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Smallstep
Private CA and device identity so internal TLS, SSH, and laptops get short-lived certificates instead of passwords.
Proof of life. Published hardware-bound device identity essay, May 2026
Smallstep runs step-ca, an open-source certificate authority, plus a commercial control plane for enterprise PKI and device identity. Device Identity for Okta binds a managed device certificate to workforce SSO so access follows the laptop, not a shared secret. It is certificates as identity, not a secrets vault with a PKI checkbox.
- Category
- Secrets and non-human identity
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Country
- United States
- Founded
- 2016
- Funding stage
- Series A
- Total funding
- $26M
- Website
- https://smallstep.com
Investors
StepStone GroupBain Capital Venturesboldstart
Tags
Series AUnited States
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