Create automation profiles for public CertCentral certificates
Before you begin
You need a connector that links DigiCert® Trust Lifecycle Manager to your CertCentral account.
You need available Certificate management seats allocated to the business unit where certificates will be issued.
Create the certificate profile
From the main menu, select Manage > Profiles.
Select the Create profile from template button at top.
Select the CertCentral Public Server Certificate template as the basis for creating the profile.
Fill in the Primary options for your new profile:
Profile name: Enter a friendly name for this profile.
Business unit: Select the business unit for certificates issued from this profile.
Certificate type: Select the type of public certificates (CertCentral product type) to issue.
Issuing CA: Optionally, select which public DigiCert certificate authority will issue the certificates. This is only available if configured in CertCentral.
Enrollment method:
Select DigiCert agent to install certificates to web servers using DigiCert agents.
Select DigiCert sensor to install certificates to network appliances or cloud services using DigiCert sensors.
Select 3rd-party ACME client to request and install certificates using a third-party ACME client instead of DigiCert's managed automation tools.
Select the Certificate options for certificates issued from this profile:
Certificate fields: Select the certificate validity period, signing algorithm, and key type/size.
Renewal options: Select whether auto-renewal should be enabled for certificates and any corresponding multi-year plans. If enabled, select whether to renew certificates 30 days before expiration or set up a custom schedule.
Select any Additional options for:
Email configuration and notifications: Email communications settings for certificate lifecycle event notifications.
Organization and contact details: Select an organization and/or enter custom contact details for certificates issued from this profile.
Select the Hide non-validated organizations option to list only prevalidated organizations.
Type into the Organization input to search by organization name. The dropdown lists a maximum of 1,000 organizations at once.
Tags: Enter custom tags to apply to all certificates issued from this profile. Tags help identify the certificates for tracking and management purposes.
When you are ready, select Create to save the new certificate automation profile.