WAYSCloud has started a gradual migration of selected platform certificates to Actalis to open in a new page, an Italian certificate authority and qualified trust service provider under the EU eIDAS framework.
The migration is part of our broader work to strengthen European digital infrastructure, reduce unnecessary external dependencies and align more of our trust chain with European providers.
Moving more of the trust layer to Europe
TLS certificates are a small but critical part of modern cloud infrastructure. They help establish encrypted connections, authenticate services and form part of the trust layer that users, browsers and systems rely on every day.
For a European cloud platform, this layer matters.
Actalis is part of the Aruba Group and is listed by the European Commission’s eIDAS Trusted List for Italy as a qualified trust service provider. Actalis is also listed as a certification authority member of the CA/Browser Forum, the industry body behind the baseline requirements for publicly trusted TLS certificates.
This positions Actalis within a broader European infrastructure ecosystem, where both trust services and underlying cloud infrastructure are developed and operated within Europe.
A gradual two-month migration
The migration will take place gradually over the next two months. Implementation work in the core platform structure has already started, with selected WAYSCloud-controlled services moving first.
This phased approach allows us to validate certificate issuance, renewal, compatibility, monitoring, fallback procedures and operational routines before expanding the migration further across the platform.
Customer-facing services will continue to be monitored closely throughout the process, and the migration is not expected to require action from customers.
Why this matters
Digital sovereignty is not only about where servers are located. It is also about the broader chain of trust around infrastructure: identity, certificates, DNS, encryption, logging, monitoring, operations and governance.
By moving more of this trust layer toward European providers, we are continuing to build WAYSCloud as a platform where infrastructure choices are transparent, intentional and aligned with European regulatory and operational expectations.
Our perspective
“Cloud infrastructure is built on many layers of trust, and certificates are one of the most visible examples,” says Knut Michael Haugland, CEO of WAYSCloud.
“For us, this is not about replacing one working certificate authority with another for cosmetic reasons. It is about asking a broader question: where should Europe’s digital trust infrastructure live, and how can we make more deliberate choices as builders?”
“Actalis represents an interesting European case. It shows that critical trust services do not have to be concentrated around a small number of global providers. Europe has credible alternatives, and we believe more infrastructure teams should evaluate them.”
Not a criticism of existing certificate authorities
This migration should not be read as a criticism of Let’s Encrypt or other certificate authorities. Let’s Encrypt has played an important role in making TLS widely accessible and has significantly improved security across the web.
Our decision is instead about diversification, European alignment and long-term infrastructure strategy. For WAYSCloud, the question is not only whether a service works, but whether the trust model behind it fits the direction we are building toward.
Encouraging others to evaluate European alternatives
We believe more European technology providers, public-sector organizations and infrastructure teams should take a closer look at the trust services they depend on.
Certificates are only one part of the stack, but they are a useful place to start. Evaluating European certificate authorities, trust service providers and supporting infrastructure is a practical step toward a more resilient and interconnected European digital ecosystem.
Next steps
The migration will continue in phases over the coming weeks. WAYSCloud will use this process to validate operational routines, document lessons learned and strengthen internal certificate lifecycle management across the platform.
As with other infrastructure changes, the rollout will be handled carefully, with reliability and continuity as the primary priorities.
Source note
Based on public information from Actalis, the European Commission’s eIDAS Trusted List for Italy, and the CA/Browser Forum membership list.