Certificate Regeneration

Certificate regeneration involves the process of generating a new certificate that replicates the parameters of an existing certificate. Regenerating a certificate entails placing a new order with the Certificate Authority (CA). This option becomes particularly useful when a user intends to transition to a different CA for certificate issuance. During this process, a new Certificate Signing Request (CSR) will be submitted to the CA.

To regenerate Code Signing Certificate, follow these steps:
  1. Go to (Menu) > SIGN+.
  2. Under the CERTIFICATE INVENTORY, select Code Signing.

    The Code Signing Certificate page is displayed.

  3. To renew a Code Signing Certificate, select the certificate name under Common Name.

    The holistic view of the selected certificate is displayed.

  4. Hover over the three-dot menu for the certificate, and then click Regenerate.
  5. You will be redirected to the Code Signing Certificate > Regenerate page.
  6. Proceed with the necessary modifications of the required details in the General Information, CA Details, CSR Parameters, Attachments, Generic Fields section.
  7. Click Regenerate.
  8. The regenerate process is initiated. On the certificate's holistic view, click Approve to proceed.
  9. In the Approve dialog box, enter your comments (optional). If you want to schedule automatic approval for the workflow request in the future, click Schedule later. You can then choose the Implementation Time from the calendar field.
  10. Click Yes.
  11. On the certificate holistic view, click Implement to proceed.
  12. In the Implement dialog box, enter your comments. If you want the workflow request to be automatically approved in the future, click Schedule later. You can then select the Implementation Time from the calendar field.
  13. Click Yes.
  14. After the certificate is regenerated, the status updates to Completed.