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Create a CA connector for CertCentral

Set up a new CA connector to link DigiCert® Device Trust Manager with DigiCert CertCentral®. Once connected, you’ll be able to issue certificates using DigiCert’s public CAs.

Before you begin

  • You must have an active CertCentral account to connect your DigiCert® Device Trust Manager to CertCentral . Contact your DigiCert account representative if you do not have a CertCentral account.

  • A CertCentral API key for both authentication and authorization.

Create a CA connector for CertCentral

To create a new CA connector for CertCentral:

  1. In the Device Trust Manager menu, go to Integrations > CA connectors.

  2. Click Create CA connector.

  3. Provide a Nickname.

    Tip

    If your Device Trust Manager account requires more than one CA connector, give the CA connector a distinct and recognizable name so you can easily identify it when setting up certificate and enrollment profiles.

  4. Optionally, provide a description.

  5. For the CA source, select CertCentral CIS API.

  6. Enter your CertCentral CIS API key.

    If you do not have an API Key and would like to generate one:

    1. Sign in to DigiCert CertCentral®.

    2. In CertCentral, in the left menu, go to Automation > API Keys.

    3. On the API Keys page, select Add API Key.

    4. In the Add API Key window, enter a Description for the API key and select Add.

      The description could be the name of the app or the user you are linking the key to.

    5. In the User menu, link the API key to either a Service User or Users.

    6. Leave the API key restrictions menu blank (None).

    7. Select Add API Key.

    8. In the New API Key window, copy the API Key.

    9. Save the API key in a secure location.

      Note

      API keys are only displayed one time.

    10. After saving the API key (or keys), select I understand I will not see this again.

  7. Select Create CA connector.

Your newly created CA connector is listed under CA connectors.

What's next

Create a certificate profile for a CertCentral CA connector.

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