Systems and methods for digital certificate and encryption key management

A method comprising:

• receiving a request from a client device displaying a graphical user interface to generate a digital certificate and an associated public key, wherein the graphic user interface comprises a public key algorithm selection field including a default public key algorithm selection option;
• generating, by a processing device, a certificate signing request based on information received in the request from the client device;
• receiving, over an external network at a server comprising the processing device, the digital certificate and associated public key from a third-party certificate authority system;
• and
• storing the digital certificate, associated public key, and an associated private key in a storage device that is not directly connected to the client device.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing executable code that when executed by a processing device, causes the processing device to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a first request from a client device displaying a graphical user interface to generate a first digital certificate and a first public key;
• generating a first certificate signing request based on information received in the first request from the client device;
• receiving, over an external network at a server comprising the processing device, the first digital certificate and the first public key from a first third-party certificate authority system;
• and
• storing the first digital certificate, the first public key, and an associated first private key in a storage system that is not directly connected to the client device.