DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificate
DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificates provide robust identity assurance for your internal devices and applications, ensuring secure communication and access control across your organization.
- Extended Coverage: Protects all internal endpoints and applications requiring trusted digital identities.
- Enhanced Security: Prevents unauthorized access and man-in-the-middle attacks on your private network.
- Streamlined Management: Simplifies the issuance and lifecycle management of digital certificates for internal use.
- Compliance Assurance: Helps meet regulatory requirements for data protection and secure authentication.
Product Overview
Product Overview
DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificates are designed to issue digital certificates for internal devices, servers, and applications within an organization's private network. These certificates provide a trusted identity for endpoints, enabling secure authentication, encryption, and integrity for internal communications and access controls.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies utilize these certificates to secure their internal infrastructure, such as web servers, IoT devices, and internal applications, without relying on public Certificate Authorities for non-public facing assets.
- Private PKI Management: Enables the creation and management of a private Public Key Infrastructure for internal certificate issuance.
- Device & Application Authentication: Secures communication and access between internal systems and devices.
- Data Encryption: Ensures sensitive data transmitted internally is encrypted and protected.
- Identity Verification: Provides a verifiable digital identity for internal endpoints.
- Lifecycle Automation: Facilitates automated renewal and revocation processes for digital 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 authenticate users and devices accessing internal web applications and services. Streamline the process of issuing and managing TLS/SSL certificates for internal servers, ensuring secure data transmission.
Internal web portals, custom business applications, employee self-service portals
Protect Device-to-Device Communication
Automate the securing of communication channels between internal servers, IoT devices, and other network endpoints. Ensure data integrity and confidentiality for machine-to-machine interactions within your network.
IoT device networks, server-to-server communication, internal API security
Enhance Network Segmentation Security
Support organizations deploying robust network segmentation strategies by providing trusted identities for devices within different network zones. Prevent unauthorized lateral movement by ensuring authenticated communication.
Segmented network environments, secure data center operations, controlled access zones
Key Features
Private Certificate Authority Functionality
Establish and manage your own trusted root for internal certificate issuance, reducing reliance on external CAs for non-public assets.
End-Entity Certificate Issuance
Issue digital certificates for servers, devices, and applications, enabling secure authentication and encryption within your private network.
Automated Certificate Lifecycle Management
Simplify the renewal, revocation, and deployment of certificates, reducing manual effort and the risk of expired certificates.
Strong Identity Assurance
Provide verifiable digital identities for internal endpoints, enhancing security posture and preventing spoofing.
Subscription-Based Model
Benefit from predictable costs and scalable certificate management as your organization grows.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent security for internal data and transactions, making private PKI essential for securing sensitive customer information and internal systems.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must protect patient data (PHI) and comply with HIPAA, necessitating secure internal communication channels and device authentication for medical systems.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments increasingly rely on connected devices and IoT for operations, requiring secure authentication and communication to prevent disruptions and protect operational technology (OT).
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle highly confidential client information, demanding robust internal security measures to protect sensitive documents and communications.
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) within an organization's own network. It's used to identify and secure internal devices, servers, and applications, rather than public-facing websites.
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 internal web servers, databases, and IoT devices, ensuring secure communication and access control.
How does this differ from a public SSL/TLS certificate?
Public SSL/TLS certificates are issued by trusted public CAs and are used to secure websites for external visitors. Private End-Entity Certificates are for internal use, managed by the organization's own 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.