Configuring Certificate Alerts

Certificate alerts are generated to notify users of certificate events that require the user to take a remedial action. Certificate alerts are sent when:
  • Certificates need to be validated
  • Certificates are set to expire
  • Certificates cannot be synchronized

To configure certificate alerts:

  1. To access the navigation pane, in the top-left corner of the screen, hover the mouse pointer over the icon.
  2. From the menu displayed, click Alert.

    The Alert :: All page is displayed (by default).

  3. From the top-right corner of the screen, click .
  4. The Settings :: Certificate page is displayed, with the Certificate tab open by default.

  5. To configure certificate alerts, enter the following details:
    Field Description
    *Alert name Enter the name you want to give this alert.
    *Alert message Enter the message that will be displayed with the alert, to describe the alert.
    Note: This field is not displayed when configuring the certificate expiry alert.
    Note: The alert message cannot be longer than 64 words.
    *Event type From the drop-down menu, select the event type that will trigger this alert from the following options:
    • Certificate validation alert (default)
    • Certificate expiry alert
    • Certificate sync alert
    *Alert severity From the drop-down menu, select a severity for the alert from the following options:
    • Critical
    • Major
    • Notification
    Vendor From the drop-down menu, select the vendor name for whose device/application you are creating the alert.
    Note: This field is not displayed when configuring the certificate expiry alert.
    Device name Enter the name of the device associated with the certificate you are creating the alert for.
    Note: This field is not displayed when configuring the certificate expiry alert.
    *Certificate category From the drop-down menu, select a certificate category from the following options:
    • Server
    • Client
    • Device
    • Code Signing
    *Expires in (days) Enter the number of days till the certificate expires.
    Note: This field is displayed only when configuring certificate expiry alerts.
    Email configuration To send the certificate alert as an email, select this check box.
    *Email address To send the certificate alert as an email, enter the email address to which this specific certificate alert will be sent.
    Note: Separate multiple email addresses with a comma.
    Subject To send the certificate alert as an email, enter a subject line.
    SNMP configuration To use the Simple Network Management Protocol for sending the alert, select this check box.
    *Destination IP Enter the destination IP address for the alert.
    *Version From the drop-down menu, from the following options, select the SNMP version to be used:
    • V1
    • V2
    *Port Enter the port number to be used for the alert.
    *Community string Enter the community string for the alert.

    The community string is similar to a user ID or password that allows users access to the requested information on the device.
    All * marked fields are mandatory.
  6. To save the certificate alerts configuration details, click Add.
    The saved details are displayed in the table shown at the bottom of the screen.