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  1. Documentation
  2. Manage certificates
  3. Client Certificates Guide
  • Get started
    • Set up your CertCentral account
  • Manage certificates
    • Client Certificates Guide
      • Issue Client certificates (Admin)
      • Reissue Client certificates (Admin)
      • Renew Client certificates (Admin)
      • Cancel pending client certificate orders
      • Cancel pending Client certificate reissues
      • Client certificate revocation process
        • Revoke a client certificate
        • Approve client certificate revocation request (Admin)
      • Resend the email validation for DigiCert client certificate email
      • Resend the create your DigiCert client certificate email
      • Turn on Client certificate renewal notifications
      • Configure Client certificate approval process
      • Generate your Client certificate
      • Manage your Personal ID certificate
        • (Windows) Export your Personal ID certificate
          • Internet Explorer: Export your Personal ID certificate
          • Google Chrome: Export your Personal ID certificate
          • Firefox: Export your Personal ID certificate
        • (Windows) Import your Personal ID certificate
          • Internet Explorer: Import your Personal ID certificate
          • Google Chrome: Import your Personal ID certificate
          • Mozilla Firefox: Import your Personal ID certificate
      • Configure Outlook to use your Email Security Plus Personal ID Certificate
    • SAML Admin Certificate Requests Guide
      • SAML Certificate Requests prerequisites
      • SAML Certificate Requests service workflow
      • SAML request a certificate workflow
      • Configure SAML Certificate Requests
      • Turn off SAML Certificate Requests
      • Restore access to SAML Certificate Requests accounts
      • SAML: Request a client certificate
      • SAML: Generate your client certificate
      • SAML: Download a copy of your client certificate
      • SAML: Submit a request to revoke a client certificate
      • SAML: Resend the Create Your DigiCert Client Certificate email
      • Allow Access to SAML Settings
        • Add a manager with the SAML permission
        • Edit a manager account and assign them the SAML permission
    • Secure Site certificate benefits
      • Access Secure Site priority support
      • Access Secure Site site seal
      • Access Secure Site malware check
    • Revoke an issued SSL/TLS certificate
      • Submit a request to revoke an SSL/TLS certificate
      • Approve (or reject) a certificate revocation request
    • Get a copy of your SSL/TLS certificate
      • Download a certificate from your account
      • Email a certificate from your CertCentral account
    • Add or replace the CSR on a pending certificate order
    • Order your SSL/TLS certificates
      • Order an OV single or multi-domain SSL/TLS certificate
      • Order an EV single or multi-domain SSL/TLS certificate
      • Order an OV wildcard SSL/TLS certificate
    • Organization and domain management
      • Validation process
      • Organization validation
      • TLS certificate organization validation process
      • Domain validation
      • Manage organizations
        • Add an organization
        • Submit an organization for pre-validation
        • Edit organization details
        • Enable adding non-CertCentral account users as verified contacts
      • Manage domains
        • Domain prevalidation: DCV methods
        • Hide alternative domain control validation (DCV) methods
        • Add a domain, authorize the domain for certificates, and use verification email as the DCV method
        • Add a domain, authorize the domain for certificates, and use DNS CNAME record as the DCV method
        • Add a domain, authorize the domain for certificates, and use DNS TXT as the validation method
        • Add a domain, authorize the domain for certificates, and use HTTP practical demonstration as the validation method
        • Common mistakes: HTTP practical demonstration DCV method
        • Change a domain's domain control validation (DCV) method
        • Domain prevalidation: Revalidate your domain before validation expires
      • Domain validation (pending order): DCV methods
        • Domain Validation (Pending Order): Use the Verification Email DCV Method
        • Domain Validation (Pending Order): Use the DNS CNAME Record DCV Method
        • Domain Validation (Pending Order): Use the DNS TXT Record DCV Method
        • Domain validation (pending order): Use the HTTP practical demonstration DCV method
      • DNS CAA resource record check
    • Manage certificate request approvals
      • Approve a certificate request
      • Remove the approval step from the certificate order process
      • Enable automatic certificate request approvals
    • Grant a Limited user access to a certificate order
    • Automatic certificate renewal
      • Turn on automatic certificate renewals
      • Turn off automatic certificate renewals
      • Set default user for Auto-Renew certificate orders
      • Turning on Automatic Renewals for a Certificate
        • Client Certificate: Turn on Automatic Renewals
        • Code Signing Certificate: Turn on Automatic Renewals
      • Turning Off Automatic Renewals for a Certificate
        • Client Certificate: Turn Off Automatic Renewals
        • Code Signing Certificate: Turn Off Automatic Renewals
    • Individual Certificate Renewal Notifications
      • Turn Off Renewal Notifications for a Certificate Order
      • Turn on Renewal Notifications for a Certificate Order
    • Basic and Business SSL/TLS Certificate Enrollment
    • Demonstrate control over domains on a pending certificate order
      • Use the Email DCV method to verify domain control
      • Use the DNS CNAME validation method to verify domain control
      • Use the DNS TXT validation method to verify domain control
      • Use the HTTP Practical Demonstration validation method to verify domain control
      • Common mistakes: HTTP Practical Demonstration DCV method
        • Don’t modify the URL provided
        • Don't place verificationtoken.txt on a different domain or subdomain
        • Don't include additional content in the verificationtoken.txt file
        • Don't place the verificationtoken.txt file on a page with multiple redirects
    • Cancel a certificate order
    • Get a copy of your SSL certificate
      • Download a certificate from your account
      • Email a certificate from your CertCentral account
    • Choose the language preference for your account
    • Logging Public SSL/TLS Certificates to Public CT Logs
      • Will DigiCert Log All Certificates to Public CT Logs?
      • When and When Not to Log Public SSL/TLS Certificates
      • Keeping SSL/TLS Certificates Out of Public CT Logs
      • Methods for Keeping SSL/TLS Certificates Out of CT Logs
      • Allow Users to Keep Certificates Out of CT Logs
        • CT Logging Certificate Detail Added
        • Enable the CT Log Exclusion Feature for Your Account
        • See if a Certificate Was Logged to CT Logs
      • Turn Off CT Logging for Your Account
      • Check if CT Logging Is Disabled for Your Account
      • Add an Unlogged SSL/TLS Certificate to Public CT Logs
    • DV Certificate Enrollment
      • Ordering DV certificates
        • Order a RapidSSL Standard DV Certificate
        • Order a RapidSSL Wildcard DV Certificate
        • Order a GeoTrust Standard DV Certificate
        • Order a GeoTrust Wildcard DV Certificate
        • Order a GeoTrust Cloud DV Certificate
      • Canceling a DV Certificate Order
      • Domain Control Validation (DCV) Methods
        • Use the Email DCV method
        • Use the DNS TXT DCV Method
        • Use the File DCV Method
        • File DCV method common mistakes
      • Accessing a DV Certificate
        • Download a DV Certificate
        • Email a DV Certificate from Your CertCentral Account
      • Reissuing DV Certificates
        • Reissue a RapidSSL Standard DV Certificate
        • Reissue a RapidSSL Wildcard DV Certificate
        • Reissue a GeoTrust Standard DV Certificate
        • Reissue a GeoTrust Wildcard DV Certificate
        • Reissue a GeoTrust Cloud DV Certificate
      • Canceling pending reissues on DV Certificates
      • Renewing DV Certificates
        • Renew a RapidSSL Standard DV Certificate
        • Renew a RapidSSL Wildcard DV Certificate
        • Renew a GeoTrust Standard DV Certificate
        • Renew a GeoTrust Wildcard DV Certificate
        • Renew a GeoTrust Cloud DV Certificate
      • Revoke an Issued DV Certificate
        • Submit a Request to Revoke a DV Certificate
        • Approve (or Reject) a Certificate Revocation Request
    • Public certificates – Data entries that violate industry standards
    • Certificate profile options
      • Get your Signed HTTP Exchanges certificate
      • Holen Sie sich Ihr Signed-HTTP-Exchange-Zertifikat
      • Demande de certificat Signed HTTP Exchange
      • SXG (Signed HTTP Exchanges)証明書を取得する
    • Renew an SSL/TLS certificate
    • Code signing certificates
      • Protect private keys
      • Order a Code Signing certificate
      • Order an EV code signing certificate
      • Reissue or re-key a Code Signing certificate
      • Reissue or re-key an EV Code Signing certificate
      • Renew a code signing certificate
      • Resend "Create Your DigiCert Code Signing Certificate" email
      • Download a code signing certificate
    • Document signing certificates
      • Renew a document signing certificate
    • Reissue an SSL/TLS certificate
      • Add SANs to your multi-domain SSL/TLS certificate
    • Duplicate an SSL/TLS certificate
      • Flex certificates: Duplicate an SSL/TLS certificate
    • Retiring underscores in domain names
    • DNS CAA resource record check
    • EV certificate countries
    • Flex certificates
    • Vouchers [Beta]
    • Automatic domain control validation checks
    • Mark a migrated certificate order as renewed
    • Multi-year Plans
    • End of 2-Year DV, OV, and EV public SSL/TLS certificates
    • ICA certificate chain option for public OV and EV flex certificates
      • Configure ICA certificate chain options for your public OV and EV flex certificates
    • Setting the "validTo" time on certificates
  • Certificate tools
    • Discovery cloud scan service
      • Run a single cloud scan
    • Discovery user guide
      • Discovery prerequisites
      • Discovery workflow and permissions
      • Sensor installation requirements
      • Install a sensor
        • Linux: Install a sensor
        • Microsoft Windows: Install a sensor
        • Virtual appliance: Install a sensor
        • Docker: Install a sensor
        • Kubernetes: Install a sensor
      • Sensor file structure
      • Configure a sensor to use a proxy server for communications
        • Change sensor proxy settings
        • Retrieve sensor proxy settings
      • Activate a sensor
        • Linux: Activate a sensor
        • Microsoft Windows: Activate or start a sensor
        • Docker: Activate or start a sensor
      • Stop a sensor
        • Linux: Stop a sensor
        • Windows: Stop a sensor
        • Virtual appliance: Stop a sensor
        • Docker: Stop a sensor
      • Update a sensor
        • Docker: Update a sensor
        • Kubernetes: Update a sensor
      • Restart a sensor
        • Linux: Restart a sensor
        • Microsoft Windows: Restart a sensor
        • Virtual appliance: Restart a sensor
        • Docker: Restart a sensor
      • Suspend a sensor
      • Void a sensor
      • Uninstall a sensor
        • Linux: Uninstall a sensor
        • Windows: Uninstall a sensor
        • Virtual appliance: Uninstall a sensor
        • Docker: Uninstall a sensor
        • Kubernetes: Uninstall a sensor
      • Rename the sensor
      • Set up and run a scan
      • Edit a scan
      • Sensor troubleshooting
      • Add public and private root and intermediate CAs
      • Blacklist IP addresses and FQDNs
      • Manually upload certificates
      • Delete all certificates and endpoints from scan results
      • Discovery renewal notices
        • Enable Discovery renewal notifications
        • Disable Discovery renewal notifications
        • Renewal notification per discovered certificate
        • Enable renewal notices for a discovered certificate
        • Disable renewal notices for a discovered certificate
      • TLS/SSL certificate vulnerabilities
        • Certificate name mismatch
        • Internal names
        • Missing or misconfigured fields and values
        • SHA-1 hashing algorithm
        • Weak hashing algorithm
        • Weak keys
      • TLS/SSL endpoint vulnerabilities
        • BEAST
        • BREACH
        • CRIME
        • FREAK
        • Heartbleed bug
        • Logjam attack
        • RC4 cipher enabled
        • DROWN
        • POODLE (SSLv3)
        • Sweet32
        • POODLE (TLS)
      • Supported endpoint configuration
      • Replace a certificate
    • Certificate lifecycle automation guides
      • CertCentral-managed automation user guide
        • Automation getting started
        • Automation workflow
        • Automation profiles
          • Create an automation profile
          • Edit automation profile settings
          • Manage default automation profiles
          • Fix an incomplete automation profile
        • Set up ACME automation for an endpoint device
          • Install and activate an ACME automation agent on Windows
          • Install and activate an ACME automation agent on Linux
          • Install and activate an ACME automation agent using a proxy server for communications
        • Set up sensor (agentless) automation for a load balancer
          • Configure your sensor for agentless automation
          • Configure sensor (agentless) automation settings using a file
          • Verify sensor (agentless) automation configuration
          • High availability on F5 BIG-IP load balancer
        • Schedule an automation event
        • Configure automatic renewal of automation profiles and certificates
        • Automation: Known issues
      • Manual ACME automation integration user guide
        • ACME Directory URLs for Signed HTTP Exchange certificates
        • ACME: Known issues
        • Configure automation agent to use a custom ACME client
        • Troubleshooting: ACME clients
    • Post-Quantum Cryptography
      • PQC toolkit setup guide
      • PQC dockerized toolkit guide
    • Azure Key Vault integration guide
      • Order an SSL/TLS certificate from Key Vault account
    • CT log monitoring service
      • Enable CT log monitoring
      • Disable CT log monitoring
      • Disable CT log monitoring urgent notification
      • Enable CT log monitoring urgent notification
    • Vulnerability assessment service
      • Enable the vulnerability assessment service
      • Disable the vulnerability assessment service
      • Configure the vulnerability assessment service email notifications
  • Manage account
    • SAML Admin Single Sign-On Guide
      • SAML Single Sign-on prerequisites
      • SAML service workflow
      • Configure SAML Single Sign-On
      • Turn off SAML Single Sign-on
      • Restore SAML Single Sign-on for CertCentral accounts
      • Allow access to SAML Settings permission
        • Add a manager with the SAML permission
        • Edit a manager account and assign them the SAML permission
      • Managing SAML Single Sign-on (SSO) users
        • Administrators and managers: SAML SSO-only versus SAML SSO account
        • SAML SSO account users versus SAML SSO-only users
        • Difference when converting SAML SSO-only and SAML SSO account users
        • Add a SAML SSO-only or a SAML SSO account user
        • Convert a SAML SSO-only or SAML SSO account user
        • SAML SSO: Invite users to join your account
    • Unlock a "locked" CertCentral account
    • Add a credit card to your CertCentral account
      • Deactivate an account credit card
    • Set up account credit
    • Add a new user to your CertCentral account
      • Resend the "DigiCert User Account Created – Action Required" email
      • User roles in your CertCentral account
    • CertCentral user roles and account access
      • Unrestricted versus restricted
      • Roles and account access
      • Subroles
    • CertCentral language preferences
    • Manage users
      • Add a user to your CertCentral account
      • Resend the create account instructions to a new user
      • Invite users to join your CertCentral account
      • Create your user account
      • Approve a new user's account
      • Unlock a locked account
    • Division management
      • Create a division
    • Customize your certificate request forms
      • Manage custom order form fields
        • Custom order forms fields features
        • Add a custom field to your request forms
        • Deactivate a custom order form field
        • Activate a custom order form field
        • Pending requests: Finish required and optional custom fields
        • Use your custom fields to search for specific orders
      • Limit who can add new organizations from request forms
      • Limit who can add new contacts from request forms
    • Manage Guest URLs
      • Create a Guest URL
      • Send a Guest URL to non-CertCentral account holders
      • Edit a Guest URL
      • Delete a Guest URL
      • View Guest URLs
    • CertCentral notifications
      • Set up account email notifications
      • Certificate renewal notifications
        • Certificate Renewal Settings
        • Configure renewal notifications
        • Configure escalation renewal notifications
      • Configure certificate lifecycle email settings
      • Add emergency contact email addresses for your account
    • Configure Private SSL certificate products
    • CertCentral account balance and PO process changes
    • DigiCert 2021 maintenance schedule
    • Subaccount management
      • Create and configure a subaccount
      • Managed subaccounts
      • Subaccount orders
      • Send subaccount invitations
      • Commissions
      • Configure bill-to-parent subaccount spending limits
    • DigiCert CertCentral Support Plans
    • CertCentral two-factor authentication
      • CertCentral two-factor authentication account configurations
      • Turn on two-factor authentication
      • Turn off two-factor authentication
      • Configure two-factor authentication requirements for your account
      • Enable 30-day computer verification for OTP app authentication
      • Set up the second factor of your two-factor authentication
        • Generate your client certificate
        • Set up your OTP app or device
        • Reset a client certificate or OTP app or device
    • Guest access
  • Upgrade to CertCentral
    • What should I know before I upgrade to CertCentral?
    • Where are my certificates?
    • Where do I manage payment options?
    • Where do I manage my organization information?
    • How does CertCentral make managing certificates easier?
    • CertCentral upgrade FAQ for Enterprises, Partners, and Resellers
    • How do I move CWS discovery to CertCentral Discovery?
      • How do I prepare my CWS sensors for CertCentral Discovery?
      • How do my CWS discovery settings get transferred to CertCentral?
      • What changes should I look for in CertCentral Discovery?
      • Repoint a CWS sensor to the CertCentral cloud service
    • How do I migrate my Venafi integration to CertCentral?
    • What you need to know about account data migration
    • What you need to know about domain and certificate migration
  • Change log

Client Certificates Guide

Related topics:

  • Issue Client certificates (Admin)
  • Reissue Client certificates (Admin)
  • Renew Client certificates (Admin)
  • Cancel pending client certificate orders
  • Cancel pending Client certificate reissues
  • Client certificate revocation process
  • Resend the email validation for DigiCert client certificate email
  • Resend the create your DigiCert client certificate email
  • Turn on Client certificate renewal notifications
  • Configure Client certificate approval process
  • Generate your Client certificate
  • Manage your Personal ID certificate
  • Configure Outlook to use your Email Security Plus Personal ID Certificate

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