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.
- Extended Coverage: Protection for all internal devices and applications requiring trusted identity.
- Enhanced Security: Prevents unauthorized access and man-in-the-middle attacks on your private network.
- Streamlined Operations: Simplifies the management of digital certificates for internal use cases.
- Trusted Identity: Establishes a verifiable identity for servers, clients, and IoT devices within your network.
Product Overview
Product Overview
DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificates are designed to issue digital certificates for internal devices and applications, providing a trusted identity layer for your private network infrastructure. These certificates are crucial for securing internal communications, authenticating devices, and enabling secure access to internal resources.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies utilize these certificates to manage the security posture of their internal systems. They integrate seamlessly into existing PKI infrastructures or can be used to establish a new private CA, fitting within environments that require granular control over certificate issuance and lifecycle management.
- Private Certificate Authority: Enables the creation and management of your own trusted root and intermediate CAs.
- Device & Application Authentication: Issues certificates for servers, workstations, mobile devices, and internal applications.
- Secure Internal Communications: Facilitates encrypted communication channels between internal systems and users.
- Access Control: Enforces strong authentication for access to sensitive internal resources and data.
- Customizable Policies: Allows for the definition of specific certificate policies to meet unique organizational requirements.
Secure your internal digital landscape with DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificates, offering enterprise-grade security without the enterprise overhead for growing businesses.
What This Solves
Enable secure internal application access
Enable teams to issue digital certificates for internal web applications, APIs, and microservices. This ensures that only authenticated users and authorized services can access sensitive internal resources, preventing data leakage.
Internal web portals, API gateways, microservice architectures, private cloud deployments
Secure device authentication
Streamline the process of issuing and managing certificates for internal devices such as workstations, servers, and IoT devices. This capability enhances network security by ensuring that only trusted devices can connect to the network.
Endpoint security, IoT device management, network access control, BYOD policies
Automate secure internal communications
Automate the deployment of TLS/SSL certificates for internal servers and services, encrypting data in transit. This capability protects sensitive business data from interception and ensures compliance with data privacy regulations.
Internal server communication, VPN termination points, secure file transfer protocols
Key Features
Private Certificate Authority Issuance
Establish your own trusted root and intermediate CAs for complete control over your internal certificate ecosystem.
Device and Application Identity
Issue verifiable digital identities for all internal servers, endpoints, and applications, enhancing authentication.
Secure Internal Network Traffic
Encrypt data in transit between internal systems, protecting sensitive business information from eavesdropping.
Customizable Certificate Policies
Define and enforce specific certificate issuance and lifecycle management policies to meet unique organizational security requirements.
Simplified Certificate Management
Streamline the deployment, renewal, and revocation of digital certificates for internal use, reducing administrative overhead.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent security for internal systems and sensitive customer data, making private PKI essential for compliance and protection against fraud.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must protect patient health information (PHI) and ensure the integrity of internal medical systems, necessitating secure device and application authentication.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial control systems and operational technology (OT) environments benefit from secure device identities to prevent unauthorized access and ensure operational continuity.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle highly confidential client data, requiring robust internal security measures to maintain trust and compliance.
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 provides a trusted identity for internal devices, servers, and applications, distinct from certificates issued by public CAs.
Who typically uses DigiCert 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 securing internal web servers, authenticating devices, and encrypting internal communications.
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 on the internet. Private End-Entity Certificates are issued by a private CA controlled by the organization and are intended solely for use within the 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
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Returns
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