DigiCert Private Intermediate CA
Establish a trusted private Certificate Authority for your organization with the DigiCert Private Intermediate CA, ensuring secure internal digital identities for up to 5,000 employees.
- Extended Coverage: Access to DigiCert's robust infrastructure and expertise for managing your private CA.
- Enhanced Security: Coverage for issuing and managing internal digital certificates, protecting sensitive data and systems.
- Compliance Assurance: Protection against compliance gaps by maintaining a controlled and auditable certificate issuance process.
- Operational Efficiency: Entitlement to a dedicated private CA, simplifying internal certificate management and reducing reliance on public CAs for internal needs.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The DigiCert Private Intermediate CA provides a dedicated root of trust for your organization's internal Public Key Infrastructure PKI. It allows you to issue and manage your own trusted digital certificates for internal servers, devices, and applications, ensuring end-to-end security and control over your digital identities.
This solution is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who need to secure internal communications, authenticate devices, and protect sensitive data without the complexity or cost of managing a public CA. It integrates into existing IT infrastructure to provide a scalable and reliable certificate management system.
- Dedicated Private CA: Establishes your own trusted root for internal certificate issuance.
- Enhanced Security Posture: Secures internal applications, devices, and communications with trusted digital identities.
- Streamlined Management: Simplifies the lifecycle management of internal certificates.
- Compliance Support: Aids in meeting regulatory and internal policy requirements for identity and access management.
- Scalable Infrastructure: Supports the growing needs of businesses with up to 5,000 employees.
Secure your internal digital landscape with a dedicated private CA, offering enterprise-grade security without the enterprise overhead for your business.
What This Solves
Enable secure internal application authentication
Enable teams to issue and manage trusted digital certificates for internal web servers, APIs, and applications. This ensures that only authorized users and systems can access critical internal resources, preventing unauthorized data exposure.
Internal application deployment, API security, server hardening, identity and access management
Streamline device and endpoint security
Streamline the process of issuing and managing digital certificates for internal devices, including laptops, mobile phones, and IoT devices. This enhances device authentication and secures communication channels, reducing the risk of compromised endpoints.
Endpoint security management, network access control, BYOD policies, IoT device management
Automate secure code signing for internal tools
Automate the secure signing of internal software builds and scripts, ensuring code integrity and authenticity. This prevents the deployment of tampered or malicious code within the organization's network.
Internal software development, DevOps pipelines, script security, build automation
Key Features
Private Root of Trust
Establishes a dedicated and controlled certificate authority for your organization's exclusive use, enhancing security and trust.
Certificate Lifecycle Management
Simplifies the issuance, renewal, and revocation of digital certificates, reducing administrative overhead and potential errors.
Customizable Certificate Policies
Allows for the definition of specific policies and attributes for issued certificates, tailoring them to your organization's unique security needs.
Integration with Existing Infrastructure
Designed to work with your current IT environment, enabling seamless integration into your existing security and management tools.
Subscription-based Licensing
Provides predictable costs and access to ongoing updates and support, ensuring your PKI solution remains current and effective.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security and compliance to protect sensitive customer data and transactions, making a private CA essential for internal trust and authentication.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to strict regulations like HIPAA, necessitating secure internal communication and data handling, which a private CA helps to enforce.
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 ensure data integrity.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle highly confidential client information and require strong internal security measures to maintain trust and compliance.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Private Intermediate CA?
A Private Intermediate CA is a subordinate Certificate Authority that is issued by a root CA. In this case, DigiCert provides the private intermediate CA, allowing your organization to issue its own trusted certificates for internal use without needing to manage a public root CA.
Who typically uses a Private Intermediate CA?
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies use Private Intermediate CAs to secure internal networks, applications, and devices. This is common in organizations that handle sensitive data or have strict security and compliance requirements.
How does this differ from a public CA?
A public CA issues certificates trusted by the general internet. A Private Intermediate CA issues certificates trusted only within your organization's private network, providing control and security for internal operations.
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.