How to publish a certificate

This document provides information on how to publish a certificate. Once a certificate is signed, it can be published on the desired device through Segura®, which will verify the authenticity and integrity of the information and transactions carried out.

Requirements

• A valid certificate.
  • Manually imported certificates must include their respective keys.
• When using the NetScaler as the publishing profile, the certificate must have at least a 6-character password.

Publish a certificate

To publish a certificate, see the following steps:

1. On Segura®, in the navigation bar, hover over the Products menu and select Certificate Manager.
2. In the side menu, select Certificates > SSL/TLS.
3. In the desired certificate, click Actions > Publish certificate.
4. In the General tab, enter the following information:
   1. In the Reason * field, select a reason for publishing the certificate.
   2. In the Governance Code field, enter a governance code.
   3. In the Publishing profile field, select the publishing profile.
   4. In the Create a new publishing profile field, select to create a new publishing profile.
   5. In the Publication profile name field, enter a name for the new publishing profile. This field is only available after selecting the Create a new publishing profile checkbox.
   6. In the Publishing plugin, select the publishing profile. This field is only available after selecting the Create a new publishing profile checkbox.
   7. In the Justification field, enter a justification for publishing the certificate.
   8. In the Use a registered credential to access all devices field, select to use a registered credential to access all devices.
   9. In the Access credential registered in the system field, select the registered credential to be used. This field is only available after selecting the Use a registered credential to access all devices checkbox.
   10. In the Credential username field, enter a username as the credential.
       Info

       The system will find this username in all registered devices to authenticate, therefore, the device must have a credential with the same username entered here.

5. Click Continue.
6. In the publishing profile tab, enter the information accordingly to the profile selected in step 4.. For more information on each profile, see Publishing profiles.
7. In the Servers tab, click + Add to select the servers where the certificate will be published.
   1. Select the desired servers, and click Add.
   Attention

   Ensure that the credential selected in the General tab can connect to the chosen servers.

8. Click Continue.
9. (Optional): In the Schedule tab, enter the following information about publication schedule:
   1. In the Enabled field, select to schedule to publication.
   2. In the Date and time of publication field, schedule the date and time of the publication. This field is only available after selecting Yes in the Enabled field.
10. Click Continue.
11. In the Review tab, review all information enter previously, and click Save.

The newly published certificate will appear on the SSL/TLS certificates report screen.

Do you still have questions? Reach out to the Segura Community.