Title: AWS re:Inforce 2024 - Secure and increase mobile workforce productivity with AWS for MDM (DAP201-NEW)

Insights:

• Introduction to AWS Private CA and SCEP Connector: AWS announced the public preview of AWS Private CA Connector for SCEP, which integrates AWS Private CA with mobile device management (MDM) solutions to enroll mobile devices securely.
• Benefits of AWS Private CA: The managed cloud CA solution reduces PKI operational costs and complexity, provides HSM-backed private keys, and offers high scalability and security.
• Challenges of Self-Managing PKI: Self-managing PKI involves complexity, manual processes, lack of automation, and high costs, including expensive HSMs and specialized staff.
• AWS Private CA Advantages: AWS Private CA offers a managed solution that eliminates the need for underlying infrastructure, provides API-forward services, and supports high scalability, issuing over 1.5 million certificates daily.
• MDM Solutions and Productivity: MDM solutions allow administrators to enforce policies on mobile devices, enhancing security and productivity. BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policies can increase productivity by 34% and save up to $350 per employee.
• Connector for SCEP: The connector allows AWS Private CA to work with SCEP-compatible applications, primarily MDM solutions, facilitating secure certificate enrollment for mobile devices.
• Types of Connectors: There are two types of connectors for SCEP: general-purpose connectors for various SCEP-compatible endpoints and a specific connector for Microsoft Intune.
• Demo Overview: The session included detailed demos on creating a private CA, setting up general-purpose and Microsoft Intune connectors, configuring permissions in Azure, and enrolling devices in Microsoft Intune.
• Other Connectors: AWS Private CA also offers connectors for Active Directory and Kubernetes, enabling secure certificate management in diverse environments.
• Use Cases for AWS Private CA: Common use cases include securing AWS resources, IoT devices, service meshes, containers, and hybrid infrastructures using IAM Anywhere.
• Security and Compliance: AWS Private CA ensures security through HSM-backed keys, IAM policies, managed CRL and OCSP, and comprehensive audit logs. It supports compliance for data privacy and protection in regulated industries.

Quotes:

• "By using AWS Private CA, you get to reduce your PKI operational costs and complexity."
• "PKI is complex... even with the best intentions, your PKI team inside your organization can have a hard time managing and operating a PKI of their own."
• "AWS Private CA is a managed solution where we take the undifferentiated heavy lifting of managing PKI off of your hands."
• "Using the connector for SCEP does not require you to use an MDM. That's just a very popular use case that we see with customers."
• "Two out of three containers that are running in the cloud right now run in AWS."
• "AWS Private CA is currently the only cloud provider with a Private CA solution that is fully Matter compliant."
• "We make it easy. Amazon EKS, Amazon ECS even provides its own service mesh. If you're using it between services, you flip a switch, you're using private CA, you have TLS."