DigiCert Private Root CA
Establish a trusted private certificate authority for your organization with DigiCert Private Root CA, providing robust control over your internal digital identities for one year.
- Extended Coverage: Access to a dedicated private root certificate authority for comprehensive internal PKI management.
- Enhanced Security: Coverage for issuing and managing internal certificates, ensuring authenticity and integrity of your digital assets.
- Proactive Protection: Protection against the risks of using public CAs for internal operations, maintaining strict security boundaries.
- Entitlement to Control: Entitlement to full administrative control over your private root CA, enabling custom policies and lifecycle management.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The DigiCert Private Root CA is a foundational element for establishing a secure and trusted Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) within your organization. It provides the ultimate level of control over your internal certificate issuance, allowing you to create and manage your own root certificate authority for internal use.
This solution is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who need to secure internal applications, devices, and communications. It integrates into existing IT environments, offering a centralized and authoritative method for managing digital trust.
- Establish Internal Trust: Create your own root CA to issue and manage certificates for internal servers, devices, and applications.
- Enhance Security Posture: Mitigate risks associated with public CAs for internal use, ensuring greater control and visibility.
- Streamline Certificate Management: Simplify the lifecycle management of internal digital certificates, from issuance to revocation.
- Support Compliance Needs: Facilitate adherence to internal security policies and potential regulatory requirements for data integrity.
- Centralized Control: Maintain complete administrative oversight of your private PKI environment.
DigiCert Private Root CA offers SMB and mid-market teams the enterprise-grade control needed to secure their internal digital landscape.
What This Solves
Establish Internal Certificate Authority
Enable teams to create and manage their own private root certificate authority. Streamline the issuance and lifecycle management of internal digital certificates for servers, applications, and devices.
On-premises infrastructure, hybrid cloud environments, internal application security, device authentication
Secure Internal Communications
Automate the deployment of trusted certificates for internal web servers and services, ensuring secure data transmission. Protect sensitive internal communications from interception and tampering.
Internal web portals, API security, secure internal data transfer, network device authentication
Enhance Device Trust and Authentication
Support teams in issuing certificates for internal devices, enabling secure authentication and access control. Strengthen the security posture by verifying the identity of all connected internal endpoints.
IoT device management, endpoint security, secure network access, BYOD policy enforcement
Key Features
Dedicated Private Root CA
Provides complete control and isolation for your organization's internal certificate authority, enhancing security and trust.
Customizable Certificate Policies
Allows you to define and enforce specific policies for certificate issuance, validity periods, and usage, aligning with your security needs.
Simplified Certificate Lifecycle Management
Streamlines the process of issuing, renewing, and revoking internal certificates, reducing administrative burden.
Enhanced Security for Internal Operations
Mitigates risks associated with using public CAs for internal purposes, ensuring the integrity and authenticity of your internal digital assets.
Subscription-Based Model
Offers predictable costs and access to the latest features and support, fitting within operational budgets.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent security and trust for internal systems handling sensitive data, making a private CA essential for compliance and secure operations.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must protect patient data (PHI) and ensure the integrity of internal systems, necessitating robust internal PKI for secure communication and access control.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often involve critical operational technology (OT) and IoT devices that require secure authentication and communication, best managed by a private CA.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle highly confidential client information, demanding secure internal systems and data protection managed through a controlled PKI.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Private Root CA?
A Private Root CA is a certificate authority that you own and control, used exclusively for issuing certificates within your own organization. Unlike public CAs, its trust is established internally.
Who is the target audience for this service?
This service is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who need to secure their internal networks, applications, and devices with a trusted PKI.
How does this differ from a public CA?
A public CA is trusted by default by all browsers and operating systems. A Private Root CA's trust must be explicitly established within your organization's devices and systems, offering greater control for internal use cases.
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.