Private Certificate Authority – SSL Certificates

SECURITY TOPICS

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Private Certification Authority Service (Private CA)

Manage Private SSL Certificates

Key Features & Benefits

Symantec Private CA is a cost effective solution to improve the security and management of private intranet certificates while adhering to corporate and industry compliance standards.

Avoid expirations—instantly issue, manage, and track your private intranet certificates by leveraging the visibility and alerts offered by the Symantec Managed PKI for SSL console.

Better avoid the risks, errors, time, and hidden costs associated with self-signed CAs.

Issue intranet certificates without concern for changing regulations affecting SSL certificates chained to public roots.

With this solution you can better avoid the risks, errors, and hidden costs associated with self-signed CAs.

System Requirements

The Managed PKI for SSL console is a cloud-based platform that runs on any computer with an Internet connection.

Generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) for the server where the certificate will be installed. If you do not know what software your server uses, contact your technical support team for assistance.

Select CSR generation instructions for your server software.

Symantec™ Managed PKI (MPKI) for SSL

MPKI for SSL Explained

Symantec™ Private Certification Authority (CA) provides a hosted private SSL certificate hierarchy and end-entity certificates specifically built to secure your internal communications. Consolidate your public and private SSL certificates onto one management console, Symantec™ Managed PKI (MPKI) for SSL.

DATA SHEET

FATCA Data with Symantec Secure Site SSL Certificate

The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) was enacted in 2010 to improve transparency and address non-compliance by U.S. taxpayers.

This Act affects U.S. individual taxpayers with certain foreign financial accounts and offshore assets as well as foreign financial institutions with accounts held by U.S. taxpayers or U.S. financial institutions with payments to foreign entities.

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