CMP (Certificate Management Protocol) is a standardized protocol for comprehensive certificate management processes within a PKI. It supports, among other things, the request and management of X.509 certificates as well as various mechanisms for securing and authenticating communications.
With MTG CMP, MTG CLM provides a corresponding interface. Certificate requests are processed according to the Policies stored in MTG CLM, allowing the CA, certificate template, and other requirements to be centrally controlled. CMP messages can be protected using mechanisms such as shared secrets or digital signatures.