Establish trust
Create hardware-rooted identity, per-device credentials, certificates, provisioning records, and a trusted onboarding path.
Device-trust lifecycle platform
Device trust is a lifecycle, not a one-time provisioning task
Connected-product teams need more than isolated provisioning, PKI, OTA, cloud registry, or scripting tools. A device-trust lifecycle platform connects identity, credentials, certificates, updates, revocation, lifecycle state, and evidence into one operational model.
The lifecycle model
Maintain trust
Authorize signed updates, manage certificates, support firmware integrity where available, and keep devices connected to approved services.
Operate trust
Track active, revoked, quarantined, transferred, and decommissioned states as products move through the field lifecycle.
Evidence trust
Retain provisioning, certificate, update, revocation, lifecycle, and audit records for customers, auditors, and compliance teams.
Why separate tools fragment accountability
| Fragmented approach | What breaks | Lifecycle platform answer |
|---|---|---|
| PKI tool | Can issue certificates without knowing provisioning history, update eligibility, or lifecycle state. | Connect certificates to identity, onboarding, revocation, renewal, and evidence records. |
| Update tool | Can deliver files without owning device identity, certificate state, rollout eligibility, or audit evidence. | Connect signed update authorization to trusted devices, lifecycle state, and rollout records. |
| Cloud registry | Can know a device exists without proving how trust was established or how it changes over time. | Connect onboarding targets to identity, certificate status, and lifecycle history. |
| Scripts and manual records | Can automate one step without creating a shared trust record across teams and partners. | Create repeatable workflows and evidence across provisioning, updates, revocation, and decommissioning. |
The lifecycle workflow
ProvisionIssue certificateAuthorize updateChange lifecycle stateExport evidence
The category only makes sense if these stages remain connected. The same trust record should show how a device was provisioned, which certificate is valid, which update was authorized, what lifecycle state changed, and which evidence remains.
Product proof: one connected trust record
A device-trust lifecycle platform proves itself by connecting identity, certificates, update authorization, lifecycle state, and evidence rather than showing each workflow in isolation.
Connected product device family
Hardware-rooted identity and provisioning record created.
Issued, active, renewable, and revocable credentials.
Signed firmware approved for eligible devices.
Active, quarantined, revoked, transferred, or decommissioned.
Provisioning, certificate, update, and lifecycle history retained.
How QuarkLink fits together
QuarkLink connects device-side trust, cloud lifecycle control, and automation for manufacturing, deployment, and customer systems.
Device SDK
Device-side identity, hardware-root integration, secure provisioning, firmware integrity support, and communication with QuarkLink.
QuarkLink Cloud
Device identity, certificate lifecycle, policy, update authorization, lifecycle state, revocation, and evidence.
CLI / API automation
Manufacturing flows, CI/CD, provisioning automation, deployment workflows, and integration with customer systems.
A device-trust lifecycle platform is not a standalone PKI tool, update delivery tool, fleet dashboard, or compliance system of record. It owns the connected device-trust layer and integrates with the broader programme around SBOM, vulnerability handling, incident response, cloud security, and conformity assessment.
See the lifecycle platform in product workflows
Explore how QuarkLink turns this category into Device SDK, Cloud, and CLI / API workflows for provisioning, certificates, updates, lifecycle state, revocation, and evidence.