DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificate
DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificates provide robust identity assurance for your internal devices and applications, ensuring secure communication within your organization.
- Extended Coverage: Protects all internal devices and applications against unauthorized access and spoofing.
- Enhanced Security: Ensures the authenticity of internal endpoints, preventing man-in-the-middle attacks.
- Streamlined Management: Simplifies the issuance and management of digital certificates for private infrastructure.
- Compliance Support: Aids in meeting internal security policies and regulatory requirements for data protection.
Product Overview
Product Overview
DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificates are designed to secure your organization's internal network infrastructure. They provide a trusted way to authenticate devices, servers, and applications used exclusively within your company's boundaries, preventing unauthorized access and ensuring data integrity.
These certificates are ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who need to manage and secure their private network. They integrate into existing PKI infrastructures or can be used to establish a new private CA, fitting seamlessly into environments with on-premises servers, internal applications, or IoT devices.
- Private PKI Foundation: Establishes a trusted root for issuing certificates to internal assets.
- Device Authentication: Verifies the identity of servers, workstations, and other endpoints on your private network.
- Application Security: Secures internal web applications, APIs, and microservices with trusted identities.
- Reduced Risk: Mitigates threats like man-in-the-middle attacks and unauthorized device connections.
- Simplified Operations: Offers tools and processes for efficient certificate lifecycle management.
Secure your internal digital landscape with DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificates, offering enterprise-grade security without the enterprise overhead.
What This Solves
Secure Internal Application Access
Enable teams to authenticate and secure access to internal web applications, APIs, and microservices. Streamline the process of issuing and managing trusted identities for all internal software endpoints.
on-premises servers, internal web applications, API gateways, microservices architecture
Protecting Private Network Devices
Automate the issuance of digital certificates for servers, workstations, and IoT devices operating within your private network. Protect against unauthorized device connections and ensure data integrity across your infrastructure.
server rooms, MDF/IDF closets, internal device management, IoT deployments
Establishing a Private PKI
Organizations deploying a private Public Key Infrastructure can use this to establish a trusted root and issue certificates for internal use. Streamline the management of digital identities for all private network assets.
private cloud environments, on-premises data centers, hybrid cloud infrastructure, internal security policies
Key Features
Private Certificate Authority (CA) Functionality
Establish your own trusted root for issuing certificates, providing granular control over your internal security infrastructure.
Device and Server Authentication
Ensure that only authorized devices and servers can connect to your network, preventing unauthorized access and man-in-the-middle attacks.
Application and API Security
Secure internal web applications and APIs with trusted digital identities, protecting sensitive data exchanged between services.
Certificate Lifecycle Management Tools
Simplify the issuance, renewal, and revocation of certificates, reducing administrative overhead and potential security gaps.
Customizable Certificate Policies
Define and enforce specific security policies for your internal certificates, aligning with your organization's unique compliance and security requirements.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent security controls for internal systems and sensitive customer data, making private PKI essential for compliance and risk mitigation.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must protect patient data (PHI) and comply with HIPAA, necessitating secure internal communication channels and device authentication.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial control systems and operational technology (OT) environments require secure authentication and communication to prevent disruptions and cyber-physical attacks.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle highly confidential client information, demanding robust security for internal networks and data access.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Private End-Entity Certificate?
A Private End-Entity Certificate is a digital certificate used to authenticate devices, servers, or applications within an organization's private network. It is issued by a private Certificate Authority (CA) controlled by the organization, ensuring trust for internal-only use.
Who should use DigiCert Private End-Entity Certificates?
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who need to secure their internal infrastructure, applications, and devices. This includes organizations with on-premises servers, private cloud environments, or a need for internal device authentication.
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 accessible from the internet. Private End-Entity Certificates are issued by your own private CA and are intended solely for securing resources within your private network, not for public-facing websites.
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
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