Configuring Attribute Information

Certificate Attributes are a CERT+ way of creating additional placeholder fields which can be used to track a certificate.An administrator can create one or more fields that a requestor enrolling a certificate can fill and use for future tracking.

Before you Begin

Following are the points needed to be known before starting the configuration for Certificate attributes:

  • Certificate attributes are CA or organization-specific attributes, apart from the CSR parameters.
  • Once configured, these attributes will be shown to collect values during certificate enrollment.
  • Business units specific parameters can be stored for quick filtering and auditing.
  1. Log in to the AppViewX application with valid credentials.
  2. Click on the menu button.
    The left navigation pane appears.
  3. Click CERT+.
    The CERT+ left navigation pane appears.
  4. Expand ADMINISTRATION, and then select Certificate Attributes.
  5. Click Add New.
  6. Configure the Attribute Information details as mentioned below.
    Name Description Validation

    *Key ID

    		Unique key for the attribute. Key ID must not start with special characters. No special characters except -, _ are allowed.
    *Label Name

    Attribute name which will be shown during certificate enrollment. Eg. Email Contact, Owner.

    		 Label name should not start with special characters. No special characters except -, _ and spaces are allowed.
    Mandatory Enable if this field needs to be mandatory. NA
    Default Value Set default value to the attribute. NA
    Note: These attributes support only text fields and are applicable for all CAs.
  7. Save the attribute.