DigiCert Private End Entity Certificate
DigiCert Private End Entity Certificates provide robust security for your internal digital assets, ensuring secure authentication and data integrity for your business operations.
- Enhanced Security: Protect sensitive internal applications, devices, and data from unauthorized access and tampering.
- Controlled Access: Implement strong authentication for internal users and systems, reducing the risk of breaches.
- Compliance Support: Aid in meeting regulatory and internal policy requirements for data protection and access control.
- Operational Efficiency: Streamline the management of digital identities for your private infrastructure.
Product Overview
Product Overview
DigiCert Private End Entity Certificates are designed to secure your organization's internal digital infrastructure. They provide a trusted foundation for authenticating devices, applications, and users within your private network, ensuring that only authorized entities can access critical resources.
These certificates are ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who need to manage and secure their internal systems. They integrate into existing security frameworks to bolster defenses against internal threats and ensure the integrity of private data and communications.
- Private PKI Management: Establish and manage your own Public Key Infrastructure for internal use.
- Device & Application Authentication: Securely identify and authenticate servers, endpoints, and internal applications.
- Data Integrity: Ensure that data transmitted and stored within your private network remains unaltered.
- Access Control: Enforce strict access policies based on verified digital identities.
- Customizable Issuance: Issue certificates tailored to specific internal needs and security policies.
Secure your internal digital landscape with DigiCert Private End Entity Certificates, offering enterprise-grade security without the complexity for growing businesses.
What This Solves
Secure Internal Application Access
Enable teams to authenticate and secure access to internal web applications and services. This ensures that only authorized personnel can interact with sensitive internal resources, preventing data leaks.
Internal web portals, custom business applications, private cloud deployments, API security
Device Authentication for Network Entry
Streamline the process of authenticating devices connecting to the corporate network. This capability helps prevent unauthorized devices from accessing sensitive company data and resources.
Endpoint security, IoT device management, BYOD policies, network access control
Protecting Internal Data in Transit
Automate the encryption of data exchanged between internal servers and applications. This protects sensitive business information from interception and tampering within your private network.
Server-to-server communication, database connections, internal file transfers, secure messaging
Key Features
Private Certificate Authority (CA)
Establish and manage your own trusted root for internal certificate issuance, providing full control over your security posture.
End-Entity Certificate Issuance
Issue digital certificates for internal servers, applications, and devices to verify their identity and secure communications.
Strong Authentication
Enhance security by ensuring that only verified internal entities can access critical systems and data.
Data Encryption
Protect sensitive information exchanged within your private network through secure, encrypted channels.
Customizable Policies
Define and enforce specific security policies for certificate issuance, validity, and revocation tailored to your business needs.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent security controls for internal systems and sensitive customer data, making private PKI essential for compliance and risk management.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must protect patient data (PHI) and comply with regulations like HIPAA, necessitating secure internal communications and device authentication.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often rely on secure communication between operational technology (OT) and IT systems, where private certificates ensure the integrity and authenticity of critical control systems.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional service providers handle highly confidential client information, requiring robust internal security measures to prevent unauthorized access and maintain client trust.
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 you manage. It's used to authenticate and secure internal devices, applications, and services within your organization's private network.
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. This includes protecting internal web servers, applications, and ensuring secure device access.
How does this differ from public SSL/TLS certificates?
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 for internal use only and are issued by a CA managed within your organization, offering greater control and customization for private networks.
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.