| Type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Internet security, Public key infrastructure |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Headquarters | United States |
| Key people | President & CEO: Ken Bretschneider |
| Website | www.digicert.com |
DigiCert Inc is a privately held, US based X.509 SSL certificate provider. As a trusted third party, DigiCert verifies the authenticity of secure websites on behalf of a web browser for the purpose of preventing online phishing scams.
DigiCert was established in 2003 by Ken Bretschneider, CEO, and is currently the 5th largest public certificate authority in the world with customers such as Facebook and AOL.
As a founding member of the CA/Browser Forum, DigiCert assisted in the development of the Extended Validation Certificate.[1] DigiCert also worked in conjunction with Microsoft to develop and promote the use of subject alternate names in SSL certificates, for use with Microsoft Exchange Server.[2]
DigiCert is the largest public CA that does not issue "domain validated," "low assurance," or "instant" SSL certificates either directly or through a subsidiary brand.[3]
DigiCert Inc. is of no relation to Digicert Sdn. Bhd, a Malaysian-based certification authority.