DigiCert Private Intermediate CA
Establish a trusted private Certificate Authority for your organization with the DigiCert Private Intermediate CA, enabling secure internal digital identity management.
- Enhanced Security: Coverage for issuing and managing internal digital certificates, ensuring authenticity and integrity of your private network resources.
- Compliance Assurance: Protection against non-compliance by providing a auditable chain of trust for internal certificate issuance and lifecycle management.
- Operational Control: Entitlement to define and enforce your own certificate policies, including issuance, renewal, and revocation processes for internal use.
- Access to Expertise: Access to DigiCert's industry-leading Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) expertise and support for your private CA deployment.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The DigiCert Private Intermediate CA provides a foundational element for building and managing a private Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). This service allows organizations to issue and manage their own trusted digital certificates for internal use, such as securing internal web servers, authenticating devices, and enabling secure code signing within their private network.
This solution is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market to enterprise organizations who need to establish a secure and controlled environment for internal digital identities. It integrates into existing network infrastructure, providing a scalable and reliable method for certificate management without relying solely on public CAs for internal operations.
- Private Certificate Authority: Establishes a dedicated Intermediate CA under your control for issuing internal certificates.
- Custom Policy Enforcement: Enables definition and enforcement of unique certificate policies tailored to your organization's security requirements.
- Secure Identity Management: Facilitates the secure authentication of users, devices, and applications within your private network.
- Auditable Certificate Lifecycle: Provides a clear audit trail for all certificate issuance, renewal, and revocation activities.
- Foundation for PKI: Serves as a core component for building a comprehensive internal PKI strategy.
Empower your IT team with a dedicated private CA to manage internal digital identities securely and efficiently, reducing reliance on external services for internal operations.
What This Solves
Enable secure internal web server communication
Enable teams to issue and manage SSL/TLS certificates for internal web applications and services, ensuring encrypted and authenticated communication between clients and servers. Streamline the process of deploying and renewing certificates for internal portals, development environments, and administrative interfaces.
On-premises infrastructure, hybrid cloud deployments, internal application hosting, network segmentation
Secure device and endpoint authentication
Automate the issuance and management of digital certificates for authenticating devices and endpoints on the corporate network, enhancing security posture against unauthorized access. Support zero trust initiatives by ensuring every device connecting to the network is properly identified and authenticated.
IoT device management, corporate BYOD policies, network access control, endpoint security solutions
Facilitate secure code signing for internal applications
Streamline the process of signing internal software applications and scripts, ensuring their integrity and authenticity before deployment. Provide developers with a trusted mechanism to digitally sign code, preventing tampering and verifying the source of internal software releases.
Internal software development, DevOps pipelines, custom application deployment, IT asset management
Key Features
Private Intermediate CA Issuance
Establish your own trusted certificate authority for internal use, providing complete control over your digital identity ecosystem.
Custom Certificate Policies
Define and enforce specific policies for certificate issuance, validity periods, and key usage to meet your unique security requirements.
Auditable Certificate Lifecycle Management
Maintain a comprehensive and auditable record of all certificate activities, crucial for compliance and security investigations.
Integration with Existing Infrastructure
Seamlessly integrate the private CA into your current network and security infrastructure for broad applicability.
Scalable PKI Foundation
Build a scalable Public Key Infrastructure that can grow with your organization's evolving security needs.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security and strict compliance with regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, making a controlled private PKI essential for securing internal transactions and sensitive data.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must protect patient data under HIPAA and similar regulations, necessitating secure internal communication channels and device authentication managed by a private CA.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often deploy numerous connected devices and systems that require secure authentication and communication, which can be managed effectively with a private PKI solution.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies handle sensitive information and require secure internal networks and systems, often with specific mandates for certificate management and identity assurance.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Private Intermediate CA?
A Private Intermediate CA is a certificate authority that is subordinate to a root CA (which can be a public or private root). It is used to issue certificates for internal use within an organization, providing a layer of trust and control over digital identities on the private network.
Who typically uses a Private Intermediate CA?
IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market to enterprise organizations use Private Intermediate CAs to manage internal digital certificates for servers, devices, and applications. This is common in environments requiring strong internal security, compliance, or custom identity management.
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 private network, allowing for custom policies and internal-only use cases without the cost or complexity of public CA management for internal 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.