DigiCert Private Intermediate CA
Establish a trusted root of trust for your organization's digital certificates with the DigiCert Private Intermediate CA, ensuring secure authentication and encryption for internal systems.
- Enhanced Security: Provides a dedicated intermediate CA for issuing your own certificates, reducing reliance on public CAs for internal use.
- Controlled Issuance: Enables granular control over certificate policies, validity periods, and revocation processes within your organization.
- Root of Trust: Establishes a private root of trust, simplifying management and auditing of internal digital identities.
- Compliance Support: Facilitates adherence to internal security policies and regulatory requirements by providing auditable certificate issuance.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The DigiCert Private Intermediate CA is a cloud-based subscription service that allows organizations to establish and manage their own private Certificate Authority (CA) hierarchy. This service provides the foundational infrastructure for issuing and managing digital certificates internally, ensuring secure communication, authentication, and data integrity across your network.
This solution is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market companies who need to secure internal applications, devices, and user access. It integrates into existing IT infrastructure, providing a centralized and auditable method for managing digital identities without the complexity of managing a full public CA.
- Private Certificate Issuance: Generate and manage your own digital certificates for internal servers, applications, and devices.
- Customizable Policies: Define and enforce specific certificate attributes, validity periods, and security requirements.
- Auditable Operations: Maintain a clear record of all certificate issuance, renewal, and revocation activities for compliance.
- Secure Infrastructure: Build a trusted foundation for internal PKI operations, enhancing overall security posture.
- Subscription-Based: Offers predictable costs and access to DigiCert's trusted infrastructure and support.
Empower your IT team with a dedicated private CA to manage internal digital trust and security with greater control and efficiency.
What This Solves
Enable Secure Internal Application Access
Enable teams to issue and manage digital certificates for internal web applications, APIs, and microservices. This ensures secure communication and authentication between internal systems, protecting sensitive data.
cloud-native applications, microservices architecture, internal API gateways, secure internal web portals
Streamline Device and User Authentication
Streamline the process of issuing and managing certificates for internal devices, such as IoT endpoints or employee workstations. This enhances security by ensuring only authorized devices and users can access network resources.
network device authentication, endpoint security, VPN access, secure remote work
Automate Certificate Lifecycle Management
Automate the issuance, renewal, and revocation of digital certificates across your organization's infrastructure. This reduces manual effort, minimizes the risk of expired certificates, and improves operational efficiency.
automated certificate renewal, centralized PKI management, compliance auditing, IT asset management
Key Features
Dedicated Intermediate CA
Provides a secure, isolated environment for issuing your organization's internal digital certificates.
Customizable Certificate Policies
Allows you to define specific attributes, validity periods, and security requirements for your issued certificates.
Auditable Issuance and Revocation
Maintains a clear, tamper-evident log of all certificate activities for compliance and security audits.
Subscription-Based Model
Offers predictable operational expenses and access to DigiCert's trusted infrastructure and expertise.
Cloud-Based Service
Eliminates the need for on-premises hardware and complex software management for your private CA.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security and auditable processes for managing sensitive data and transactions, making a private CA essential for internal systems and compliance.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must protect patient data (PHI) and comply with regulations like HIPAA, necessitating secure internal communication and authentication managed by a private CA.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often rely on secure device communication and operational technology (OT) security, where a private CA can manage device identities and secure data flow.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle confidential client information and require secure internal systems and client portals, benefiting from the controlled security of a private CA.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Private Intermediate CA?
A Private Intermediate CA is a Certificate Authority that acts as a subordinate to a root CA. It is used to issue digital certificates for internal use within an organization, providing a controlled and trusted environment for certificate management.
Who typically uses a Private Intermediate CA?
IT departments in mid-sized to large organizations use Private Intermediate CAs to manage their internal Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). This includes securing internal applications, devices, and user access.
How does this differ from a public CA?
Public CAs issue certificates trusted by the general internet. A Private Intermediate CA is for internal use only, allowing organizations to set their own policies and manage their own root of trust for internal systems.
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.