Adding Certificate Group

To create a certificate group:

  1. Go to (Menu) icon > CERT+.
    The CERT+ left navigation pane appears.
  2. Click Groups from Groups & Policies on the LHS pane.
  3. Click + Create.

    The Create Group page is displayed.

  4. In the Group Details section, enter the following details:
    Table 1. Field Description for Group Details section
    Field Description
    *Select Group Hierarchy From the list of group hierarchies, select the parent group of the new group.
    *Group Name Enter a unique name.
    Application ID Enter an ID specific to your organization.
    Description Enter detailed information regarding the group stating the purpose.
    Note: Fields marked with red asterisk (*) symbol are mandatory.
  5. In the Other Details section, provide the following details about the certificate group:
    Table 2. Field Description for Other Details section
    Field Description
    Contact Name Enter the name of the person to be contacted in case of any changes.
    Line of Business Name Enter the name of the business unit.
    Email Enter the email address of the contact person.
    Environment Name Enter the name of the environment.
    Phone Number Enter the phone number of the contact person.
    Inventory Number Enter the number related to the inventory.
    Cost Center/ Hierarchy Enter the cost center code/ label.
    Push Certificate Automatically To associate the certificate automatically with its device, select the Push Certificate Automatically check box.
    Renew Automatically To enable automatic renewal of the certificates under this group, turn on the Renew Automatically toggle.
    Note: If you enable the automatic renewal, two more details have to be entered:
    • Start Renewing: Enter a number between 1 to 90 to denote the number of days.

      The system will renew the certificate before expiry.

    • Approval required: To enable the requirement for approval, select this check box.
    Warning: If you change the group associated with the certificate, the number of renewal days will be overwritten as per the new group.
    Associated Policy From the list of CA policies, select the required Associated Policy.
  6. Click Create to add the certificate group to the system.
    Note: You can search for the required group and add the frequently used keywords as favorites. You can also create a certificate group for Server, Client, and Device certificates by clicking the Group () icon from the respective tabs under Certificate Inventory.