DigiCert Additional CA
DigiCert Additional CA provides extended trust and security for your digital certificates, ensuring robust protection for your online operations.
- Extended Trust: Gain access to a broader chain of trust for your digital certificates, enhancing credibility.
- Enhanced Security: Coverage for advanced certificate validation and management, protecting against sophisticated threats.
- Compliance Assurance: Protection against potential compliance gaps by ensuring proper certificate issuance and lifecycle management.
- Operational Continuity: Entitlement to timely support and renewals, preventing disruptions to your online services.
Product Overview
Product Overview
DigiCert Additional CA is a cloud-based service that extends the trust and security of your digital certificate infrastructure. It provides the necessary components to issue and manage additional Certificate Authority (CA) certificates, ensuring your organization meets stringent security and compliance requirements.
This service is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market companies who need to expand their certificate capabilities beyond standard offerings. It integrates into existing PKI strategies and supports various deployment scenarios, from securing web servers to enabling secure communication channels.
- Expanded Certificate Authority: Enables the issuance and management of additional CA certificates to support diverse security needs.
- Strengthened Trust Chain: Builds a more robust and verifiable trust chain for all your digital identities and communications.
- Advanced Security Posture: Supports the implementation of advanced cryptographic standards and validation processes.
- Compliance Support: Assists in meeting regulatory and industry compliance mandates that require specific certificate authorities.
- Scalable Infrastructure: Provides a flexible platform to scale your certificate management as your organization grows.
DigiCert Additional CA offers SMB and mid-market teams the ability to enhance their digital trust infrastructure without the overhead of managing a full CA.
What This Solves
Enable Extended Certificate Authority Operations
Enable teams to issue and manage additional Certificate Authority (CA) certificates to support specialized security requirements. Streamline the process of expanding your Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) to meet unique compliance or operational needs.
organizations with complex PKI needs, businesses requiring custom certificate hierarchies, teams managing secure communication channels, companies with strict regulatory oversight
Strengthen Digital Trust and Credibility
Automate the creation of a stronger trust chain for your digital certificates, enhancing the credibility of your online services. Support the validation and issuance processes necessary to build confidence with your customers and partners.
e-commerce platforms, financial service providers, businesses handling sensitive data, organizations prioritizing customer trust
Meet Advanced Compliance Mandates
Organizations deploying this service can ensure adherence to specific industry regulations or contractual obligations that mandate the use of particular certificate authorities. Streamline audits and maintain compliance by having a properly managed extended CA infrastructure.
regulated industries, government contractors, businesses with specific security certifications, organizations undergoing compliance audits
Key Features
Additional CA Issuance
Allows organizations to issue and manage their own Certificate Authority certificates, providing greater control over their PKI.
Extended Trust Chain
Enhances the overall trust and security of digital communications and transactions by extending the certificate validation path.
Compliance Support
Helps meet specific regulatory requirements and industry standards that may necessitate the use of particular CA hierarchies.
Managed Service
Reduces the operational burden and complexity associated with managing a Certificate Authority infrastructure.
Scalability
Provides a flexible solution that can adapt to the evolving certificate needs of a growing business.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security and trust mechanisms to protect sensitive customer data and transactions, often mandated by regulations like PCI DSS and GDPR.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies must adhere to strict security standards and compliance frameworks for digital identity and secure communication, often requiring custom PKI solutions.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers need to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of patient data (PHI) under regulations like HIPAA, necessitating secure communication and strong identity management.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial organizations are increasingly connecting operational technology (OT) and IT systems, requiring secure authentication and data integrity for critical infrastructure.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an Additional CA?
An Additional CA refers to a Certificate Authority that is established or managed beyond the standard root CAs provided by major vendors. It allows organizations to create their own trusted hierarchy for specific purposes, enhancing control and compliance.
Who typically needs an Additional CA?
Organizations with complex Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) requirements, those in highly regulated industries, or businesses needing to issue certificates for internal systems or specific applications often benefit from an Additional CA.
How does this service differ from a standard SSL certificate?
A standard SSL certificate is typically issued by a public CA to secure a website. An Additional CA service allows you to manage your own CA, from which you can then issue various types of certificates, including SSL, code signing, and client authentication certificates, with greater control.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Medium — IT-assisted
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.