DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificate
DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificates provide essential digital identity for your internal systems, ensuring secure authentication and access control for your business applications.
- Coverage: Secures internal devices, applications, and services against unauthorized access.
- Value: Enhances operational security and compliance by verifying internal identities.
- Integration: Easily integrates with existing PKI infrastructure and internal systems.
- Management: Simplifies the issuance and management of digital certificates for private networks.
Product Overview
Product Overview
DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificates are designed to issue digital identities for devices, applications, and services within a private network. These certificates function similarly to public SSL/TLS certificates but are intended for internal use, providing a secure foundation for authentication, encryption, and integrity checks across your organization's private infrastructure.
This solution is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who need to secure internal communications and access. It fits within a broader cybersecurity strategy, complementing network security measures by providing verifiable digital identities for internal endpoints and services.
- Internal Identity Verification: Issues trusted digital certificates for devices and applications within your private network.
- Secure Authentication: Enables strong authentication for internal users, services, and devices.
- Data Encryption: Facilitates encryption of data in transit between internal systems.
- PKI Management: Supports the creation and management of a private Public Key Infrastructure.
- Compliance Support: Helps meet internal security policies and regulatory requirements for data protection.
Secure your internal digital landscape with DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificates, offering essential identity verification for SMB and mid-market organizations.
What This Solves
Secure Internal Application Access
Enable teams to secure access to internal web applications, databases, and services. This ensures that only authenticated users and systems can connect, protecting sensitive internal data.
internal portals, private databases, custom business applications, secure internal APIs
Device Authentication
Streamline the process of authenticating internal devices such as IoT sensors, workstations, and servers. This capability helps prevent unauthorized devices from joining the network or accessing resources.
network-attached devices, IoT deployments, server infrastructure, endpoint security
Internal Service Encryption
Automate the encryption of data in transit between internal services and applications. This protects sensitive information exchanged within the private network from eavesdropping.
microservices communication, internal APIs, inter-server communication, data pipelines
Key Features
Private Certificate Authority (CA) Integration
Allows integration with your existing private CA or facilitates the setup of a new one for issuing internal certificates.
End-Entity Certificate Issuance
Provides digital certificates that serve as verifiable identities for internal servers, devices, and applications.
Secure Communication Protocols
Enables the use of TLS/SSL for encrypting traffic between internal systems, protecting data in transit.
Access Control Enforcement
Supports stronger authentication mechanisms for internal resources, reducing the risk of unauthorized access.
Simplified Certificate Management
Offers tools and processes to manage the lifecycle of internal digital certificates, from issuance to revocation.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security for internal systems handling sensitive customer data and transactions, making private PKI essential for compliance and risk management.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must protect patient health information (PHI) within their networks, necessitating secure internal communication and access controls for medical devices and systems.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial control systems and IoT devices in manufacturing environments require secure authentication and communication to prevent operational disruptions and cyber threats.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle highly confidential client information, demanding strong internal security measures to protect data integrity and client privacy.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Private End-Entity Certificate?
A Private End-Entity Certificate is a digital certificate used to identify and authenticate devices, applications, or services within a private, internal network. It is issued by a private Certificate Authority (CA) and is not trusted by public web browsers by default.
How does this differ from a public SSL/TLS certificate?
Public SSL/TLS certificates are issued by CAs trusted by web browsers to secure public websites. Private End-Entity Certificates are for internal use, securing communications and access within your organization's private network, and are typically managed by your own internal CA.
Who typically uses Private End-Entity Certificates?
IT departments in organizations of all sizes use these certificates to secure internal applications, servers, IoT devices, and other internal network assets. This includes businesses in finance, healthcare, manufacturing, and any sector with sensitive internal data.
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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