DigiCert Private Intermediate CA
Establish a trusted private Certificate Authority for your organization with the DigiCert Private Intermediate CA, ensuring secure digital identities for internal systems and applications.
- Extended Coverage: Continuous access to DigiCert's private CA infrastructure for issuing and managing internal certificates.
- Enhanced Security: Protect sensitive internal communications and data with certificates signed by a trusted private root.
- Compliance Assurance: Meet regulatory and internal policy requirements for certificate management and identity verification.
- Operational Efficiency: Streamline the issuance and lifecycle management of digital certificates for your organization's infrastructure.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The DigiCert Private Intermediate CA provides a dedicated, cloud-hosted private Certificate Authority (CA) solution. This service allows organizations to issue and manage their own trusted digital certificates for internal use, ensuring secure communication and authentication across their private networks and applications.
This solution is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market companies who need to control their Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) without the overhead of managing a physical root CA. It integrates into existing IT environments to secure internal servers, devices, and applications.
- Private Root Trust: Establishes a private root CA, enabling the issuance of certificates trusted only within your organization's defined boundaries.
- Secure Certificate Issuance: Provides a secure platform for generating and signing SSL/TLS certificates, code signing certificates, and client authentication certificates for internal use.
- Lifecycle Management: Offers tools and capabilities to manage the entire certificate lifecycle, from issuance and renewal to revocation.
- Scalable Infrastructure: Leverages DigiCert's secure cloud infrastructure, ensuring high availability and performance for your private CA operations.
- Customizable Policies: Allows for the configuration of specific certificate policies and validation rules to meet unique organizational requirements.
Empower your IT team with a secure, private PKI solution that scales with your business needs, offering enterprise-grade certificate management without the complexity.
What This Solves
Secure Internal Web Servers and Applications
Enable teams to deploy SSL/TLS certificates for internal web servers, APIs, and applications. Streamline the process of securing internal communications and protecting sensitive data exchanged between services.
Internal application hosting, microservices architecture, private cloud deployments
Manage Device and User Authentication
Automate the issuance of client authentication certificates for employees and devices accessing internal resources. Support secure network access control and multi-factor authentication for enhanced security posture.
Network access control, VPN security, endpoint security management
Protect Code Integrity with Signing
Provide development teams with the capability to sign internal software, scripts, and executables. Ensure the integrity and authenticity of internal code deployments, preventing unauthorized modifications.
Internal software development, DevOps pipelines, script deployment
Key Features
Cloud-hosted Private Intermediate CA
Eliminates the need for on-premises hardware and complex infrastructure management, reducing operational costs and security risks.
Customizable Certificate Policies
Allows organizations to define and enforce specific security standards and validation rules for issued certificates.
Secure Certificate Issuance and Revocation
Provides a controlled environment for generating, distributing, and revoking digital certificates, maintaining the integrity of your PKI.
Integration with DigiCert's Security Infrastructure
Leverages DigiCert's expertise and secure platform for reliable and high-availability private CA operations.
Subscription-based Billing
Offers predictable costs and scalable access to private CA capabilities, aligning IT spending with business needs.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security for internal systems and sensitive data, making a private CA essential for securing client communications and transaction platforms.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must protect patient data (PHI) and comply with regulations like HIPAA, necessitating secure internal networks and trusted digital identities for access control.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often rely on secure communication between operational technology (OT) systems and IT infrastructure, where private certificates ensure the integrity and authenticity of data exchange.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle highly confidential client information, requiring secure internal networks and strict access controls to maintain client trust and data privacy.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Private Intermediate CA?
A Private Intermediate CA is a Certificate Authority that signs certificates for internal use within an organization. It operates under a private root CA, meaning its trust is established internally rather than publicly.
Who is the target audience for this service?
This service is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who need to manage their own Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) for internal security and compliance purposes.
How does this differ from a public CA?
Public CAs issue certificates trusted by the general internet. A Private Intermediate CA issues certificates trusted only within your organization's network, providing control over your internal trust model.
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.