| AppViewX |
Modular, low-code automation platform for certificate lifecycle,
network automation, and PKI operations. |
| CLM |
Certificate Lifecycle Management module: discover, monitor, automate,
and govern certificates. |
| ADC |
Application Delivery Controller module for load balancer management
and traffic automation. |
| PKI |
Public Key Infrastructure module for CA management and certificate
issuance. |
| SSH |
SSH Key/Certificate Lifecycle Management module. |
| SIGN |
Code Signing module for certificate enrolment and signing policy
management. |
| KUBE |
Kubernetes Certificate CLM module. |
| Interactive UI (IU) |
Full-screen terminal-based wizard for all lifecycle operations.
Launched via ./install.sh. |
| install.sh |
Single entry-point for all lifecycle operations: install, upgrade,
patch. Launches the IU inside tmux. |
| appviewx.sh |
Primary operational CLI for day-to-day platform
administration. |
| appviewx.conf |
Master configuration file driving all AppViewX deployment and
operational behaviour. |
| Helm |
Kubernetes package manager. All AppViewX components deployed as Helm
charts. |
| Istio |
Service mesh providing mTLS, traffic management, circuit-breaking,
and observability. |
| OpenBao / Vault |
Open-source secret management platform for credentials and encryption
keys. |
| MongoDB |
Document database used as the primary data store. |
| Redis |
In-memory data store for caching and session management. |
| Terraform / OpenTofu |
Infrastructure-as-Code tools used to orchestrate Helm chart
deployments. |
| Calico |
Kubernetes CNI plugin for pod networking and NetworkPolicy
enforcement. |
| mTLS |
Mutual TLS: zero-trust security model enforced by Istio for all
pod-to-pod communication. |
| HPA |
Horizontal Pod Autoscaler: adjusts replica counts automatically based
on metrics. |
| KEK |
Key Encryption Key: additional encryption layer for the
database. |
| tmux |
Terminal multiplexer. Strongly recommended for install/upgrade to
survive SSH disconnections. |
| Blue-Green Upgrade |
Migration upgrade to new infrastructure with minimal downtime via
data backup/restore. |
| In-Place Upgrade |
Upgrade of existing infrastructure in position. Involves planned
downtime. |
| avxinfo |
Command available on any cluster node to retrieve installation
details. |
| SCEP |
Simple Certificate Enrolment Protocol (port 30022). |
| EST |
Enrollment over Secure Transport (port 30021). |
| cgroups |
Linux kernel feature used by Kubernetes for resource isolation. v2
recommended with K8s 1.32+. |
| KEX |
Key Exchange: SSH algorithm used during connection
establishment. |
