How to set up a certificate pool

This article explains how to set up the Pool certificates feature. Certificate pools are sets of digital certificates stored in a centralized location. Creating a pool it's helpful for organizations that manage many certificates.

Create a new certificate pool

To create a new pool, 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 Pool certificates.
3. In the top right corner, click View actions (the three vertical dots icon).
4. Select New pool.
5. In the Certified pool register form:
   1. Identification name: enter the desired identification.
   2. Enabled: keep as Yes.
6. In the Certificates tab, click on the plus icon.
   1. Select the certificates to include in the pool. The users responsible for the added certificates will receive a notification.
   2. Click Add.
7. In the Notifications tab, enter the emails of other users who should receive alerts (optional).
8. Click Save.

On the Pool certificates' main page, you'll see the pool you just created.

Edit a certificate pool

To edit a pool, follow these steps:

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

Turn off a pool

To turn off a pool, follow these steps:

1. On the Pool certificates' main page, locate the pool to turn off.
2. In the corresponding Action column, click Edit (the pencil icon).
3. In Enabled, set to No.
4. Click Save to confirm the deactivation.

The pool 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 pool deactivated.

Search for a pool

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

To locate the desired pool, follow these steps:

1. On the Pool certificates' main page, perform the search using the following fields:
   1. ID: the pool ID number.
   2. Name
   3. Enabled: the pool status in the system.
2. Click Filter to search.
   1. Click Clear to erase the fields, if necessary.

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