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.
- Enhanced Security: Protect sensitive internal applications and devices from unauthorized access.
- Streamlined Management: Simplify the issuance and management of digital certificates for your private infrastructure.
- Compliance Assurance: Meet regulatory and internal policy requirements for secure data handling and access.
- Trusted Identity: Establish a trusted foundation for internal authentication and encryption protocols.
Product Overview
Product Overview
DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificates are designed to issue digital certificates for internal use within an organization's private network. These certificates provide a trusted identity for servers, devices, and applications, enabling secure communication, authentication, and encryption without relying on public Certificate Authorities.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies utilize these certificates to secure their internal infrastructure, including web servers, internal applications, IoT devices, and network devices. They integrate seamlessly into existing IT environments, providing a scalable solution for managing digital trust internally.
- Private PKI Management: Establish and manage your own Public Key Infrastructure for internal certificate needs.
- Secure Internal Communications: Encrypt data in transit between internal servers, applications, and devices.
- Device and Server Authentication: Ensure only authorized devices and servers can connect to your network resources.
- Application Security: Secure access to internal web applications, APIs, and other critical business systems.
- Scalable Deployment: Easily issue and manage a large volume of certificates as your organization grows.
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 Web Servers and Applications
Enable teams to deploy SSL/TLS certificates on internal web servers and applications, encrypting all data transmitted between clients and servers. Streamline the process of establishing secure connections for internal portals, dashboards, and custom business applications.
Internal web applications, private portals, custom software development, secure data exchange
Authenticate Internal Devices and IoT
Automate the process of issuing and managing unique digital identities for internal devices, including IoT sensors, network equipment, and workstations. Support secure device-to-device and device-to-server communication, preventing unauthorized network access.
Network device management, IoT deployments, endpoint security, secure device onboarding
Establish Private Certificate Authority
Streamline the creation and management of a private Certificate Authority (CA) to issue and control digital certificates for your organization's exclusive use. Provide a trusted framework for internal authentication and encryption across your entire IT ecosystem.
Private network infrastructure, internal IT security, compliance requirements, identity management
Key Features
Private Certificate Issuance
Establish a trusted root of trust for your internal network, issuing certificates exclusively for your organization's use.
SSL/TLS Encryption
Secure data in transit between internal servers, applications, and devices, protecting sensitive information from interception.
Device and Server Authentication
Verify the identity of internal devices and servers, preventing unauthorized access to your network resources.
Centralized Management
Simplify the issuance, renewal, and revocation of digital certificates through a unified platform.
Customizable Policies
Define and enforce your own certificate policies to meet specific security and compliance needs.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent security measures 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 comply with HIPAA and HITECH, necessitating secure handling of patient data (PHI) through encrypted internal communications and authenticated access to medical systems.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often deploy numerous internal devices and IoT sensors that require secure authentication and communication to prevent operational disruptions and protect proprietary data.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle highly confidential client information, requiring robust internal security protocols to maintain client trust and comply with data privacy standards.
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 servers, devices, and applications.
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 web servers, internal applications, and network devices.
How do these certificates enhance security?
They enhance security by enabling encryption of internal communications, authenticating internal devices and servers, and preventing unauthorized access to sensitive data and systems within the 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
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.