DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificate
DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificates provide robust identity verification for your internal systems, ensuring secure communication and access control for up to 249 devices.
- Coverage for Internal Systems: Secures your private network applications, servers, and devices against unauthorized access.
- Enhanced Trust & Security: Establishes trusted identities for internal endpoints, preventing man-in-the-middle attacks and data breaches.
- Streamlined Operations: Simplifies the management of digital certificates for your private infrastructure, reducing manual effort.
- Compliance Support: Aids in meeting internal security policies and regulatory requirements that mandate secure internal communications.
Product Overview
Product Overview
DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificates are designed to issue and manage digital certificates for an organization's private infrastructure. These certificates provide a trusted identity for internal servers, applications, and devices, ensuring that only authorized entities can communicate and access sensitive resources within your network.
This solution is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who need to secure their internal digital environment. It integrates into existing IT infrastructure to bolster security postures, manage device identities, and protect proprietary data from internal and external threats.
- Private Certificate Authority: Establishes a dedicated CA for issuing certificates within your private network.
- Secure Device Identity: Assigns unique, verifiable digital identities to all internal endpoints.
- Application & Server Authentication: Ensures that internal applications and servers are who they claim to be.
- Access Control: Facilitates granular control over who and what can access your internal resources.
- Simplified Management: Offers tools and processes to efficiently manage the lifecycle of your private certificates.
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 Application Access
Enable teams to ensure that only authorized users and devices can access sensitive internal applications. This prevents unauthorized data exposure and maintains the integrity of business-critical systems.
cloud-hosted internal apps, on-premises server applications, microservices architecture, API-driven workflows
Streamline Device Authentication
Automate the process of authenticating and identifying devices within your private network, from servers to IoT endpoints. This reduces the risk of rogue devices connecting and compromising network security.
managed device fleets, BYOD environments, network-attached storage, industrial control systems
Automate Server-to-Server Communication
Establish secure, encrypted communication channels between internal servers and services. This protects data in transit and ensures that services are communicating with legitimate endpoints.
distributed application architectures, data processing pipelines, internal microservices, database clusters
Key Features
Private Certificate Authority (CA)
Establish a dedicated CA for issuing and managing certificates within your own network, providing greater control and security.
End-Entity Certificate Issuance
Issue trusted digital certificates for servers, applications, and devices, ensuring their authenticity and integrity.
Secure Communication Protocols
Enable encrypted communication (e.g., TLS/SSL) between internal systems, protecting sensitive data in transit.
Identity and Access Management
Strengthen identity verification for internal resources, facilitating more granular access control and reducing the risk of unauthorized access.
Lifecycle Management Tools
Simplify the process of issuing, renewing, and revoking certificates, reducing administrative overhead and potential security gaps.
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 the integrity of internal medical systems, necessitating secure device and application authentication.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often rely on secure communication between operational technology (OT) and IT systems, where private certificates are critical for preventing unauthorized access and ensuring system reliability.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle highly confidential client information, requiring robust 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 issued by a private certificate authority (CA) that verifies the identity of an internal server, application, or device within an organization's private network. It ensures secure communication and authentication.
How does this differ from public SSL/TLS certificates?
Public SSL/TLS certificates are issued by publicly trusted CAs and are used to secure websites accessible on the internet. Private End-Entity Certificates are for internal use only, managed by your own private CA, and are not trusted by default by external browsers but are essential for internal security.
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 networks, applications, servers, and devices. This includes securing internal web applications, authenticating devices, and enabling encrypted internal communication.
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.