DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificate
DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificates provide trusted digital identities for your internal applications, devices, and services, ensuring secure communication and access control within your organization.
- Extended Coverage: Protects all internal endpoints and applications with a single certificate authority.
- Enhanced Security: Ensures secure authentication and encryption for sensitive internal data and communications.
- 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.
Product Overview
Product Overview
DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificates are designed to issue and manage digital certificates for your organization's internal use. This service provides a trusted root for your private Certificate Authority, enabling secure authentication, encryption, and integrity for your internal applications, servers, devices, and services.
This solution is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who need to secure their private network infrastructure. It integrates with existing IT environments to provide a foundational layer of trust for internal operations, ensuring that only authorized users and devices can access sensitive resources.
- Private PKI Foundation: Establishes a trusted root for your organization's private Public Key Infrastructure.
- Secure Device Authentication: Enables secure identification and authentication for internal servers, IoT devices, and endpoints.
- Application-Level Encryption: Secures communication channels between internal applications and services.
- Simplified Certificate Lifecycle: Manages the issuance, renewal, and revocation of private certificates efficiently.
- Customizable Policies: Allows for the definition of specific certificate policies to meet internal security requirements.
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 Communication
Enable teams to establish secure, encrypted communication channels between internal applications and microservices. Streamline the process of issuing and managing TLS certificates for internal web servers and APIs.
cloud-native applications, microservices architecture, internal APIs, web applications, containerized environments
Authenticate Internal Devices and Servers
Automate the authentication of internal servers, workstations, and IoT devices by issuing unique digital identities. Protect against unauthorized access by ensuring only trusted devices can connect to your network resources.
network device management, IoT deployments, server infrastructure, endpoint security, private cloud
Establish a Private Certificate Authority
Organizations deploying private PKI solutions can establish a trusted root for issuing and managing their own internal certificates. Support compliance requirements by maintaining granular control over certificate policies and issuance.
private cloud deployments, on-premises infrastructure, hybrid environments, security-focused organizations, compliance-driven IT
Key Features
Private Root Certificate Authority
Establishes a trusted foundation for your internal digital certificates, ensuring security and control over your private network.
End-Entity Certificate Issuance
Enables the creation and deployment of digital certificates for internal servers, applications, and devices, securing their identities and communications.
Customizable Certificate Policies
Allows organizations to define and enforce specific security parameters and attributes for issued certificates, aligning with internal standards.
Secure Authentication and Encryption
Provides strong authentication for internal endpoints and encrypts data in transit between internal systems, protecting sensitive information.
Simplified Management
Reduces the complexity of managing digital certificates for internal use, freeing up IT resources for other strategic initiatives.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security for internal systems handling sensitive customer data and transactions, making private PKI essential for compliance and risk management.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must protect patient health information (PHI) and comply with HIPAA, necessitating secure internal communication and device authentication.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often deploy numerous internal devices and systems that require secure authentication and communication to prevent operational disruptions and data breaches.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies handle sensitive information and require secure internal networks to protect national security and citizen data, often with strict internal security mandates.
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 is trusted only within your organization's network. It's used to secure internal applications, servers, and devices.
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 infrastructure, such as private cloud environments, internal web servers, and IoT devices, where public trust is not required or desired.
How does this differ from public SSL/TLS certificates?
Public SSL/TLS certificates are issued by CAs trusted by web browsers and the internet at large, used for public-facing websites. Private End-Entity Certificates are for internal use, establishing trust only within your private network, offering greater control and cost-effectiveness for internal applications.
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.