Certificate management made easy

Manually managing certificates across various supplier portals doesn’t make good business sense. Cofinity-X offers you a better approach with Dataspace OS Certificate Management.

The complex task of managing certificates

Many medium-sized companies, particularly those operating in the automotive value chain, face ongoing challenges with certificate management. Suppliers must continuously upload documents – like ISO or sustainability certificates – to multiple supplier portals for different manufacturers.

This repetitive process is not only labor intensive but also prone to errors and inefficiencies. For instance, a small team in a 150-person company may only have one or two experts available to handle these tasks, leaving less time for core business activities.

Recognizing this pain point, the new certificate management functionality within Cofinity-X Dataspace OS Certificate Management tackles this problem head on. Instead of logging into various supplier portals repeatedly, companies can now upload their certificates once through a user-friendly interface, providing them to multiple customers at the same time.

A modern approach to certificate management

Managing your certificates with Dataspace OS Certificate Management is not only easy, it also positions your company in the new Catena-X dataspace, providing you with greater visibility on the market.

After registering, your company will receive a unique profile, visible to other players in the automotive market. The platform also offers a dedicated “Add Certificate” feature where you can store important documents. Once uploaded, certificates can be shared seamlessly with key business partners. Plus, the gap between the certificate systems of OEMs and those of suppliers is bridged, eliminating the need to interact with each supplier portal separately.

Companies only have to upload their certificates once. The system then allows these certificates to be automatically accessed by the relevant business partners. The straightforward approach brings operational advantages and financial savings.

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Key benefits at glance

• Simplicity: Upload your certificates once and share them automatically, reducing repetitive tasks.
• Efficiency: Free up valuable resources by eliminating the need for dedicated personnel to manage multiple supplier portals. This can bring up to a 95% efficiency boost!
• Cost effectiveness: Get automatic expiry notifications with Dataspace OS Certificate Management.
• Scalability: You can build on this foundation with additional use case applications that address more advanced challenges as regulatory requirements evolve.

What is Cofinity-X and Dataspace OS?

The Cofinity-X framework is part of Catena-X, an ecosystem for the automotive industry that unites and connects all partners along the value chain, enabling efficient data exchange and collaboration. Cofinity-X is the first operating company for the Catena-X dataspace – and at its core is Dataspace OS.

Originally built to manage data exchange within a digital dataspace, Dataspace OS had expanded its functionality to include numerous practical use cases – certificate management being one of the newest additions.

This move reflects the need for a streamlined solution that provides immediate business value, without burdening companies with technical complexity.

A bundled offering for easy, cost-effective access

The Dataspace OS Certificate Management bundled offering includes a dataspace license, Dataspace connector and certificate management capabilities. It’s designed to be an entry package that’s both straightforward and cost effective. Priced by company size and number of partners, this bundle provides immediate added value and serves as a foundation for later expanding into more complex use cases – such as traceability or sustainability data calculations. Starting from 1.500€/year.

Work with Cofinity-X

By streamlining certificate management, Dataspace OS Certificate Management removes a major operational bottleneck. It’s a smart, entry-level solution for medium-sized companies ready to start participating in the digital dataspace. By integrating a verified identity, a powerful connector and practical use case applications, the platform not only simplifies complex processes but gives businesses added visibility among key automotive players.

“Using Dataspace OS, we were able to exchange certificates with one of our customers, a large OEM, via Catena-X for the first time. Initially, this was actually more time-consuming than the conventional exchange via email. But once it was set up properly, the process was very easy to adapt for other partners and it is now significantly more secure and structured than before.In future, this new process will save us time, allowing us to be more productive. With Dataspace OS, we can see when one of our suppliers does not have a valid certificate. This is a real added value for us and a strong example of how data ecosystems make collaboration with our partners considerably easier."

Martin J. Gawenda Managing Partner, HEISMANN Drehtechnik GmbH

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