Regenerate a Certificate

The regenerate option allows you to create a new certificate with similar parameters of an existing certificate that you can host it on a different type of web or application.

To regenerate a server certificate:

  1. Click and select CERT+ > Certificate Inventory.
  2. Under Certificate Inventory, click Server.
  3. On the Certificate Dashboard, click List on the top-right
  4. On the certificate list view, click the Common Name of the certificate to view the topology.
  5. Hover over on the certificate and click Regenerate.
  6. On the Regenerate page, make changes if required and click Regenerate. The certificate is regenerated and the topology screen opens.
  7. Click Approve.
  8. On the Approve screen that pops up:
    1. Click On or Off button in the Manual Implementation field to choose the mode of implementation.
    2. If you select Off, set the date and time that you want the cert regeneration approval to occur.
    3. Enter comments to approve the regeneration, then click Yes.
  9. Click the Implement button that appears.
  10. On the Implementation screen that pops up:
    1. Click On or Off button in the Manual Implementation field to choose the mode of implementation.
    2. If you select Off, set the date and time that you want the cert regeneration implementation to occur.
    3. Enter comments to implement the regeneration and click Yes.
    A request ID and work order ID are generated automatically and the work order status is displayed beside the certificate on the topological view.
  11. Click on the holistic view to refresh the screen.
    The work order status is displayed beside the certificate.
  12. Click on the Command bar until the topology updates.
    After the regenerate action is completed, the status updates to Completed.