices include smartphones, tablets, and virtual endpoints, which require additional security measures to secure. Microsoft Intune is a cloud-based endpoint management solution that helps bolster an organization’s security posture by centralizing user and device management.

Deploying Certificates to Your Devices with Microsoft Intune

Intune makes it easy to issue and deploy Intune device certificates, sometimes called Intune SCEP certificates, to each of your organization’s devices. With a compatible certificate on every device, you’ll be able to automatically enable email signing, email encryption, and certificate-based authentication. With user/device certificates in place, your employees won’t have to log in to accounts with a username or password. Instead, employees will experience a seamless, convenient, and, above all, secure method of authentication. Device certificates are a more secure way to access critical company resources, systems, and applications. Traditional username-password login methods can leave companies vulnerable to the risk of hackers gaining unauthorized access to secure data through stolen login credentials. But with Intune device certificates, cybercriminals won’t be able to steal or guess login credentials so easily.

Integrate Digital Certificates with Microsoft Intune

Microsoft Intune device certificates enable authenticated devices to securely access corporate data, applications, and resources, eliminating the vulnerabilities commonly associated with username-password logins.

How Intune Device Certificates Authenticate Users and Devices   

Intune SCEP certificates are specifically issued to devices enrolled in Microsoft Intune’s mobile device management (MDM) platform and mobile application management (MAM). These certificates play an important role in securing communications between authenticated devices and corporate resources, including applications, servers, and networks. When a device tries to access a network, VPN, or other company resource, the server validates the device certificate by verifying the certificate’s authenticity, validity period, revocation status, etc. And the device is only granted access if the device certificate is valid, as well as authorized for that resource.

Public key cryptography is used to authenticate the Intune SCEP device certificate, allowing organizations to establish device identity and trust. These cryptographic keys are longer and more complex than passwords, which provides unspoofable proof of a device’s identity. Unlike traditional username-password logins, cryptographic keys are nearly impossible to steal, and help avoid the many pitfalls and security vulnerabilities associated with passwords. All in all, this helps organizations avoid rogue or unauthorized devices from accessing their private data and resources.

Issue & Deploy Intune Device Certificates to Your Devices & Users

Intune PKI device certificates allow you to protect data on every device, regardless of whether it’s issued by the company or not. 

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SCEP Device Certificates Requirements

To issue Intune device certificates, you’ll need to make sure to have a few things in order. Here’s what you’ll need to issue device certificates in Intune:

1. Certificate Authority (CA): You can use Microsoft CA or a third-party CA like DigiCert as your certificate authority. The CA is the source of trust that the device certificates will reference for authentication.
2. Root CA: You’ll need to deploy a trusted root certificate from your CA before you can deploy SCEP or PKCS profiles. (If you’re using certificates from a public CA, your devices probably already have the needed root certificate.)
3. Infrastructure: You’ll need infrastructure to manage your certificate and the type of infrastructure depends on whether you choose a SCEP, PKCS, or imported PKCS certificate.

Deploy Intune Device Certificates to Your Devices & Users

Intune makes it easy to issue and deploy Intune device certificates, sometimes called Intune SCEP certificates, to each of your organization’s devices. With a compatible certificate on every device, you’ll be able to automatically enable email signing, email encryption, and certificate-based authentication.