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System scope (SS) user permissions

System users are usually a DigiCert employee, unless your instance of DigiCert ONE is self-host. System users have access to the DigiCert® Software Trust Manager UI and are responsible for:

Onboarding accounts
Account provisioning
Providing account support

The permissions outlined in this article also apply to service scope system users. However, service scope system users:

Do not have access to the DigiCert® Software Trust Manager UI.
Are only identified by an alias and associated by an email address for alerts.
Are responsible for automation of workflows on a machine like a build server.

Note

System users cannot perform cryptographic actions and sign. Also see Account user permissions .

General permissions

Permission	User can	Notes
Manage CertCentral API key	Delete, disable, enable, setup, update and validate a CertCentral API key.
View audit log	View audit and signature logs in the account.
Export audit logs	Export audit and signature logs in the account.	`View audit log` is required as an additional permission to export audit logs.
View health	View app health (API).

Certificate permissions

Permission	User can	Notes
View certificate	View certificate details in the account.
Manage certificate hierarchy	Create, update, approve, reject, suspend, unsuspend, and view certificate hierarchies.	`View certificate` permission is required as an additional permission to manage certificate hierarchy.
View certificate template	View certificate template details in the account.
Manage certificate template	Create, update, and clone certificate templates.	`View certificate template` is required as an additional permission to manage certificate templates.
View certificate profile	View certificate profile details in the account.
Manage certificate profiles	Create, update, enable, disable, and delete certificate profiles. Update and delete certificates.	`View certificate profile` is required as an additional permission to manage certificate profiles.

Keypair permissions

Permission	User can	Notes
View keypair	View keypair details in the account.
Import keypair	Import keypairs into the account.	`View keypair` is required as an additional permission to import keypairs.
Manage keypair	Update, suspend or unsuspend keypairs. Create, update, enable, and disable keypair profiles. Create and update user groups. Create, update, and refresh key rotation. Generate a CSR	`View keypair` is required as an additional permission to manage keypairs.

Release permissions

Permission	User can
View release	View releases in the account.

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