Imagine a world where every smart home device—your thermostat, your door lock, your lights—just worked together, seamlessly and securely. No brand restrictions. No painful setup. Just plug, connect, and trust.

That’s the promise of Matter, the industry standard backed by the biggest names in smart home tech. But for manufacturers, there’s a catch: Matter compliance isn’t just a feature—it’s a requirement. Without the right certification, devices can’t enter the ecosystem. And that means delays, headaches, and missed opportunities in an ultra-competitive market.

This is where DigiCert and Panasonic Industry step in. By integrating DigiCert Device Trust Manager with Panasonic’s PAN-MaX, we’re tearing down the barriers to Matter certification. No more compliance bottlenecks. Instead, manufacturers get an automated, streamlined path to trust, security, and market-ready devices—faster than ever before.

The growing need for secure and certified smart home devices

Matter aims to create a universal language for smart devices that allows them to communicate across ecosystems like Apple Home, Google Home, and Amazon Alexa.

But while Matter eliminates interoperability headaches, it introduces another critical requirement: certification.

Here’s the reality—Matter certification is essential, but the traditional process can be slow and complex. Without an efficient way to verify compliance, manufacturers risk delays, added costs, and lost market opportunities. That’s why every Matter device must have a Device Attestation Certificate (DAC)—digital proof of compliance issued by an approved Product Attestation Authority (PAA).

Without a DAC, a device simply won’t function within a Matter ecosystem. But obtaining and managing these certificates manually can slow down production. For manufacturers, this creates two major challenges: 

1. Navigating the Matter certification process–obtaining DACs from an authorized PAA while keeping up with evolving compliance requirements.
2. Embedding security into manufacturing workflows—ensuring every device is certified without adding delays or complexity.

DigiCert Device Trust Manager and Panasonic’s PAN-MaX are working together to solve for these challenges by automating the process so manufacturers can integrate Matter certification seamlessly into production, reducing friction and accelerating time-to-market.

How Panasonic’s PAN-MaX is transforming Matter device manufacturing

For years, manufacturers have struggled with integrating security and certification into production. Too often, it’s treated as an afterthought, leading to costly delays and compliance headaches. Panasonic Industry’s PAN-MaX changes that. Set up as an intelligent manufacturing service, it addresses key aspects of Matter-certified device production, namely radio certification, Matter-compliant PKI, and Matter Device certification—all organized into one multi-tier service.

Especially on Matter-compliant security, PAN-MaX eliminates security bottlenecks and accelerates time-to-market by embedding issuance of Matter DACs directly into the production process of wireless modules destined for a given project. The result? Every module is trusted from the moment it leaves the Panasonic factory. 

Overall, this makes the whole operation quick, cost-efficient, and scalable for smart home device manufacturers–a process that would otherwise require additional investments and changes to existing device assembly and manufacturing setups. 

By integrating DigiCert Device Trust Manager with PAN-MaX, manufacturers get:

• Automatic DAC issuance: Certificates are requested and applied in real-time, without manual intervention.
• Built-in security and compliance: Wireless modules are Matter-ready, with authentication baked in from day one.
• Faster time-to-market: No more waiting for manual certificate approvals. Security happens on the production line.

Security isn’t an add-on. With PAN-MaX, it’s part of the DNA of every device.

DigiCert Device Trust Manager: The engine powering device identity and trust

At the core of this partnership is DigiCert Device Trust Manager—a powerful platform designed to make device security effortless by offering:

• Automated DAC issuance: Matter attestation certificates are delivered at scale, on demand.
• Seamless integration: Works within manufacturing environments like PAN-MaX to eliminate security complexity.
• Proven compliance: Built on CSA-approved PAA technology, already trusted by leading smart home brands.

DigiCert is one of the few trusted authorities that can issue Matter DACs, and through this partnership, Panasonic’s customers can now request them instantly without any extra steps.

The end result is a smooth, efficient, and fully automated security pipeline that frees manufacturers to focus on innovation instead of certification. Because security should accelerate your business—not slow it down.

Smart home device security: The future begins now

The smart home revolution is here, but it requires a foundation of trust to thrive. DigiCert and Panasonic Industry are setting a new standard—one where smart home devices aren’t just connected, but secure and certified from the moment they’re built.

By combining DigiCert’s industry-leading attestation services with Panasonic’s cutting-edge PAN-MaX manufacturing service, we’re making sure manufacturers have an effortless path to Matter certification—without compromising speed or security.

What does this mean for you?

• Faster time-to-market: No delays, no bottlenecks, just streamlined certification.
• Stronger security: Built-in trust ensures devices aren’t just functional—they’re authentic.
• Simplified compliance: Seamless integration eliminates complexity for manufacturers.

For device makers, this is a breakthrough. For consumers, it’s a safer, more reliable connected home experience.

Are you ready to accelerate your Matter device certification? See how DigiCert and Panasonic Industry are making smart home device security effortless.

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