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Before you begin

Before using DigiCert​​®​​ Trust Lifecycle Manager, work with your DigiCert account representative to prepare your DigiCert ONE environment. A system administrator helps you with these tasks in the specified DigiCert​​®​​ system component.

DigiCert® Account Manager

Prepare your DigiCert ONE account and licenses in DigiCert® Account Manager:

  • Add license files.

  • Create your primary DigiCert ONE account and organization for the account.

  • Create your primary DigiCert ONE account administrator.

  • Create additional users and set up API access if needed to help manage the account.

DigiCert® CA Manager

To get private trust certificates from an issuing CA in DigiCert ONE, prepare your private PKI environment in DigiCert® CA Manager:

  • Set up private root and intermediate certificate authorities to issue your certificates.

  • Add HSMs and register the partitions.

  • Add domains for OCSP, AIA, and other policies.

  • Set defaults for OCSP, CRL, and AIA.

DigiCert​​®​​ CertCentral

To get public trust certificates from DigiCert, set up a CertCentral account.

Contact your DigiCert account representative for help.