Keyfactor PQC Lab Test Drive

Get hands-on with post-quantum cryptography (PQC) in the Keyfactor PQC Lab Test Drive, a cloud-hosted SaaS playground for issuing quantum-safe certificates and performing PQC signing and timestamping.

The PQC Lab Test Drive is a free, ready-to-use environment provisioned for individual use. It enables you to explore post-quantum PKI and signing with EJBCA and SignServer without complex installation or configuration.

After setup, you’ll work through guided use cases covering PQC certificate issuance, signing, and timestamping to understand how Keyfactor supports quantum-safe cryptography in practice.

This is a demonstration environment for evaluation and learning only and is not intended for production use.

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Who the PQC Lab Test Drive Is For

The PQC Lab Test Drive is for security, PKI, and platform teams who want a hands-on way to evaluate post-quantum cryptography capabilities. It’s ideal for teams exploring quantum-safe certificate issuance, signing workflows, and timestamping, or those preparing for a transition to PQC-ready PKI.

If the Test Drive isn’t the right fit for your evaluation, we can provide a guided technical walkthrough tailored to your environment.
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What You’ll Explore in the PQC Lab Test Drive

The PQC Lab Test Drive guided use cases reflect real-world scenarios to help you understand PQC workflows:

Quantum-Safe Certificate Issuance
Issue PQC certificates using NIST-approved algorithms via CMP, EST, ACME, and REST protocols, and explore certificate lifecycle management in EJBCA.

PQC Signing & Validation
Sign files, software artifacts (MSI, JAR, DEB, etc.), and hashes using SignServer PlainSigner, CMS, and code signing workflows. Verify signatures locally or via REST API to validate PQC operations.

Timestamping PQC Signatures
Use SignServer to timestamp signed artifacts, ensuring long-term non-repudiation for quantum-safe signed data.

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Get Started with the PQC Lab Test Drive

⏱ Estimated setup time: 20–30 minutes

Sign up for the PQC Lab Test Drive: Go to the Signup form
Read more in Sign Up for Keyfactor Test Drives.
Complete the initial setup
Configure your browser to trust the Test Drive certificates, download client CLI tools, and access the EJBCA CA.
For details, see Initial Setup of PQC Lab Test Drive.
Start exploring PQC
Follow step-by-step guides to issue certificates, perform signing and timestamping, and validate results.

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About the Test Drive Trial Period

Each Test Drive instance is available for 30 days
Environments are automatically decommissioned at the end of the trial
Do not store data you need to retain beyond the Test Drive period

👉 Learn more About the Keyfactor Test Drive Architecture.

Technical Requirements

Java 17 or later (required for EJBCA and SignServer Client CLIs)
Mozilla Firefox recommended for the best experience; other major browsers are supported except Safari
OpenSSL 3.5+ required for certificate and signature validation