View discovered certificates and endpoints
When you connect to an F5 BIG-IP LTM appliance, DigiCert® Trust Lifecycle Manager discovers existing certificates and virtual IPs on the appliance and adds them to your Inventory, where you can view and manage them.
Your Inventory includes all current assets in your Trust Lifecycle Manager account. To filter and view just the assets on the connected F5 appliance, use the functions described below.
Connector shortcut links
The connector details page in Trust Lifecycle Manager includes shortcut links to load pre-filtered inventory views of assets associated with that connector. Find these shortcut links in the Assets found section of the connector details page:
Managed certificates: Use this shortcut link to load existing certificates Trust Lifecycle Manager discovered on the connected appliance.
Unsecured IP/ports: Use this shortcut link to load virtual IPs Trust Lifecycle Manager discovered on the connected appliance that do not currently have certificates installed.
View F5 assets in inventory
On the Inventory page, you can make selections to filter and list specific assets on an F5 appliance. You can save your custom views and download the applicable records in CSV format.
Certificates and endpoints on F5 appliances are found in the Inventory > Certificates and Inventory > Endpoints categories, respectively. Use the tabs at the top of the Inventory page to switch between these categories.
System views
Use the dropdown menu above the Inventory table to switch between the default system views and any saved custom views. The following system views include assets associated with connected F5 appliances in each inventory category.
The Certificates inventory category includes the following system views:
System view | Description |
|---|---|
All certificates (default) | All unique certificates in your account, identified by their thumbprint, regardless of the number of locations where they are installed or appear. |
Server certificates | All server certificates, including ones issued, automated, discovered, or imported through Trust Lifecycle Manager. |
Client certificates | All device and organization certificates, including ones issued, automated, discovered, or imported through Trust Lifecycle Manager. |
The Endpoints inventory category includes the following system views:
System view | Description |
|---|---|
Automated (default) | All certificates currently being managed or available to be placed under management using the certificate lifecycle automation functions in Trust Lifecycle Manager. |
Discovered | All certificates issued outside of your account and discovered or imported into Trust Lifecycle Manager via scans or connectors. |
Unsecured | All known locations throughout your organization, including host:port targets, which do not currently have certificates installed on them or that have certificate discovery errors. |
Apply inventory filters
After loading an inventory view, use filters to refine the list of included records.
To apply a column filter:
Select the actions (three dots) menu next to the column header to filter by that field.
Select Column Filter.
Use the filter input to select or enter a value to filter by. Input types include:
Text input: Enter a single value or comma-separated list of values.
Dropdown: Select a value. Some dropdowns have checkboxes so you can select multiple values.
Calendar: Select a date.
Select Apply to apply the filter to the current inventory display.
Notice
The Filter action above the table contains additional filters not present as table columns, plus the ability to apply multiple filters at once.
To apply filters not present as table columns or to apply multiple filters at once:
Select the Filter dropdown above the inventory table.
Enter the conditions to filter by. For each condition:
Select the inventory field name in the left dropdown.
Select the conditional operator in the middle dropdown. For example, "equals" or "starts with".
Select or enter the field value(s) to match on the right.
(Optional) Refine the list of filters:
To add another filter, select Add condition.
To remove a single filter, select the X button next to it.
To remove all filters, select Reset.
Select Apply to apply all the selected filters to the current inventory display.
Tip
Your account dashboard includes shortcuts to launch pre-filtered inventory views of certificates with different expiration dates, issuing CA vendors, statuses, security ratings, and similar criteria.
Update inventory columns
Update the columns to control which fields are included and in what order.
To add or remove fields from the inventory table:
Select the Add column icon on the top-right of the inventory table.
Select columns to include or deselect columns to exclude. Your updates get applied immediately.
When you're done, select the Add columns icon again to hide the dialog.
To reorder the existing columns in the inventory table, select the column header and drag and drop that column to the new location.
Relevant filters for F5 assets
In the Inventory > Endpoints category, the following columns and filters can help identify inventory assets associated with a connected F5 network appliance.
Filter | Value |
|---|---|
Application |
|
Connector | Enter the full or partial Name of the F5 connector as shown on the Integrations > Connectors page. |
Location | Enter the IP address or port number of an F5 virtual IP endpoint. |
Notice
To see more details about a certificate or endpoint in your inventory, select the link in the first column of the Inventory table.
Customize your views
Use the Manage View (disk) button on the top-right of the table to save and manage custom views of your inventory. Each custom view applies to the inventory category where you created it.
Select the inventory category where you created the custom view.
Open the Views dropdown above the table.
Select your custom view from the My views section.
Select the Manage View (disk) button on the top-right of the inventory table.
In the Manage view sidebar, open the My custom views tab.
Find the custom view by name in the list, and select one of the following icons to manage it:
Disk icon—Update the custom view to use the settings and filters from the current inventory table in Trust Lifecycle Manager.
Pin icon—Mark the custom view as the default view to load when you first launch the applicable inventory category.
Trash icon—Delete the custom view.
Create reports and download inventory data
Use the Reports function on the top-right of the inventory table to download CSV data or create custom reports from the current inventory view.
To download a single asset, select the download icon in the far-right column of the inventory table.
Notice
You need report administrator permissions to create custom inventory reports. To learn more, see Report library (advanced custom reporting)
What's next
Use the email notifications function in Trust Lifecycle Manager to keep admins informed when the certificates on a connected F5 appliance are nearing expiration.