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DigiCert Private CA licenses

DigiCert Private CA operates on a subscription licensing model, offering a range of licenses corresponding to different activities within your account. Understanding these licenses and their limits is essential for managing your accounts effectively.OLD CA Manager

The current licensing model for DigiCert Private CA was introduced in October 2025. If your subscription began before that date, your licenses might still follow the Legacy licensing model. Licenses that began after that date follow the Current licensing model.

Current licensing

License type	Description	Consumption
Private root certificates	One license is consumed when you: Establish a trust anchor for your PKI Import trusted roots from DigiCert-hosted or third-party PKI setups Create online or offline root certificates	DigiCert-hosted customers have a `soft limit` and can exceed the allotted number of licenses, however this incurs additional overages.
Private root certificates		On-premises customers have a `hard limit` and won't be able to exceed the allotted number of licenses.
Private intermediate CA (ICA) certificates	One license is consumed when you issue, create, or import an intermediate CA.	DigiCert-hosted customers have a `soft limit` and can exceed the allotted number of licenses, however this incurs additional overages.
Private intermediate CA (ICA) certificates		On-premises customers have a `hard limit` and won't be able to exceed the allotted number of licenses.
Private end-entity certificates	Licenses are consumed when you issue end-entity certificates. End-entity certificates can be issued for: Servers Users Organizations Code signing Wildcards	DigiCert-hosted customers have a `soft limit` and can exceed the allotted number of licenses, however this incurs additional overages.
Private end-entity certificates		On-premises customers have a `hard limit` and won't be able to exceed the allotted number of licenses.

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You can view your license consumption report in your DigiCert Private CA account.

Legacy licensing

License type	Description	Consumption
Root certificates	One license is consumed when you: Establish a trust anchor for your PKI Import trusted roots from DigiCert-hosted or third-party PKI setups Create online or offline root certificates	DigiCert-hosted customers have a `soft limit` and can exceed the allotted number of licenses, however this incurs additional overages.
Root certificates		On-premises customers have a `hard limit` and won't be able to exceed the allotted number of licenses.
Intermediate CA (ICA) certificates	One license is consumed when you issue or import an intermediate CA.	DigiCert-hosted customers have a `soft limit` and can exceed the allotted number of licenses, however this incurs additional overages.
Intermediate CA (ICA) certificates		On-premises customers have a `hard limit` and won't be able to exceed the allotted number of licenses.
Dynamic intermediate CA certificates	One license is consumed when you issue a: Multi-tenant or customer-specific certificate Automate pipelines needing short-lived or isolated trust chains CI/CD environments or IoT deployments with unique intermediate CAs per workload	DigiCert-hosted customers have a `soft limit` and can exceed the allotted number of licenses, however this incurs additional overages.
Dynamic intermediate CA certificates		On-premises customers have a `hard limit` and won't be able to exceed the allotted number of licenses.

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