| CPC H04L 9/3263 (2013.01) [H04L 9/0825 (2013.01); H04L 9/0861 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |

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1. A system for authenticating public key infrastructure certificate enrollment, the system comprising:
a device manager including an electronic processor configured to:
receive a request for access to an external software service, the request being generated by an electronic device connect service on behalf of an electronic device, the request including a unique electronic device identifier;
determine, based on the request, whether the electronic device is entitled to participate in the certificate management service;
responsive to determining that the electronic device is entitled to participate in a certificate management service, transmit a certificate entitlement license request including the unique device identifier to a certificate entitlement license manager;
receive, from the certificate entitlement license manager, a certificate entitlement license for the unique device identifier; and
deliver the certificate entitlement license based on the unique device identifier;
wherein the electronic device connect service is either internal or external to the electronic device.
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