DigiCert Private Root CA
Establish and manage your own trusted Certificate Authority with DigiCert Private Root CA, ensuring robust internal security and compliance for your organization's critical digital assets.
- Root CA Management: Full control over your organization's private root certificate authority for enhanced internal trust.
- Enhanced Security: Protect sensitive internal systems and data by issuing and managing your own trusted certificates.
- Compliance Assurance: Meet regulatory and internal policy requirements for certificate management and data integrity.
- Scalable Trust: Deploy a scalable PKI infrastructure to support the growing needs of your business operations.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The DigiCert Private Root CA is a foundational element for establishing a private Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). It allows organizations to create and manage their own root certificate authority, providing a trusted foundation for issuing internal digital certificates. This service is crucial for securing internal networks, applications, and devices, ensuring that all issued certificates are inherently trusted within the organization's ecosystem.
This solution is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market companies who need to implement a secure and controlled certificate management strategy. It integrates into existing IT environments, enabling the secure issuance and management of certificates for servers, endpoints, and internal applications, thereby strengthening the overall security posture without the complexity of managing external CA relationships for internal use.
- Private Root CA Creation: Establish your own root certificate authority for complete control over your internal PKI.
- Certificate Issuance & Management: Issue, renew, and revoke digital certificates for internal servers, devices, and applications.
- Enhanced Internal Security: Secure internal communications, authenticate devices, and protect sensitive data within your network.
- Compliance & Auditing: Facilitate adherence to internal security policies and external regulatory requirements for certificate management.
- PKI Foundation: Build a scalable and reliable Public Key Infrastructure tailored to your organization's specific needs.
DigiCert Private Root CA provides SMB and mid-market organizations with the essential tools to build a secure and trusted internal digital environment.
What This Solves
Enable secure internal application authentication
Enable teams to issue trusted digital certificates for internal applications, ensuring secure authentication and data exchange. Streamline the process of validating internal services and APIs, reducing the risk of unauthorized access.
internal applications, API security, server authentication, network segmentation, identity management
Secure internal device and endpoint communication
Automate the deployment of trusted certificates to internal devices and endpoints, securing all network communications. Protect against man-in-the-middle attacks and ensure data integrity for all internal traffic.
endpoint security, device authentication, network access control, IoT security, BYOD policies
Support regulatory compliance for internal data
Streamline compliance efforts by providing a verifiable and auditable system for managing internal digital certificates. Ensure adherence to data protection regulations and internal security policies through controlled certificate issuance.
data privacy, regulatory compliance, internal auditing, security policy enforcement, risk management
Key Features
Private Root CA Control
Gain complete ownership and control over your organization's root of trust for internal certificate operations.
Custom Certificate Policies
Define and enforce specific policies for certificate issuance, validity periods, and usage to meet unique business requirements.
Enhanced Internal Security Posture
Significantly improve the security of internal networks, applications, and data by ensuring all internal certificates are issued from a trusted private authority.
Simplified Certificate Management
Centralize and streamline the management of internal digital certificates, reducing administrative overhead and potential errors.
Compliance and Audit Support
Facilitate compliance with internal security mandates and external regulations by providing a documented and auditable certificate issuance process.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent security and compliance for internal systems and sensitive data, making a private root CA essential for securing transactions and client information.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must protect patient data (PHI) and comply with HIPAA, necessitating secure internal communication channels and device authentication managed by a private PKI.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often involve critical operational technology (OT) and IoT devices that require secure authentication and communication, best managed through a private root CA.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle highly confidential client information, requiring robust internal security measures and trusted digital identities for access control and data protection.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Private Root CA?
A Private Root CA is a certificate authority that an organization creates and manages itself. It serves as the ultimate trust anchor for all certificates issued within that organization's private network, ensuring internal systems and devices recognize them as legitimate.
Who typically uses a Private Root CA?
Businesses that need to secure internal applications, devices, and communications often use a Private Root CA. This includes organizations with strict security requirements, regulatory compliance needs, or a desire for greater control over their digital certificate infrastructure.
How does this differ from a public CA?
Public CAs issue certificates trusted by the general internet. A Private Root CA issues certificates trusted only within your organization's network. This is ideal for internal-only use cases where public trust is not required and greater control is desired.
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
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