DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificate
DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificates provide robust identity verification for your internal devices and applications, ensuring secure communication and access control across your organization.
- Enhanced Security: Protect sensitive internal systems and data from unauthorized access and man-in-the-middle attacks.
- Streamlined Operations: Simplify the management of digital certificates for your private infrastructure, reducing manual overhead.
- Compliance Assurance: Meet internal security policies and regulatory requirements by establishing trusted identities for your private network assets.
- Scalable Deployment: Easily issue and manage certificates for a growing number of internal devices, servers, and applications.
Product Overview
Product Overview
DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificates are designed to secure your organization's internal network infrastructure. They provide trusted digital identities for devices, applications, and services that operate within your private environment, ensuring secure authentication and encrypted communication.
These certificates are ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who need to manage and secure their internal IT assets. They integrate into existing PKI strategies or can form the foundation of a new private certificate authority, fitting seamlessly into server rooms, cloud deployments, and device management systems.
- Private Certificate Authority: Establishes a trusted root for issuing certificates within your organization.
- Device & Application Identity: Secures internal servers, workstations, IoT devices, and custom applications.
- Secure Authentication: Enables strong mutual TLS authentication between internal systems.
- Automated Issuance: Integrates with automation tools for efficient certificate lifecycle management.
- Customizable Policies: Allows for tailored certificate attributes to meet specific security needs.
Secure your internal digital landscape with DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificates, offering enterprise-grade security without the enterprise complexity for growing businesses.
What This Solves
Secure Internal Application Access
Enable teams to secure access to internal web applications, APIs, and microservices. This ensures that only authorized users and systems can connect, protecting sensitive business data.
cloud-native applications, microservices architecture, internal developer portals, API gateways, private cloud deployments
Authenticate IoT and Edge Devices
Streamline the process of issuing and managing unique identities for Internet of Things (IoT) devices and edge computing hardware. This protects against device spoofing and unauthorized network entry.
industrial control systems, smart building infrastructure, remote monitoring sensors, edge computing nodes, operational technology environments
Protect Internal Server Communications
Automate the deployment of TLS certificates to internal servers, ensuring encrypted communication between clients and servers. This prevents eavesdropping and man-in-the-middle attacks on internal traffic.
on-premises servers, private cloud servers, database servers, internal application servers, virtualized environments
Key Features
Private Root CA
Establishes a trusted foundation for issuing certificates within your own network, enhancing control and security.
End-Entity Certificate Issuance
Provides digital identities for internal devices, servers, and applications, enabling secure authentication and communication.
Customizable Certificate Policies
Allows tailoring of certificate attributes, validity periods, and issuance rules to meet specific organizational security requirements.
Integration with Automation Tools
Facilitates automated certificate lifecycle management, reducing manual effort and potential for human error.
Enhanced Internal Security Posture
Strengthens defenses against internal threats and unauthorized access by verifying the identity of all network participants.
Industry Applications
Manufacturing & Industrial
Secures operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS) by providing trusted identities for devices, ensuring the integrity and availability of critical manufacturing processes.
Finance & Insurance
Protects sensitive customer data and internal financial systems by securing internal applications and communications, meeting stringent compliance requirements for data privacy and security.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Ensures the confidentiality and integrity of patient data (PHI) within internal systems and medical devices, supporting HIPAA compliance and secure data exchange.
Government & Public Sector
Enhances the security of internal government networks and sensitive data by providing trusted identities for critical infrastructure and internal applications, adhering to government security mandates.
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) that serves as a trusted identity for devices, applications, or users within an organization's private network. It is used for authentication and encryption.
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 infrastructure, including servers, applications, and devices. They are essential for organizations that need to manage their own PKI.
How does this differ from a public SSL/TLS certificate?
Public SSL/TLS certificates are issued by publicly trusted CAs and are used to secure websites accessible from the internet. Private End-Entity Certificates are issued by an organization's own private CA and are intended solely for securing internal resources and communications.
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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