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 digital assets.
- Root CA Management: Gain complete control over your organization's private certificate hierarchy, defining trust for internal applications and devices.
- Enhanced Security: Mitigate risks associated with public CAs for internal use cases, preventing unauthorized issuance and strengthening your security posture.
- Compliance Assurance: Meet stringent regulatory and internal policy requirements by maintaining a auditable and controlled certificate issuance process.
- Scalable Trust: Build a foundation of trust that scales with your organization, supporting a growing number of internal services and endpoints.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The DigiCert Private Root CA is a foundational cybersecurity solution that empowers organizations to establish and manage their own trusted Certificate Authority (CA) infrastructure. This service provides the core components for creating a private root certificate, enabling businesses to issue and manage their own internal digital certificates, thereby controlling trust within their network.
This solution is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market companies who need to secure internal applications, devices, and communications. It integrates into existing IT environments, offering a centralized method for managing digital trust without relying solely on public CAs for internal operations.
- Establish Private Trust: Create your own root CA to issue trusted certificates for internal servers, applications, and devices.
- Control Certificate Lifecycle: Manage the entire lifecycle of your internal certificates, from issuance to revocation.
- Enhance Internal Security: Reduce the attack surface by isolating internal PKI from public trust stores where appropriate.
- Meet Compliance Needs: Facilitate adherence to internal security policies and external regulatory requirements for certificate management.
- Streamline Operations: Simplify the process of deploying and managing digital certificates across your organization's internal infrastructure.
For SMB and mid-market organizations seeking to fortify their internal security and compliance posture, the DigiCert Private Root CA offers a powerful, controlled approach to digital trust management.
What This Solves
Enable Internal Application Security
Enable teams to secure internal web applications, APIs, and microservices with trusted digital certificates issued from your private root CA. Streamline the deployment of secure internal communication channels across your organization.
internal web services, API gateways, microservice architectures, private cloud deployments
Secure Device and Endpoint Authentication
Automate the issuance and management of digital certificates for internal devices, IoT endpoints, and user authentication. Support secure network access and device identity verification across your operational environment.
network device management, IoT deployments, endpoint security policies, secure remote access
Control Code Signing for Internal Software
Streamline the process of signing internal software builds and executables with certificates issued from your private root CA. Ensure the integrity and authenticity of your proprietary internal applications.
internal software development, application deployment pipelines, proprietary toolchains, IT asset management
Key Features
Private Root CA Creation
Establish your own trusted root certificate authority, providing complete control over your internal digital identity infrastructure.
Certificate Issuance and Management
Issue, renew, and revoke digital certificates for internal servers, applications, and devices efficiently.
Customizable Policies
Define and enforce custom policies for certificate issuance, ensuring alignment with your organization's security standards.
Enhanced Security Posture
Reduce reliance on public CAs for internal needs, minimizing the attack surface and potential risks.
Auditability and Control
Maintain detailed logs of all certificate activities for compliance and security auditing purposes.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security and strict compliance for internal systems and sensitive data, making a private CA essential for managing trust and meeting regulatory demands.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must protect patient data and comply with HIPAA, necessitating secure internal communication and device authentication managed by a private CA.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often deploy numerous internal devices and systems that require secure authentication and communication, which a private CA can effectively manage.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle highly confidential client information, requiring strong internal security controls and auditable certificate management provided by a private CA.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Private Root CA?
A Private Root CA is a certificate authority that you create and manage yourself, used to issue digital certificates for internal use within your organization. It establishes a chain of trust for your private network.
Who is the target user for this product?
This product is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who need to manage their own internal Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) for enhanced security and compliance.
How does this differ from a public CA?
Public CAs are trusted by default by web browsers and operating systems globally. A Private Root CA is trusted only within your organization's defined trust store, offering greater 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.