Certificate lifecycle automation guides
CertCentral automation is designed to be flexible and scalable.
General information
For general information about the automation service:
Deployment options
How do you want to automate your certificate management?
CertCentral managed automation
To learn about the CertCentral managed automation solution:
Choose this option for:
Scalable and centralized management in CertCentral.
Easy installation and configuration with built-in ACME client.
Automatic ACME client software updates.
Flexibility to use with custom applications.
Automation profiles and policy management.
Automatic renewal at the end of the validity period.
Automatic validation that certificate was received and installed.
API integration.
Use a third-party ACME client
To learn about using a third-party ACME client for automation of DigiCert certificates:
Choose this option for:
Your own ACME client such as Certbot already installed and configured.
Limited deployment scale that allows you to manage all your endpoints one-by-one.
Automation actions initiated locally on each certificate host.
Ability to automate certificates from the local command-line interface (CLI).
Important
If you need help or to report errors related to CertCentral managed automation, contact Support.