DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificate
DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificates provide trusted identity and secure communication for your organization's internal applications and devices, ensuring secure access control for up to 24,999 entities.
- Extended Coverage: Protects up to 24,999 private end-entities, ideal for mid-to-large scale internal deployments.
- Enhanced Security: Establishes trusted identities for internal servers, applications, and devices, preventing unauthorized access.
- Streamlined Management: Simplifies the issuance and management of digital certificates for your private infrastructure.
- Compliance Assurance: Helps meet internal security policies and regulatory requirements for data protection and access control.
Product Overview
Product Overview
DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificates are designed to secure your organization's internal digital infrastructure. They provide trusted identities for servers, applications, and devices operating within your private network, ensuring that only authorized entities can communicate and access resources.
These certificates are essential for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who need to maintain a secure and controlled internal environment. They integrate into existing network security strategies, bolstering defenses against internal threats and unauthorized access.
- Private PKI Foundation: Establishes a trusted root for your internal certificate authority, enabling secure issuance of end-entity certificates.
- Device & Application Authentication: Verifies the identity of internal servers, IoT devices, and applications, preventing spoofing and man-in-the-middle attacks.
- Secure Internal Communications: Enables encrypted communication channels (TLS/SSL) between internal systems and services.
- Access Control Enforcement: Integrates with authentication systems to ensure only verified entities can access sensitive internal resources.
- Simplified Certificate Lifecycle Management: Provides tools and processes for efficient issuance, renewal, and revocation of private certificates.
Secure your internal digital landscape with DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificates, offering robust identity verification and communication security tailored for business needs.
What This Solves
Enable secure internal application authentication
Enable teams to authenticate internal web applications and services, ensuring that only authorized users and systems can access sensitive business data. Streamline the process of verifying application identities to prevent unauthorized access and data exposure.
internal web services, application servers, microservices, API gateways, private cloud environments
Secure device-to-device communication
Automate the secure communication between internal devices, such as IoT sensors, manufacturing equipment, and internal servers. Protect against man-in-the-middle attacks and ensure data integrity for critical operational technology systems.
IoT deployments, operational technology (OT) networks, internal device communication, server-to-server communication, private network infrastructure
Establish trusted identities for internal servers
Streamline the deployment and management of TLS/SSL certificates for internal servers hosting critical business applications and data. Ensure encrypted connections and protect against impersonation of internal services.
internal web servers, database servers, file servers, private application hosting, internal network services
Key Features
Private End-Entity Certificates
Establishes trusted identities for internal servers, applications, and devices, preventing unauthorized access and ensuring data integrity.
Support for TLS/SSL Encryption
Enables secure, encrypted communication channels between internal systems, protecting sensitive data in transit.
Scalable Issuance
Supports the issuance of a large volume of certificates, accommodating growing internal infrastructure needs.
Simplified Management
Reduces the complexity of managing digital certificates for internal use cases, freeing up IT resources.
Enhanced Security Posture
Strengthens the overall security of the internal network by verifying the identity of all connected entities.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent security for internal systems handling sensitive customer data and transactions, making private PKI essential for compliance and trust.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must protect patient health information (PHI) and ensure secure internal communications between medical devices and systems, adhering to HIPAA regulations.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often rely on secure communication between operational technology (OT) devices and control systems to prevent disruptions and ensure data integrity.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional service organizations handle confidential client information and require robust internal security to maintain client trust and data privacy.
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 identify and authenticate specific entities within an organization's private network, such as servers or applications.
How does this differ from a public SSL certificate?
Public SSL certificates are issued by CAs trusted by web browsers to secure public-facing websites. Private end-entity certificates are for internal use and are trusted within your organization's private PKI, not by the public internet.
Who typically uses private end-entity certificates?
IT departments in businesses of all sizes use these certificates to secure internal communications, authenticate internal servers and applications, and manage device identities within their private networks.
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
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.