Digicert

DigiCert, Inc. is an American certificate authority and provider of digital trust solutions. It issues and manages TLS/SSL certificates, code signing certificates, client certificates, and private PKI infrastructures for organizations and developers. The company offers cloud-based certificate lifecycle management platforms, including CertCentral and DigiCert ONE, designed to automate certificate issuance, renewal, revocation, and policy enforcement across large environments and IoT deployments.

History: Founded in 2003 in Utah, DigiCert grew to become a major player in digital trust. A milestone occurred in 2017 with the acquisition of Symantec's Website Security and PKI solutions for approximately $950 million, significantly expanding its product portfolio. The deal also brought the GeoTrust, Thawte, and RapidSSL brands into DigiCert's portfolio, which the company continued to operate after the merger. Since then, DigiCert has expanded its global reach and PKI services through additional acquisitions and partnerships.

Products and services: DigiCert provides TLS/SSL certificates across validation levels (DV, OV, EV), code signing certificates, and client certificates. It offers private PKI and managed PKI for enterprises, IoT security solutions, and certificate lifecycle management platforms. Additional capabilities include automated issuance and renewal, revocation, OCSP support, vulnerability monitoring, and root/intermediate certificate management.

Global presence: The company is headquartered in Lehi, Utah, with offices and operations worldwide. It serves customers across industries such as technology, finance, government, healthcare, and manufacturing, and partners with resellers, integrators, and managed service providers to implement digital trust solutions at scale.

Industry position: DigiCert is one of the largest certificate authorities by issuance and trust, used by major browsers and platforms. It participates in industry standards efforts through the CA/Browser Forum and emphasizes security, transparency, and adherence to baseline requirements.