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Certificate profile fields

See the table below for a description of the profile configuration fields


ℹ Some fields support both UI and JSON configuration, some do not.


UI field JSON Value Mandatory
Profile ID The unique identifier of the certificate profile, as a string of 2 to 64 characters consisting of lowercase letters and numbers. Yes
Profile Group The name of the group to which the certificate profile belongs, as a string of 2 to 64 characters consisting of lowercase letters and numbers. Every profile must be associated with one, and only one, group.
Default CA Types allowedCATypes The type of certificate authorities the profile supports, as a list of Type identifiers. Select at least one type.
Validity period validity_period The validity period for the issued certificates, as a time interval in ISO 8601 format. Yes
Key Usages usages The key usages permitted for certificates issued using the profile, as a list of key usage object identifiers. Use the JSON field to add key usages not included in the drop-down list. Yes
Extended key Usages usages The extended key usages permitted for certificates issued using the profile, as a list of key usage object identifiers. Use the JSON field to add key usages not included in the drop-down list. No
allowed_extensions The X.509 extensions permitted on request, as a list of the extension object identifiers. No
ignore_unknown_extensions true to ignore unknown extensions on request; false to reject requests with unknown extensions. No, defaults to true.
ca_constraint The basic constraints for the issued certificates, as the sequence described in Section 4.2.1.9 of the RFC 5280. No