Create an automation profile

An automation profile is a template for SSL/TLS certificate deployment. A profile defines certificate properties, such as product type and validity, so you can maintain SSL/TLS uniformity across your environment.

When you schedule automation, you choose a profile. The agent then requests and installs a certificate with those pre-determined settings. You can define multiple profiles and choose the right one depending on the host device.

Before you begin

  • Identify common properties of certificates in your environment:
    • Host device is a dedicated endpoint or a load balancer
    • Certificate type
    • Validity period
    • Division that manages or owns the device and its certificate
    • Organization most commonly associated with the device and its certificate
  • Do you want this set of certificate properties to be the default profile? If you make it the default, you and other requesters can still choose a different profile as needed when scheduling automation.

Steps

  1. Go to Automation > Manage profiles.

  2. Click Add new profile.

  3. Choose the type of host for this profile: ACME automation for dedicated endpoint devices or sensor automation for load balancers.

  4. Specify the certificate properties you identified above.

  5. Click Save.

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