Creating certificate credentials

The certificate credential feature lets you store private keys that can be used for authentication.

The certificate you select must have a corresponding private key stored within Trust Protection Foundation.

TIP  Before you proceed, you should know that Aperture only lets you select existing certificates, while Policy Tree lets you either select existing certificates or import a new certificate if the certificate you need is not yet in Trust Protection Foundation.

To create a certificate credential (Aperture)

  1. From the Certificate Manager - Self-Hosted menu bar, click Inventory > Credentials, and then click Create a New Credential.

  2. Click the Credential Type list and select Certificate.

  3. Click Folder and select the policy folder in which to create your new credential.

  4. In Credential Name, type a unique name for the new credential object, and then click Create and Configure.

  1. In Edit Credential Settings, click the Certificate field to locate and select the certificate to use for this credential.

    The certificate you select must have a corresponding private key stored within Trust Protection Foundation.

  1. (Optional) In Description, type a description of your new credential.

    A strong description can be useful in helping other administrators better understand the purpose of your new object (such as certificates, jobs, credentials, devices, trust stores, etc.), or to remind yourself later why you created it.

  2. (Optional) Click Contacts and select one or more users or groups to whom you want default system notifications to be sent.

    The default contact is the master administrator.

    For more information about selecting contacts in Trust Protection Foundation, see Specifying who should get default system notifications.

  1. When you're finished, click Save.