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The PKI Consortium brings together leading organizations committed to trustworthy digital identities and secure communication.

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Application process to join the PKI Consortium

Process for Admitting New Members

In order to admit new Members, all membership applications must agree to follow these Bylaws (including the Antitrust Policy), the PKI Consortium Code of Conduct located at https://pkic.org/code-of-conduct and the PKI Consortium Intellectual Property Rights Agreement located at https://pkic.org/ipr.

Applications must be approved by the Executive Council after feedback from the Members. Feedback and approval on a membership application by each Member and the Executive Council shall be based solely on a determination of whether or not the applicant meets the stated membership criteria, and not on any other basis including competitive considerations.

Individual applications are rarely accepted and exclusively under category H (interested parties). To qualify, the individual must not be affiliated with any organization and must substantiate their PKI expertise.

No

Yes

Not listed as a member

Listed as a member

Questions

Everything looks good

Not approved

Approved

No answer

Do you represent or are you employed by an organization?

You might qualify as an individual PKI expert
(category H, interested parties), however,
individual applications are rarely accepted

Complete application form

Check if the organization is an existing member

Determine Eligibility Category

Ask the representative
of the organization to be added

Application declined

Application review

Application on hold until answered

Members are asked for any objections

Executive Council
Vote

Membership approved

Added to website

Create member profile

Added to mailing list(s)

Participate in the PKI Consortium

Invited to meetings

Join working groups

Consider to become a sponsor

Complete sponsor application form