1. A method comprises: receiving, by a requesting device from a managing unit, certificate information to initiate a digital certification acquisition sequence; determining by the requesting device to initiate digital certification and generating a certificate signing request based on the certificate information; transmitting, by the requesting device, the certificate signing request to the managing unit, wherein the certificate signing request includes fixed certificate information, suggested certificate information, and at least some of the certificate information received from the managing unit; forwarding, by the managing unit, the certificate signing request to a certificate authority; receiving, by the managing unit, a signed certificate from the certificate authority, wherein the signed certificate includes a certificate and a certification signature and wherein the certificate includes the fixed certificate information and determined certificate information that is at least partially different from the suggested certificate information; interpreting, by the managing unit, the fixed certificate information of the signed certificate to identify the requesting device to generate an identified requesting device; validating, by the managing unit, the signed certificate for the identified requesting device based on, at least in part, the determined certificate information; and forwarding, by the managing unit, the signed certificate to the identified requesting device.