DigiCert Private Intermediate CA
Establish and manage your own trusted Certificate Authority hierarchy with the DigiCert Private Intermediate CA, ensuring robust internal security and streamlined certificate issuance for your organization's critical applications.
- Extended Coverage: Full lifecycle management for your private CA, ensuring continuous trust and security for internal digital assets.
- Enhanced Security: Protect sensitive data and communications by issuing and managing your own trusted certificates, reducing reliance on external CAs for internal operations.
- Streamlined Operations: Simplify the process of deploying and managing digital certificates for servers, applications, and devices within your network.
- Compliance Assurance: Meet regulatory and internal policy requirements by maintaining a controlled and auditable certificate issuance process.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The DigiCert Private Intermediate CA provides organizations with the capability to establish and manage their own trusted root and intermediate Certificate Authority (CA) hierarchy. This solution allows businesses to issue and control their own digital certificates, enhancing security for internal applications, devices, and communications.
This service is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market companies who need to secure their internal infrastructure. It integrates into existing IT environments, providing a foundational layer of trust for digital identity and data protection without the complexity of managing a full public CA.
- Private Root CA Management: Establish a secure, private root CA to anchor your organization's trust model.
- Intermediate CA Issuance: Create and manage intermediate CAs for delegated certificate issuance and policy enforcement.
- Custom Certificate Policies: Define and enforce specific policies for certificate issuance, renewal, and revocation.
- Enhanced Internal Security: Secure internal web servers, APIs, code signing, and device authentication with trusted, privately issued certificates.
- Auditability and Control: Maintain a clear audit trail of all certificate issuance and management activities.
Empower your IT team with granular control over your digital certificate infrastructure, delivering enterprise-grade security without the enterprise overhead.
What This Solves
Enable secure internal application communication
Enable teams to secure internal web applications, APIs, and microservices with custom-issued SSL/TLS certificates. Streamline the deployment of trusted identities for internal services, ensuring data in transit is protected.
cloud-native deployments, microservices architecture, internal SaaS platforms, API gateways
Automate device authentication and identity
Automate the issuance and management of digital certificates for IoT devices, network appliances, and employee workstations. Streamline device onboarding and ensure secure, authenticated access to network resources.
IoT deployments, network infrastructure management, endpoint security, BYOD policies
Support secure code signing processes
Enable development teams to securely sign internal software, scripts, and executables with custom-issued code signing certificates. Automate the process of verifying code integrity and authenticity for internal distribution.
internal software development, DevOps pipelines, custom application deployment, script execution control
Key Features
Private Root CA
Establishes a foundational layer of trust exclusively for your organization, enhancing security and control over your digital certificate ecosystem.
Intermediate CA Issuance
Allows for delegated certificate issuance and policy enforcement, enabling granular control and operational efficiency for managing diverse certificate needs.
Custom Certificate Policies
Enables the definition and enforcement of specific security requirements for certificate issuance, renewal, and revocation, aligning with organizational policies and compliance mandates.
Secure Internal Services
Protects internal web servers, APIs, and applications by providing trusted SSL/TLS certificates, safeguarding sensitive data in transit.
Audit Trail and Reporting
Provides a comprehensive record of all certificate activities, facilitating compliance audits and security investigations.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent security controls and auditable processes for managing sensitive data and transactions, making a private CA essential for internal security and compliance.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must comply with regulations like HIPAA, necessitating secure handling of patient data and protected health information, which a private CA can help secure internally.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often rely on secure communication between operational technology (OT) systems and IT infrastructure, where a private CA can authenticate devices and secure data flow.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle highly confidential client information, requiring robust internal security measures to protect data integrity and client privacy.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Private Intermediate CA?
A Private Intermediate CA is a digital certificate authority that is subordinate to a private root CA. It allows organizations to issue certificates for internal use without needing to manage the highly sensitive root CA directly, providing a balance of security and operational flexibility.
Who typically uses a Private Intermediate CA?
IT Managers and security professionals in mid-sized to large organizations use Private Intermediate CAs to secure internal networks, applications, and devices. This includes securing internal websites, authenticating devices, and signing internal code.
How does this differ from a public CA?
Public CAs issue certificates trusted by default by web browsers and operating systems for public-facing websites. A Private Intermediate CA issues certificates trusted only within your organization's defined trust chain, ideal for internal-only security needs.
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.