DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificate
DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificates provide robust identity assurance for your internal devices and applications, ensuring secure communication across your private network.
- Coverage: Secures internal devices, servers, and applications with trusted digital identities.
- Value: Enhances security posture by verifying internal endpoints and preventing unauthorized access.
- Integration: Easily integrates with existing PKI infrastructure for streamlined certificate management.
- Compliance: Supports internal compliance requirements for device authentication and data protection.
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 trusted identities for servers, devices, and applications, enabling secure authentication and encryption for internal communications and resource access.
These certificates are ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who need to manage the security of their internal infrastructure. They fit into environments requiring strong authentication for internal services, IoT devices, or custom applications where public trust is not required but internal validation is critical.
- Private PKI: Enables the creation and management of a private Public Key Infrastructure for internal certificate issuance.
- Device Authentication: Provides trusted identities for servers, workstations, and IoT devices within the corporate network.
- Application Security: Secures internal web applications, APIs, and microservices with verifiable digital identities.
- Encryption: Facilitates secure, encrypted communication channels between internal systems and endpoints.
- Centralized Management: Offers tools for efficient issuance, renewal, and revocation of 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
Enable secure internal application access
Enable teams to issue trusted digital identities for internal web applications and APIs. This ensures that only authorized users and systems can access sensitive internal resources, protecting business data.
Internal application deployment, API security, private network access, data protection
Secure internal device and server communication
Streamline the process of authenticating and encrypting communication between internal servers, workstations, and IoT devices. This reduces the risk of man-in-the-middle attacks and unauthorized data interception.
Server-to-server communication, device authentication, network segmentation, IoT security
Automate private certificate lifecycle management
Automate the issuance, renewal, and revocation of digital certificates for your private infrastructure. This reduces manual administrative overhead and minimizes the risk of expired or compromised certificates.
PKI management, certificate automation, IT operations efficiency, security posture management
Key Features
Private Certificate Authority (CA) functionality
Establish and manage your own trusted root for issuing internal certificates, providing complete control over your private PKI.
End-entity certificate issuance
Issue digital certificates for servers, devices, and applications within your private network, enabling secure authentication and encryption.
Customizable certificate policies
Define and enforce specific policies for certificate issuance, ensuring alignment with your organization's security requirements.
Integration with existing infrastructure
Works with your current IT environment to seamlessly embed trusted identities into your internal systems and workflows.
Enhanced internal security posture
Strengthens your overall security by providing verifiable identities for internal endpoints, reducing the attack surface.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent security for internal systems and sensitive data, making private PKI essential for authenticating internal applications and devices to meet compliance standards.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations handle protected health information (PHI) and need to secure internal medical devices and patient data systems, requiring trusted identities for internal endpoints.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial control systems (ICS) and IoT devices on the factory floor require secure authentication and communication channels, which private certificates can provide to protect operational technology environments.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies manage highly confidential client data and need to ensure the security of their internal networks and client portals through robust internal authentication.
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 provides a trusted identity for internal devices, servers, and applications, distinct from certificates issued for public internet use.
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. This includes securing internal web servers, authenticating IoT devices, encrypting internal communications, and managing custom applications.
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 websites and services on the public internet. Private End-Entity Certificates are issued by your own private CA and are intended solely for use within your organization's private network, where public trust is not required but internal validation is essential.
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
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Returns
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