A method provides an origin certificate that can be issued as a digital certificate online. The method includes receiving an origin digital certificate and an encrypted client device private key from an offline certificate authority wherein the client device private key is encrypted according to a private key encryption key PrKEK. The method further includes receiving from the client device, a request for a client device digital certificate and the encrypted client device private key, selecting a digital certificate template for the client device, the digital certificate template having attributes that vary according to the client devices, building the client device digital certificate from the origin digital certificate and the selected digital certificate template, signing the client device digital certificate with an online certificate authority signing key, and transmitting the signed client device digital certificate and the encrypted device private key.