DigiCert Private End Entity Certificate
DigiCert Private End Entity Certificates provide trusted identity for your internal devices and applications, ensuring secure access and communication across your network.
- Coverage: Secures internal servers, applications, and devices with trusted digital identities.
- Value: Enhances security posture by enabling mutual TLS authentication and encrypted communication.
- Use Case: Ideal for securing internal web applications, IoT devices, and microservices.
- Management: Simplifies certificate lifecycle management for private PKI deployments.
Product Overview
Product Overview
DigiCert Private End Entity Certificates are designed to issue digital identities for devices and applications within a private Public Key Infrastructure PKI. These certificates enable trusted communication and authentication for internal systems, ensuring that only authorized entities can access sensitive resources.
These certificates are utilized by IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market organizations to secure their internal networks and applications. They integrate into existing private PKI environments, providing a scalable solution for managing digital identities for a growing number of internal endpoints.
- Private PKI Integration: Seamlessly integrates with your existing private Certificate Authority CA.
- Device & Application Identity: Issues trusted identities for servers, workstations, IoT devices, and internal applications.
- Secure Communication: Enables mutual TLS authentication and encrypted data transfer between internal systems.
- Access Control: Enforces granular access control policies based on verified digital identities.
- Simplified Management: Streamlines the issuance and renewal process for private certificates.
Secure your internal digital landscape with DigiCert Private End Entity Certificates, offering robust identity management for your business operations.
What This Solves
Secure Internal Web Applications
Enable teams to secure internal web applications and portals with trusted digital identities. Streamline access control and ensure data privacy for sensitive internal resources.
internal portals, employee access, data security, private networks, web services
Authenticate IoT Devices
Automate the secure onboarding and authentication of Internet of Things IoT devices within your private network. Protect against unauthorized device access and ensure data integrity from connected devices.
connected devices, operational technology, network segmentation, device management, data acquisition
Protect Microservices Communication
Streamline secure communication between internal microservices using mutual TLS authentication. Ensure that only authorized services can communicate, preventing man-in-the-middle attacks.
api security, service mesh, internal apis, distributed systems, secure data exchange
Key Features
Private CA Integration
Leverage your existing private Certificate Authority CA for issuing and managing certificates, maintaining full control over your PKI.
Mutual TLS Authentication
Enable secure, two-way authentication between clients and servers, significantly reducing the risk of unauthorized access.
Device and Application Identity
Provide verifiable digital identities for servers, applications, and devices, ensuring their authenticity within your network.
Encrypted Communication
Ensure all data transmitted between authenticated entities is encrypted, protecting sensitive information from interception.
Simplified Certificate Lifecycle
Streamline the process of issuing, renewing, and revoking certificates for internal endpoints, reducing administrative overhead.
Industry Applications
Manufacturing & Industrial
Secures critical operational technology OT and IoT devices on the factory floor, ensuring trusted communication and preventing unauthorized access to industrial control systems.
Finance & Insurance
Protects sensitive internal financial applications and data exchange between systems, meeting stringent compliance requirements for data integrity and access control.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Secures internal medical devices and patient data systems, ensuring HIPAA compliance and protecting sensitive health information within the healthcare network.
Government & Public Sector
Enhances security for internal government applications and infrastructure, ensuring trusted communication and protecting sensitive citizen data against cyber threats.
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 to authenticate and secure internal devices and applications within an organization's private network.
How does this integrate with my existing PKI?
These certificates are designed to be issued by your own private Certificate Authority CA, integrating directly into your existing Public Key Infrastructure PKI setup.
What types of devices can be secured?
You can secure a wide range of internal endpoints, including servers, workstations, IoT devices, and internal applications that require trusted identification.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
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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