How to set up the Authorities

This article explains how to set up the Certificate Authorities feature. A Certificate Authority (CA) is an entity tasked with issuing, renewing, revoking, and overseeing digital certificates. These entities can be either public or private. Registering the authorities lends credibility to the certificate managing process by verifying the authenticity of company interactions and data exchanges.

Create a new authority

To create a new authority, follow these steps:

1. In the top left corner, click Grid Menu, identified by the nine squares icon, and then select Certificate Manager.
2. On the side menu, select Settings and then Authorities.
3. In the top right corner, click View actions (the three vertical dots icon).
4. Select New; this will open the Certificate Authority form.
5. Select an authority.
6. In Name, enter the desired identification.
7. Keep Enabled as Yes.
8. Fill in the Plugin settings based on the selected authority.
9. Click Save.

On the Authorities' main page, you'll see the authority you just created.

Edit an authority

To edit an authority, follow these steps:

1. On the Authorities' main page, locate the authority you want.
2. In the corresponding Action column, click Edit (the pencil icon).
3. Update the form.
4. Click Save to confirm the changes.

Deactivate an authority

To deactivate an authority, follow these steps:

1. On the Authorities' main page, locate the authority to deactivate.
2. In the corresponding Action column, click Edit (the pencil icon).
3. In Enable, set to No.
4. Click Save to confirm the deactivation.

The authority will disappear from the list on the main page because the search field Enabled is set to Yes as default. Select No if you want to find the authority deactivated.

You can always select Edit to enable the authority again.

Search for an authority

You can use the search fields to filter the information if there are many registered authorities.

To locate the desired authority, follow these steps:

1. On the Authorities' main page, perform a search using the following fields:
   1. ID: the authority ID number.
   2. Plugin: select one plugin from the drop-down.
   3. Created by: the user who created the authority.
   4. Creation date: use the calendar to select one specific date or to set an initial date and create a time range.
   5. until: use the calendar to set a final date and create a time range.
   6. Changed by: the user who modified the Authority form.
   7. Change date: use the calendar to select one specific date or to set an initial date and create a time range.
   8. until: use the calendar to set a final date and create a time range.
   9. Enabled: the authority status in the system.
2. Click Filter to perform the search.
   1. Click Clear to erase the fields, if necessary.

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