DigiCert DNS Essentials
DigiCert DNS Essentials provides essential DNS management and security for your business, ensuring reliable domain name resolution and protection against common online threats.
- Enhanced Security: Protection against DNS spoofing and other common cyber threats.
- Reliable Resolution: Ensures your domain names consistently resolve to the correct IP addresses.
- Simplified Management: Centralized control over your DNS records for easier administration.
- Business Continuity: Minimizes downtime risk associated with DNS issues.
Product Overview
Product Overview
DigiCert DNS Essentials is a cloud-based service that provides secure and reliable Domain Name System (DNS) management. It ensures your business websites and services remain accessible by translating human-readable domain names into machine-readable IP addresses, while also offering protection against common DNS-based cyber threats.
This service is designed for small to mid-market businesses, including those managed by a dedicated IT Manager or an IT Professional. It integrates into existing network infrastructures, providing a critical layer of security and operational stability for businesses that rely heavily on their online presence and digital services.
- Secure DNS Resolution: Protects against DNS hijacking and spoofing.
- High Availability: Ensures consistent domain name resolution for uninterrupted service access.
- Centralized Control: Manage all your DNS records from a single, intuitive interface.
- Performance Optimization: Delivers fast and efficient DNS lookups.
- Scalability: Adapts to your business growth and evolving DNS needs.
DigiCert DNS Essentials offers SMB and mid-market teams a vital, secure, and reliable DNS solution to maintain online presence and operational continuity.
What This Solves
Enable secure and reliable domain name resolution
Enable teams to ensure their business websites, applications, and services are consistently accessible to customers and employees. Streamline the process of managing domain name translations to IP addresses, reducing the risk of user access issues.
cloud hosted applications, e-commerce platforms, SaaS applications, internal business tools
Protect against DNS-based cyber threats
Automate the defense against common DNS attacks such as spoofing and hijacking that can redirect users to malicious sites. Protect sensitive business data and customer information by maintaining the integrity of your domain's DNS records.
customer facing websites, internal corporate networks, sensitive data repositories, remote workforce access
Simplify DNS record management
Streamline the administration of all DNS records, including A, CNAME, MX, and TXT records, through a centralized and intuitive interface. Reduce the complexity and time required for DNS updates and configurations.
multi-domain organizations, businesses with frequent infrastructure changes, companies with distributed teams, managed service environments
Key Features
Secure DNS Resolution
Protects your business from DNS spoofing and hijacking, ensuring users reach your legitimate online assets.
High Availability
Guarantees consistent and fast DNS lookups, minimizing downtime and ensuring uninterrupted access to your services.
Centralized Management Portal
Simplifies the administration of all your DNS records from a single, user-friendly interface.
Performance Optimization
Delivers rapid DNS query responses, improving the user experience for your websites and applications.
Scalable Infrastructure
Adapts to your business's growth, ensuring your DNS management can handle increasing traffic and complexity.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly secure and consistently available online services to protect sensitive data and maintain customer trust, making robust DNS management essential for compliance and operations.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must ensure uninterrupted access to patient portals, electronic health records, and critical systems, where DNS reliability is paramount for patient care and regulatory compliance like HIPAA.
Retail & Hospitality
Businesses in retail and hospitality rely heavily on their online presence for sales, bookings, and customer engagement; stable DNS is critical to prevent lost revenue due to website or booking system unavailability.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional service providers handle confidential client information and require secure, reliable access to their digital assets and communication channels, where DNS integrity is a key component of data protection.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is DNS and why is it important for my business?
DNS, or Domain Name System, translates human-readable website names (like www.example.com) into computer-readable IP addresses. It's crucial because it allows customers and employees to find and access your online services reliably. Without proper DNS management, your business could become inaccessible.
How does DigiCert DNS Essentials protect my business?
This service provides enhanced security features to protect against common DNS threats like spoofing and hijacking. By ensuring the integrity of your DNS records, it prevents malicious redirection and safeguards your business's online reputation and customer trust.
Is this service difficult to set up and manage?
DigiCert DNS Essentials is designed for ease of use, with a centralized management portal that simplifies administration. While technical expertise is beneficial, the platform is intuitive enough for IT professionals to manage effectively.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
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.