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 systems and data from unauthorized access and man-in-the-middle attacks.
- Identity Assurance: Establish trusted identities for internal servers, applications, and devices, reducing the risk of spoofing.
- Streamlined Operations: Simplify the management of digital certificates for your private infrastructure, ensuring compliance and operational continuity.
- Cost-Effective Solution: Gain enterprise-grade security for your internal PKI without the overhead of managing a full public CA.
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 way to authenticate devices, applications, and users, thereby securing internal communications and access to resources.
This solution is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who need to manage and secure their internal PKI infrastructure. It integrates into existing IT environments to bolster security postures for critical business applications and sensitive data.
- Private Certificate Authority: Enables the creation and management of your own internal certificate authority.
- Device & Application Authentication: Issues certificates for servers, IoT devices, and internal applications.
- Secure Internal Communications: Encrypts data in transit between internal systems and services.
- Access Control: Enforces identity verification for accessing internal resources.
- Compliance Support: Helps meet internal security policies and regulatory requirements for data protection.
Secure your internal digital landscape with DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificates, offering enterprise-level security tailored for your business needs.
What This Solves
Secure Internal Application Access
Enable teams to authenticate and secure access to internal web applications and services. This ensures that only authorized users and devices can connect, preventing data breaches and unauthorized modifications.
web applications, internal APIs, microservices, cloud-native applications, hybrid cloud environments
Protect Device and Server Communications
Streamline the process of issuing and managing certificates for internal servers, workstations, and IoT devices. This protects sensitive data in transit and ensures the integrity of your network infrastructure.
server authentication, IoT device identity, endpoint security, network device management, operational technology
Automate Certificate Lifecycle Management
Automate the issuance, renewal, and revocation of digital certificates for your private infrastructure. This reduces manual effort, minimizes the risk of expired certificates causing downtime, and ensures continuous security.
automated deployments, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, large-scale device deployments, remote workforce management
Key Features
Private Certificate Authority Issuance
Allows creation and management of your own internal root and intermediate CAs for complete control over your PKI.
Support for Various Certificate Types
Issues certificates for servers, clients, code signing, and device authentication, covering diverse internal needs.
Automated Certificate Management
Integrates with systems to automate certificate issuance, renewal, and revocation, reducing manual overhead and risk.
Enhanced Security Posture
Strengthens security by ensuring trusted identities for internal systems, preventing spoofing and man-in-the-middle attacks.
Compliance and Auditing
Helps meet internal security policies and regulatory requirements by providing auditable certificate issuance and management.
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 comply with HIPAA, necessitating secure internal communications and device authentication.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often deploy numerous connected devices and control systems that require secure authentication and communication to prevent operational disruptions.
Legal & Professional Services
Firms handling confidential client information need robust security for internal applications and data repositories to maintain client trust and meet regulatory obligations.
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 helps authenticate devices, applications, and users to ensure secure communication and access.
Who typically uses DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificates?
IT Managers and IT Professionals in small to mid-sized businesses use these certificates to secure their internal infrastructure, applications, and data. This includes securing internal web servers, applications, and devices.
How does this differ from a public SSL/TLS certificate?
Public SSL/TLS certificates are issued by CAs trusted by web browsers for securing public-facing websites. Private End-Entity Certificates are for internal use, managed by your organization's private CA, and are not trusted by default by external browsers.
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.