DigiCert Private Intermediate CA
Establish a trusted private Certificate Authority for your organization's internal digital certificate needs, ensuring enhanced security and control over your PKI infrastructure.
- Enhanced Security: Strengthen your internal Public Key Infrastructure by issuing and managing your own trusted certificates.
- Granular Control: Maintain complete oversight of your certificate lifecycle, from issuance to revocation, tailored to your specific policies.
- Compliance Assurance: Meet regulatory and internal policy requirements by demonstrating robust certificate management practices.
- Operational Efficiency: Streamline the deployment and management of digital identities for internal applications, devices, and users.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The DigiCert Private Intermediate CA provides a foundational element for building and managing a secure, private Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). It allows organizations to issue and manage their own trusted digital certificates internally, offering a higher degree of control and customization than relying solely on public CAs for all needs.
This solution is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market companies who need to secure internal communications, authenticate devices, and manage digital identities for applications and services without the overhead of a full enterprise PKI deployment.
- Private Root and Intermediate CA: Establish your own trusted hierarchy for issuing certificates.
- Customizable Policies: Define and enforce specific certificate issuance and management policies.
- Secure Certificate Issuance: Issue certificates for internal servers, devices, applications, and user authentication.
- Lifecycle Management: Manage the entire lifecycle of your internal certificates, including renewal and revocation.
- Subscription-Based: Flexible subscription model provides access to the CA functionality on an ongoing basis.
Empower your IT team with a dedicated private CA solution that balances security, control, and cost-effectiveness for your business needs.
What This Solves
Enable secure internal application authentication
Enable teams to issue and manage digital certificates for internal applications, APIs, and microservices. This ensures secure communication and authentication between internal systems, reducing the risk of unauthorized access.
cloud-native deployments, microservices architecture, internal SaaS platforms, API-driven integrations
Streamline device and endpoint identity management
Streamline the process of issuing and managing digital identities for internal devices, IoT endpoints, and workstations. This enhances device authentication and secures network access, crucial for operational technology and corporate IT environments.
managed device environments, IoT deployments, secure network access control, BYOD policies
Automate certificate issuance for internal servers
Automate the issuance and renewal of SSL/TLS certificates for internal web servers, application servers, and other critical infrastructure. This prevents service disruptions due to expired certificates and ensures continuous secure connectivity.
on-premises server infrastructure, private cloud deployments, hybrid cloud environments, web application hosting
Key Features
Private Intermediate Certificate Authority
Establish a trusted root of trust for your internal digital certificates, providing enhanced security and control over your PKI.
Customizable Certificate Policies
Define and enforce specific rules for certificate issuance, validity periods, and usage, aligning with your organization's security and compliance needs.
Subscription-based Access
Gain ongoing access to the CA functionality through a predictable subscription model, simplifying budgeting and management.
Secure Certificate Lifecycle Management
Manage the entire lifecycle of your internal certificates, from issuance and deployment to renewal and revocation, ensuring continuous security.
Integration with Existing Infrastructure
Deploy and manage internal certificates that can be integrated with your existing authentication systems and applications.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security and strict compliance for managing sensitive data and transactions, making a controlled internal PKI essential for securing internal communications and client-facing applications.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to stringent regulations like HIPAA, necessitating secure patient data handling and protected communication channels, which a private CA can help facilitate for internal systems.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often deploy numerous connected devices and operational technology systems that require secure authentication and communication, benefiting from a managed internal certificate infrastructure.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle highly confidential client information and require secure internal systems to protect data integrity and client privacy, making internal certificate management critical.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Private Intermediate CA?
A Private Intermediate CA is a certificate authority that is subordinate to a root CA. In this case, it allows your organization to issue and manage its own trusted digital certificates internally, rather than relying solely on public certificate authorities for all needs.
Who is the target audience for this product?
This product is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in small to mid-sized businesses who need to establish and manage a secure internal Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) for their organization's own operations.
How does this product enhance security?
By allowing you to issue and manage your own internal certificates, you gain greater control over your digital identities and communication channels. This helps protect against man-in-the-middle attacks, ensures data integrity, and strengthens authentication for internal systems and devices.
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.