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Entrust vs Red Sift

Entrust sells identity-centric security products, including a Cryptographic Security Platform, public key infrastructure, hardware security modules, key and secrets management, identity verification and card issuance systems. Red Sift helps security and IT teams embrace the security protocols that keep the internet safe, such as DMARC, SPF, DKIM and TLS. CISO Tribune files both under Machine identity and PKI. This page sets the two records side by side: what each sells, where it is based, who owns and funds it, the customers it names and its recent news, each fact numbered to its source.

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Entrust vs Red Sift: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
EntrustEntrust sells identity-centric security products, including a Cryptographic Security Platform, public key infrastructure, hardware security modules, key and secrets management, identity verification and card issuance systems.entrust.comRed SiftRed Sift helps security and IT teams embrace the security protocols that keep the internet safe, such as DMARC, SPF, DKIM and TLS.redsift.com
What it sells
  • Cryptographic Security Platform[2][4][8]Entrust says the platform unifies PKI, HSMs, certificate lifecycle management, and key and secrets management.
  • Certificate Manager[9]Entrust Certificate Manager discovers, inventories, monitors, and automates certificates.
  • Hardware Security Modules[4]Entrust nShield HSMs move keys out of software and into tamper-resistant hardware.
  • Identity Verification[4][5][13][20]Entrust Identity Verification is built on Onfido technology.
  • Card Issuance Systems[10]Entrust's Card Issuance Systems provide personalized, high-volume issuance across government and financial markets.
  • CloudControl[10]Entrust CloudControl provides unified security and visibility across hybrid clouds.
  • Red Sift OnDMARC[2][9]Email authentication product for DMARC enforcement.
Categories
Headquarters
Minneapolis, United States[3]London, United Kingdom[5][6]
Founded
Not stated on its pages2015[3]
Ownership and funding
Not stated on its pagesPrivately held[2][4][15]
Named customers
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Recent news
  • September 22, 2026Entrust announced a partnership with The Cyber Helpline to support victims of cybercrime and online fraud in recovering.[6]
  • July 14, 2026Entrust announced the Agentic AI Trust Accelerator, a co-development program for enterprises and integration partners working on trust infrastructure for autonomous AI.[18]
  • May 13, 2026Entrust appointed Adam Dimopoulos as its Chief Information Security Officer.[17]
  • April 29, 2026Entrust announced a collaboration with IBM Consulting to help enterprises govern their cryptography and transition toward quantum-safe security.[19]
  • February 9, 2026Entrust announced a strategic collaboration with Google on identity verification and AI-driven security.[20]
  • October 21, 2026Red Sift notified customers with potentially affected hosts after scanning the Hardenize customer base for PHP-backed hosts, following the PHP security fixes.[18]
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • G2: listed, seen November 5, 2026[21]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
  • G2: listed, seen November 4, 2026[15]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
Who it fits
From its own pages, Entrust sells mainly to governments, financial institutions, and enterprises. Entrust names telecom providers, healthcare organizations, schools, and gig economy and platform businesses among the industries it serves. Entrust names security and compliance teams as users of its key management solutions.From its own pages, the company sells mainly to security and IT teams that want to adopt protocols such as DMARC, SPF, DKIM and TLS. Save the Children also appears as a customer story for OnDMARC. The about page says the company works across EMEA, APAC and the US.
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September 27, 2026September 27, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Entrust and Red Sift are both filed under Machine identity and PKI.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Entrust's primary category is Machine identity and PKI; Red Sift's is Email authentication and DMARC.
  • Red Sift is also filed under External attack surface management and Digital risk protection.
  • Entrust lists Cryptographic Security Platform, Certificate Manager, Hardware Security Modules, Identity Verification, Card Issuance Systems and 1 more. Red Sift lists Red Sift OnDMARC.
  • Entrust is headquartered in Minneapolis, United States. Red Sift is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
  • Red Sift was founded in 2015.
  • Red Sift is privately held.

What it sells: Entrust

What Cryptographic Security Platform does[2][4][8]
Entrust says the Cryptographic Security Platform provides centralized visibility, governance, and automation. Entrust says deployment is on premises or as a cloud-based service. The platform provides cryptographic inventory, CBOM support, and policy control.
What Certificate Manager does[9]
Entrust Certificate Manager works across hybrid environments and multi-CA ecosystems. Entrust says it can issue, renew, and revoke certificates across Entrust and third-party CAs from a single control point. Certificate Manager can be deployed across on-prem, private, and public cloud environments.
What Hardware Security Modules does[4]
Entrust says nShield HSMs are FIPS 140-2 and 140-3 certified. Entrust says they can be deployed on-premises, in the cloud, or hybrid. Entrust offers subscription-based access to dedicated nShield HSMs for cloud-based cryptographic services.
What Identity Verification does[4][5][13][20]
Entrust says the solution supports KYC, AML, eIDAS 2.0, and other regulatory requirements. Organizations can design drag-and-drop verification workflows and validate identities using biometrics, documents, and trusted data sources. The solution integrates with Microsoft Entra ID and works within Okta workflows.

What it sells: Red Sift

What Red Sift OnDMARC does[2][9]
Red Sift OnDMARC gives instant visibility into a domain's email security posture and a clear path to DMARC enforcement. It lets customers configure SPF, DKIM, DMARC, BIMI and MTA-STS in one place. Red Sift says it helps organizations reach full DMARC enforcement in just 6 to 8 weeks.

Questions about Entrust and Red Sift

What do Entrust and Red Sift sell?
Entrust sells Cryptographic Security Platform, Certificate Manager, Hardware Security Modules, Identity Verification, Card Issuance Systems and 1 more. Red Sift sells Red Sift OnDMARC.
Are Entrust and Red Sift in the same category?
They share Machine identity and PKI. Entrust's primary category is Machine identity and PKI and Red Sift's is Email authentication and DMARC.
Where are Entrust and Red Sift headquartered?
Entrust is headquartered in Minneapolis, United States. Red Sift is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
When were Entrust and Red Sift founded?
Red Sift was founded in 2015.
Who owns Entrust and Red Sift?
Red Sift is privately held.
Who are Entrust and Red Sift sold to?
From its own pages, Entrust sells mainly to governments, financial institutions, and enterprises. From its own pages, the company sells mainly to security and IT teams that want to adopt protocols such as DMARC, SPF, DKIM and TLS.
What have Entrust and Red Sift announced recently?
September 22, 2026: Entrust announced a partnership with The Cyber Helpline to support victims of cybercrime and online fraud in recovering. October 21, 2026: Red Sift notified customers with potentially affected hosts after scanning the Hardenize customer base for PHP-backed hosts, following the PHP security fixes.

About Entrust

Entrust sells identity-centric security products, including a Cryptographic Security Platform, public key infrastructure, hardware security modules, key and secrets management, identity verification and card issuance systems. Entrust says its cryptographic security works to reduce risk, protect sensitive data, and enable compliance at scale, from verified onboarding and card issuance to trusted access and transactions.[1][2][5]

Entrust says its Cryptographic Security Platform unifies PKI, HSMs, certificate lifecycle management, and key and secrets management in a cryptographic trust layer for centralized visibility, governance, and automation. Entrust says deployment is on premises or as a cloud-based service. Entrust says the platform provides cryptographic inventory, CBOM support, and policy control to plan and govern algorithm transitions. The Entrust Cryptographic Security Platform enables organizations to discover, own, and govern cryptographic assets wherever their data lives. The platform's compliance management capability inventories cryptographic assets, imports and exports CBOMs, applies policy frameworks, and monitors risk and compliance posture from a unified dashboard.[8]

Entrust Certificate Manager is a platform that discovers, inventories, monitors, and automates certificates across hybrid environments and multi-CA ecosystems. Entrust says Certificate Manager can issue, renew, and revoke certificates across Entrust and third-party CAs from a single control point. Certificate Manager covers discovery, audit, issuance, renewal, and revocation of certificates. Entrust says Certificate Manager delivers automated lifecycle management that scales with 47-day certificate lifecycles and growing machine identities. Certificate Manager can be deployed across on-prem, private, and public cloud environments. Entrust offers on-premises, cloud, or hybrid PKI solutions. Entrust IoT Security allows organizations to secure IT and OT devices through scalable machine and user identity management.[5][10]

The Entrust Cryptographic Security Platform Key Manager, formerly KeyControl, is a keys and secrets management solution that combines key lifecycle management with a decentralized, vault-based architecture. Entrust says Key Manager automates the lifecycle of encryption keys, including key storage, backup, distribution, rotation, and key revocation. Entrust says BYOK and HYOK integrations with CSP Key Manager reduce reliance on cloud provider trust models. Entrust says Key Manager acts as a universal key management server for KMIP-compatible virtualized environments. Entrust says security and compliance teams use its solutions to centralize key control and enforce encryption policies.[11]

Entrust says nShield HSMs move keys out of software and into tamper-resistant hardware. Entrust states that over 100,000 Entrust nShield HSMs are deployed globally across government, financial, and technology organizations with 150+ partner integrations. Entrust says the modules are FIPS 140-2 and 140-3 certified, and that nShield HSMs can be deployed on-premises, in the cloud, or hybrid. Entrust says its Security World architecture enables unlimited key storage without traditional HSM complexity. Entrust offers subscription-based access to dedicated nShield HSMs for cloud-based cryptographic services.[10][12]

Entrust says Entrust Identity Verification is built on Onfido technology. Entrust says its identity verification supports KYC, AML, eIDAS 2.0, and other regulatory requirements. Entrust Identity Verification lets organizations design drag-and-drop verification workflows and validate identities using biometrics, documents, and trusted data sources. Entrust Identity Verification integrates with Microsoft Entra ID. Entrust adds identity verification within Okta workflows to determine when additional verification is required.[5][13]

Entrust's Card Issuance Systems provide personalized, high-volume issuance across government and financial markets. Entrust offers a cloud-based IAM solution with multi-factor authentication (MFA), credential-based passwordless access, and SSO. Digital and electronic signature solutions from Entrust help establish trusted identities and ensure authenticity for digital documents, emails, code, and mobile devices. Entrust CloudControl provides unified security and visibility across hybrid clouds.[10]

Entrust's Cryptographic Center of Excellence helps organizations move from awareness to action on post-quantum readiness. Entrust offers PQ readiness assessments, tools, and direct access to Entrust experts. Entrust says its PKI and HSMs support the NIST standardized PQC algorithms, and that its solutions support a hybrid approach combining today's algorithms with PQC. Entrust says its solutions facilitate more than 400 government programs in over 100 countries. Entrust says it has been securing identities for nearly 60 years.[5][10][12][14][15][16]

Entrust on the record

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Entrust full record

  1. [1]entrust.comEntrust · entrust.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Entrust announces industrys first unified cryptographic security platformEntrust · entrust.com · published April 16, 2025 · Tier A
  3. [3]ContactEntrust · entrust.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Identity and Data Security Solutions by Industry | EntrustEntrust · undated page, accessed October 24, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Entrust | Comprehensive Identity-Centric Security SolutionsEntrust · undated page, accessed October 24, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Entrust Partners with The Cyber Helpline to Expand Support for Victims of Fraud and CybercrimeBusiness Wire · published September 22, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Entrust IDV, formerly Onfido Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2G2 · undated page, accessed October 24, 2026 · Tier C
  8. [8]Cryptographic Security Platform | EntrustEntrust · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Certificate Lifecycle Management Solution | EntrustEntrust · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]All Products | EntrustEntrust · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Encryption Key Management Solutions for Data Security | EntrustEntrust · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) Solutions | EntrustEntrust · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Identity Verification (IDV) Solutions | EntrustEntrust · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Solutions and Services Provider | EntrustEntrust · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]Identity-Centric Security Solutions | EntrustEntrust · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  16. [16]AI Security Solutions for the Age of AI | EntrustEntrust · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  17. [17]Entrust Appoints Adam Dimopoulos As Chief Information Security OfficerEntrust · published May 13, 2026 · Tier A
  18. [18]Entrust Launches the Agentic AI Trust Accelerator to Help Enterprises Move AI Agents From Pilot to ProductionEntrust · published July 14, 2026 · Tier A
  19. [19]Entrust Announces Collaboration With IBM to Help Enterprises Modernize Cryptography Security Posture and Make the Transition Toward Quantum-Safe SecurityEntrust · published April 29, 2026 · Tier A
  20. [20]Google and Entrust Announce Partnership to Advance AI-Powered Identity Verification, Fraud Monitoring, and AnalyticsEntrust · published February 9, 2026 · Tier A
  21. [21]Entrust Identity as a Service Reviews & Product Details - G2G2 · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier C

Red Sift full record

  1. [1]redsift.comRed Sift · redsift.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]The Red Sift Pulse PlatformRed Sift · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Cloud email security brand protection startup red sift rises 54mSiliconANGLE · siliconangle.com · published February 24, 2022 · Tier B
  4. [4]6977295001Austin American-Statesman · statesman.com · published March 4, 2022 · Tier B
  5. [5]Red sift joins future fifty 2026 cohort unveiled by chancellor at downing streetRed Sift via EIN Presswire · thestarpress.com · published March 19, 2026 · Tier B
  6. [6]Red siftThe Wealth Mosaic · thewealthmosaic.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier C
  7. [7]Red Sift | Creating a Fundamentally Safer Internet with Proactive SecurityRed Sift · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Proactive, intelligent security for every organization.Red Sift · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Red Sift OnDMARC | Stop Email Spoofing FastRed Sift · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]OnDMARC Pricing | Plans for SMB to Enterprise + Free TrialRed Sift · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Stop lookalike domains before they damage your brandRed Sift · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Bird & Bird strengthens trust in legal communications with layered email and domain protectionRed Sift · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Find and fix issues 10x faster with Red Sift RadarRed Sift · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]Red Sift Certificates Lite | Free Certificate MonitoringRed Sift · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]Red Sift OnDMARC Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2G2 · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier C
  16. [16]How to Price and Package DMARC Services for Your MSP | Red SiftRed Sift · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  17. [17]DMARC solutions for healthcare organizationsRed Sift · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  18. [18]Critical PHP vulnerabilities CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619 | Red SiftRed Sift · published October 21, 2026 · Tier A

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