DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificate
DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificates provide robust identity assurance for your internal digital assets, ensuring secure communication and access control across your organization.
- Enhanced Security: Protect sensitive internal applications, devices, and services from unauthorized access and man-in-the-middle attacks.
- Identity Verification: Establish trusted identities for your private infrastructure, crucial for compliance and operational integrity.
- Access Control: Enforce strict access policies for internal resources, preventing data breaches and unauthorized system modifications.
- Scalable Deployment: Easily manage and deploy certificates across your private network, supporting growth and evolving security needs.
Product Overview
Product Overview
DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificates are designed to secure your organization's internal digital infrastructure. They provide trusted identities for devices, applications, and services operating within your private network, ensuring that only authorized entities can communicate and access resources.
These certificates are ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who need to secure their internal systems without the complexity or cost of public certificate authorities for every internal asset. They integrate into existing security frameworks to bolster defense-in-depth strategies.
- Private PKI Management: Issue and manage digital certificates for internal use, maintaining control over your security posture.
- Device & Application Authentication: Securely authenticate servers, workstations, IoT devices, and internal applications.
- Encrypted Internal Communications: Ensure data privacy and integrity for all internal network traffic.
- Compliance Support: Aid in meeting regulatory requirements that mandate strong authentication and data protection for internal systems.
- Simplified Certificate Lifecycle: Streamline the issuance, renewal, and revocation of private certificates.
Secure your internal digital landscape with DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificates, offering enterprise-grade security tailored for your business needs.
What This Solves
Secure Internal Application Access
Enable teams to secure access to internal web applications, APIs, and databases. This ensures that only authenticated users and systems can interact with sensitive internal resources, preventing unauthorized data exposure.
cloud-hosted internal apps, on-premises servers, microservices architecture, API gateways
Authenticate Network Devices
Streamline the process of authenticating and securing internal network devices, including servers, workstations, and IoT endpoints. This enhances network segmentation and protects against rogue device infiltration.
network infrastructure, IoT deployments, endpoint security, device management
Protect Sensitive Data in Transit
Automate the encryption of data transmitted between internal systems and services. This safeguards confidential information from interception and ensures compliance with data privacy regulations.
internal data flows, client-server communication, database connections, inter-service communication
Key Features
Private Certificate Authority Issuance
Maintain full control over your internal certificate lifecycle and security policies.
Device and Application Authentication
Ensure that only authorized internal entities can connect to your network and access resources.
End-to-End Encryption
Protect sensitive data in transit between internal systems, enhancing privacy and security.
Customizable Certificate Policies
Tailor certificate attributes and validation processes to meet specific organizational security requirements.
Integration with Existing Infrastructure
Easily incorporate private certificates into your current IT security stack and operational workflows.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent security for internal systems to protect sensitive customer data and comply with regulations like PCI DSS and GLBA, making private certificates essential for internal authentication and data protection.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must secure patient data (PHI) in compliance with HIPAA, necessitating strong internal authentication and encryption for all systems handling sensitive information.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial control systems (ICS) and operational technology (OT) environments require secure authentication and communication channels to prevent unauthorized access and ensure operational integrity, often within isolated networks.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle highly confidential client information and require robust internal security measures to protect data integrity and client privilege, often necessitating secure internal application access.
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) that serves as a trusted identity for devices, applications, or users within an organization's private network. It is not intended for public-facing websites.
Who typically uses Private End-Entity Certificates?
IT Managers and security professionals in SMB and mid-market companies use these certificates to secure internal systems, applications, and devices. This includes securing internal web servers, authenticating devices on the network, 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 public websites. Private End-Entity Certificates are issued by a private CA and are intended solely for use within an organization's internal network, providing security for internal assets.
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.