DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificate
DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificates provide robust identity verification for your internal systems, ensuring secure communication and access control across your organization.
- Extended Coverage: Protection for your private PKI infrastructure and internal device identities.
- Enhanced Security: Safeguard sensitive internal applications and data from unauthorized access.
- Streamlined Operations: Simplify the management of digital certificates for your private network.
- Trusted Identity: Establish a strong foundation of trust for all internal digital interactions.
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 devices, users, and applications on your private network, preventing unauthorized access and ensuring data integrity.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies utilize these certificates to secure internal servers, workstations, IoT devices, and applications. They integrate seamlessly into existing private PKI environments, providing a critical layer of security for business-critical internal operations.
- Private PKI Integration: Seamlessly integrates with your existing private Certificate Authority.
- Device & Application Authentication: Secures internal servers, endpoints, and applications.
- Identity Verification: Establishes trusted identities for all internal digital assets.
- Data Protection: Encrypts communications and protects sensitive internal data.
- Operational Efficiency: Simplifies certificate lifecycle management for private infrastructure.
Secure your internal digital landscape with DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificates, offering enterprise-grade security without the enterprise overhead for your business.
What This Solves
Secure Internal Application Access
Enable teams to authenticate and secure access to internal web applications and services. Streamline the process of verifying user and device identities before granting access to sensitive internal resources.
Internal web portals, custom business applications, private cloud environments, API authentication
Authenticate IoT Devices Internally
Automate the secure onboarding and authentication of Internet of Things (IoT) devices within your private network. Support the secure communication and data exchange between your internal IoT devices and backend systems.
Manufacturing floor devices, internal sensor networks, private IoT deployments, device management platforms
Protect Internal Server Communications
Streamline the encryption of traffic between internal servers and services, ensuring data confidentiality and integrity. Protect against man-in-the-middle attacks targeting your private server infrastructure.
Internal database servers, application servers, file servers, private microservices
Key Features
Private CA Issuance
Leverage your existing private Certificate Authority to issue and manage certificates tailored to your internal security policies.
Device Authentication
Ensure that only authorized devices can connect to your internal network and access sensitive resources.
Application Security
Secure internal applications by verifying the identity of both the server and the client, preventing spoofing and unauthorized access.
Data Encryption
Protect sensitive data in transit between internal systems and applications through strong encryption protocols.
PKI Management
Simplify the lifecycle management of certificates for your private infrastructure, reducing administrative overhead.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent internal security controls to protect sensitive customer data and comply with regulations like PCI DSS and GLBA, making private PKI essential for internal systems.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must protect patient health information (PHI) under HIPAA, necessitating secure internal communication channels and device authentication for medical systems and data access.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often deploy numerous internal devices and systems that require secure authentication and communication to prevent operational disruptions and protect sensitive production data.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies handle classified and sensitive information, requiring robust internal security measures and trusted identity management for internal networks and critical infrastructure.
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) for use within an organization's internal network. It serves to authenticate devices, users, or applications on that private network.
How does this differ from a public SSL/TLS certificate?
Public SSL/TLS certificates are issued by CAs trusted by web browsers for securing public websites. Private End-Entity Certificates are for internal use only and are trusted within your organization's private PKI, not by the public internet.
Who typically uses Private End-Entity Certificates?
IT departments in organizations that operate their own private Certificate Authority use these certificates to secure internal servers, applications, and devices. This includes businesses with specific compliance needs or those requiring granular control over their internal security infrastructure.
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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