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Digital Certificates
Publicly Trusted TrustID® Certificates Offer Expedited Delivery, Economical Pricing, and Ease of Use
IdenTrust’s publicly trusted TrustID® certificates are designed to provide secure, verified digital identities for both individuals and organizations. These certificates are recognized by major browsers, operating systems, and applications—making them ideal for securing online transactions, communications, and access.
Our TrustID product line includes a variety of certificate types to meet your business and personal needs, including:
- Authentication for secure access to websites and systems
- Email signing and encryption to protect sensitive communications
- Document signing for legally binding digital signatures
Whether you're a small business owner, enterprise IT manager, or individual user, TrustID certificates help ensure data integrity, user trust, and regulatory compliance.
Email Security
Protect your communications with low-cost S/MIME certificates from IdenTrust. These certificates digitally sign your emails, verifying that messages truly originate from your email address and haven’t been altered in transit. This is especially critical for professionals handling sensitive data or working in regulated industries.
For enhanced trust, choose an identity-based certificate issued to you as an individual or jointly with your organization. This ensures recipients can confidently verify your identity and avoid phishing or impersonation attempts.
Secure Your Email with a TrustID S/MIME Certificate
Document Signing
Digitally sign documents with confidence using TrustID Individual or Business certificates. Replace outdated wet ink signatures with secure, non-repudiable digital signatures that are legally binding and recognized across industries. Certificates stored in hardware devices are also trusted under the Adobe® Approved Trust List (AATL), making signing with Adobe® products seamless and secure.
Whether you're signing contracts, forms, or official records, IdenTrust certificates help streamline workflows and ensure compliance.
Website Security
Safeguard your website and customer data with IdenTrust TLS/SSL certificates. Choose from Organization Validated (OV) or Extended Validation (EV) certificates to meet your business’s security and trust requirements. Each certificate includes one or two domain names, with the option to add up to fifty more—ideal for businesses managing multiple web properties.
Show visitors your site is secure and trustworthy with a certificate backed by a globally recognized Certificate Authority.
FATCA Reporting
Update FATCA description to: Meet IRS compliance requirements with IdenTrust FATCA-compliant certificates. Choose a FATCA Business certificate for individual IRS filings, or secure your online reporting with an OV or EV TLS/SSL certificate. These certificates ensure encrypted, authenticated communication with IRS systems, helping financial institutions and reporting entities stay compliant with FATCA regulations.
IdenTrust simplifies the process with trusted certificates and expert support.
Choose from a variety of TrustID certificates tailored to meet your individual or business needs. Whether you're signing documents, securing email, or protecting your website, IdenTrust offers trusted solutions designed for compliance, security, and ease of use.
Document Signing
Digitally sign contracts, forms, and official records with legally binding certificates that eliminate paper and create robust audit trails.
Email Security
Protect your communications with digital signing and encryption. TrustID certificates verify sender identity and ensure message integrity for both personal and professional use.
Two-Factor Authentication
Strengthen device access with publicly trusted certificates stored on secure hardware. Ideal for organizations needing strong authentication for laptops and desktops.
Website Security
Update description under it to: Safeguard your web server and customer data with TrustID TLS/SSL certificates. Choose from OV or EV options to meet your business’s trust and compliance needs.
Select a TrustID® certificate for strong protection with public trust
Publicly trusted certificates are trusted in Adobe® when applying digital signatures and in Microsoft® Outlook to support optional email digital signing and encryption.
IdenTrust TrustID public products include:
- Business Representative Software certificates
- Business Representative Hardware certificates (Business AATL Enabled)
- Personal Software certificates
- Medium Assurance Unaffiliated Hardware certificates (Individual AATL Enabled)
- Secure Email (S/MIME) Software and Hardware certificates
- IdenTrust TLS/SSL certificates - OV or EV
- FATCA Organization Software certificates
Publicly trusted TLS/SSL certificates are defined as certificates that can be natively trusted when using common browsers such as Microsoft® Edge, Mozilla® Firefox, Google® Chrome and Apple® Safari. This means that the certificates are automatically recognized in these browsers; users will not experience any confusing security warnings and can avoid having to perform additional trust configurations.
IdenTrust TrustID certificates are publicly trusted and are available at highly competitive prices.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is a publicly trusted digital certificate?
A publicly trusted digital certificate is issued by a Certificate Authority (CA) that is recognized by major operating systems, browsers, and applications. These certificates enable secure communications, digital signatures, and identity validation that are automatically trusted by end-user systems without requiring manual configuration.
2. What are the benefits of using a publicly trusted certificate from IdenTrust?
IdenTrust publicly trusted certificates ensure seamless interoperability across platforms, reduce browser and system trust warnings, and support secure encryption, authentication, and digital signing. They are ideal for organizations that need to establish trust with external users, clients, or government agencies.
3. What types of publicly trusted certificates does IdenTrust offer?
IdenTrust offers a variety of publicly trusted certificates, including:
- TLS/SSL certificates for securing websites
- Document signing certificates for legally binding digital signatures
- Email certificates (S/MIME) for secure email communication These certificates are issued under IdenTrust’s globally trusted root hierarchy.
4. How do publicly trusted certificates differ from private or enterprise certificates?
Publicly trusted certificates are recognized by default in public-facing systems like web browsers and email clients. In contrast, private or enterprise certificates are typically used within internal networks and require manual trust configuration. Public trust is essential for external-facing services and compliance with industry standards.
5. Are IdenTrust publicly trusted certificates compliant with industry standards?
Yes. IdenTrust certificates comply with CA/Browser Forum Baseline Requirements, WebTrust audits, and other global standards. This ensures they meet the security and interoperability requirements for public trust across the internet and enterprise environments.
6. Who should use a publicly trusted certificate?
Publicly trusted certificates are ideal for:
- Businesses that operate public websites or customer portals
- Healthcare providers needing HIPAA-compliant secure email
- Government contractors requiring trusted digital signatures
- Software developers distributing signed applications that help establish credibility and protect sensitive data in transit.
7. How do I obtain a publicly trusted certificate from IdenTrust?
You can purchase a certificate directly through the IdenTrust website using the Certificate Selection Wizard. The process includes identity verification and guidance for installation in your preferred environment.