DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificate
DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificates provide essential digital identity for your internal systems, ensuring secure and trusted communication across your organization's private network.
- Access to: Trusted digital identities for internal servers, applications, and devices.
- Coverage for: Secure authentication and encryption within your private network infrastructure.
- Protection against: Unauthorized access and man-in-the-middle attacks on internal systems.
- Entitlement to: Streamlined certificate management for your organization's private PKI needs.
Product Overview
Product Overview
DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificates are designed to issue digital identities for internal devices and applications, enabling secure communication and authentication within your private network.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies use these certificates to secure internal web servers, applications, and devices, integrating them into their existing IT infrastructure for enhanced security and operational integrity.
- Secure Internal Communications: Encrypts data in transit between internal systems.
- Strong Authentication: Verifies the identity of internal servers and applications.
- Private PKI Management: Facilitates the creation and management of a private certificate authority.
- Device and Application Identity: Issues trusted certificates for endpoints and software.
- Compliance Support: Helps meet internal security policies and audit requirements.
This subscription provides essential digital identity management for your internal IT environment, offering enterprise-grade security without the complexity.
What This Solves
Secure Internal Application Access
Enable teams to secure internal web applications and APIs with trusted digital identities. Streamline authentication processes for employees accessing critical internal resources.
Internal web servers, private APIs, employee portals, internal SaaS applications
Protect Device-to-Device Communication
Automate the issuance of certificates for internal devices, ensuring secure communication between servers, IoT devices, and other endpoints. Protect against unauthorized network access and data interception.
Server-to-server communication, IoT device authentication, internal network segmentation, secure data transfer
Establish Private Certificate Authority
Organizations deploying private PKI solutions can use this to issue end-entity certificates. Manage digital identities for internal assets without relying on public certificate authorities.
Private cloud environments, on-premises data centers, hybrid IT infrastructures, internal security policies
Key Features
Private Certificate Issuance
Issue trusted digital identities specifically for your internal network, enhancing security and control.
Encryption of Internal Traffic
Secure data in transit between internal servers and applications, protecting sensitive business information.
Strong Internal Authentication
Verify the identity of internal servers and applications, preventing unauthorized access and man-in-the-middle attacks.
Subscription-Based Model
Provides predictable costs and continuous access to certificate services for your private PKI needs.
Integration with Existing Infrastructure
Easily deploy and manage certificates within your current IT environment without major overhauls.
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 trust.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must protect patient health information (PHI) with strong encryption and authentication for internal systems, adhering to strict regulations like HIPAA.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial control systems and operational technology (OT) environments benefit from secure, authenticated communication between internal devices to prevent disruptions and ensure safety.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle confidential client information and require secure internal networks to maintain client trust and data integrity.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Private End-Entity Certificate?
A Private End-Entity Certificate is a digital identity issued by a private Certificate Authority (CA) for use within an organization's internal network. It helps secure communication and authenticate devices and applications that are not exposed to the public internet.
Who typically uses DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificates?
IT Managers, IT Professionals, and Business Owners in SMB and mid-market companies use these certificates to secure their internal IT infrastructure. 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 public browsers by default.
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.