Trustpoint is an open-source initiative dedicated to simplifying and securing the management of digital identities for industrial systems. As industrial environments transform into interconnected, automated, and intelligent systems, the need for robust identity and certificate management has never been more critical.

Trustpoint was launched in Q3 2023 as part of the German federal KMU-innovativ initiative and is coordinated by the Campus Schwarzwald gGmbH. Project partners include PrimeKey Labs GmbH, asvin GmbH, achelos GmbH, Hochschule Hamm-Lippstadt, and other industrial leaders such as ARBURG, Belden, HOMAG, Diebold Nixdorf, Schmalz, Siemens AG, and PHOENIX CONTACT.

Empowering manufacturers and operators to manage machine and component identities as securely and easily as user accounts — without requiring specialized knowledge in cryptography or Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).

• Open-Source Certificate Management Stack (MIT license)
• Web-based UI for admins (Trustpoint Registrar)
• Zero-Touch and Manual Onboarding
• Certificate Lifecycle Management
• Designed for segmented OT networks, hardware-constrained devices, and dynamic environments

All modules are documented on:

• ReadTheDocs
• Project Website: industrial-security.io

Florian Handke
Project Lead, Campus Schwarzwald
Email: florian.handke@campus-schwarzwald.de