DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificate
DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificates provide robust identity verification for your internal systems, ensuring secure access and data protection for your business operations.
- Coverage: Secures internal applications, devices, and services against unauthorized access.
- Value: Enhances trust and integrity for internal communication and data exchange.
- Management: Simplifies certificate lifecycle management for private PKI deployments.
- Security: Protects sensitive internal data and systems from credential-based threats.
Product Overview
Product Overview
DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificates are designed to issue digital certificates for internal use within an organization's private Public Key Infrastructure PKI. These certificates authenticate and secure internal servers, devices, applications, and users, ensuring that only authorized entities can access critical resources.
This solution is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who need to establish a trusted environment for their internal operations. It integrates into existing private PKI setups, providing a scalable and manageable way to issue and control digital identities for internal assets.
- Secure Internal Communications: Encrypts and authenticates data exchanged between internal systems.
- Device Authentication: Verifies the identity of internal devices connecting to the network.
- Application Security: Secures access to internal applications and services.
- PKI Management: Facilitates the issuance and management of certificates within a private PKI.
- Compliance Support: Helps meet internal security policies and potential regulatory requirements for data protection.
Empower your internal IT with trusted digital identities, securing your private network without the complexity of enterprise-level infrastructure.
What This Solves
Enable secure internal application access
Enable teams to securely authenticate and authorize access to internal business applications and services. Streamline user and device verification to prevent unauthorized data exposure and ensure operational continuity.
Internal application portals, private cloud services, custom-built internal tools
Secure internal device and endpoint communication
Automate the authentication of internal devices such as servers, workstations, and IoT devices connecting to the corporate network. Protect against rogue devices and ensure only trusted endpoints can communicate.
Server authentication, workstation identity verification, network device security
Support private PKI deployments
Streamline the issuance and management of digital certificates within an organization's private Public Key Infrastructure PKI. Maintain control over internal digital identities and simplify certificate lifecycle management.
Internal certificate authorities, private key management, certificate revocation lists
Key Features
Private CA Integration
Seamlessly integrates with your existing or new private Certificate Authority CA for centralized control over internal digital identities.
Device and Server Authentication
Provides verifiable identities for internal servers and devices, preventing unauthorized network access and ensuring data integrity.
Application Security
Secures access to internal applications, protecting sensitive business data and ensuring only authorized users and systems can connect.
Certificate Lifecycle Management
Facilitates the issuance, renewal, and revocation of certificates, simplifying management within your private PKI.
Customizable Policies
Allows for the definition of specific policies and attributes for certificates, tailoring them to your unique internal security requirements.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent security for internal systems handling sensitive customer data and transactions, making private PKI essential for compliance and trust.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must protect patient health information PHI and comply with regulations like HIPAA, necessitating secure internal communications and device authentication.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often rely on secure internal networks for operational technology OT and industrial control systems ICS, where device authentication and data integrity are critical.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle highly confidential client information, requiring robust security for internal document management and communication systems.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Private End-Entity Certificate?
A Private End-Entity Certificate is a digital certificate issued by a private Certificate Authority CA within an organization's own infrastructure. It is used to authenticate and secure internal servers, devices, and applications, distinct from certificates issued by public CAs for public websites.
Who typically uses Private End-Entity Certificates?
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies use these certificates to secure their internal networks. This includes securing internal applications, authenticating devices, and managing digital identities within their private PKI.
How does this differ from a public SSL TLS certificate?
Public SSL TLS certificates are issued by trusted public CAs and are used to secure public websites and external-facing services. Private End-Entity Certificates are issued by an organization's own CA and are intended solely for use within that organization's private network.
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
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