GET Certificates

The GET /Certificates operation returns a list of certificates with certificate details. Query parameters support filtering using defined criteria, control over pagination by specifying the page number and return limit, and customization of sorting based on specified fields and order. On success, the operation returns HTTP 200 OK with  the requested certificates, as determined by filtering, and their certificate details.

Tip:  The following permissions (see Security Roles and Claims) are required to use this feature:
/certificates/collections/read/
OR
/certificates/collections/read/#/

Permissions for certificates can be set at the system-wide or resource-specific level. The appropriate level depends on how the certificates are accessed. See Certificate Collection Permissions for more information.

In permission strings, # represents a specific resource identifier. In /certificates/collections/ permission strings it refers to a certificate collection ID (for example, CollectionId) and in /certificate_stores/ permission strings it refers to a certificate store application ID (for example, containerId).

Table 278: GET Certificates Input Parameters

Name In Description
includeRevoked Query A Boolean that sets whether to include revoked certificates in the results (True or False). The default is False.
includeExpired Query A Boolean that sets whether to include expired certificates in the results (True or False). The default is False.
includeLocations Query A Boolean that sets whether to include the Locations data in the response (True or False). If False is selected, the LocationsCount and Locations fields will still appear in the response, but they will contain no data. The default is False.
includeMetadata Query A Boolean that sets whether to include the Metadata data in the response (True) not (False). If False is selected, the Metadata field will still appear in the response, but it will contain no data. The default is False.
includeHasPrivateKey Query A Boolean that sets whether to include the correct value for HasPrivateKey in the response (True or False). If False is selected, the HasPrivateKey field will appear in the response with a value of False regardless of whether the certificate actually has a stored private key or not. The default is False.
CollectionId Query

An optional integer that specifies the certificate collection (CollectionId) to validate whether the user has sufficient permissions to perform the action. If a CollectionId is not provided, the user must have appropriate permissions granted system-wide or via certificate store applications.

Providing a CollectionId allows the system to check the user's permissions at the certificate collection level. Permissions are evaluated in the following order:

  1. System-wide certificate permissions
  2. Granular certificate permissions

Use either ContainerId or CollectionId, not both. If both are specified, CollectionId takes precedence, and the ContainerId is ignored (defaults to 0).

See Certificate Collection Permissions for more information.

QueryString Query

A string containing a query to limit the results (for example, field1 -eq value1 AND field2 -gt value2). The default is to return all records. Fields available for querying through the API for the most part match those that appear in the Keyfactor Command Management Portal search dropdowns for the same feature. For querying guidelines, refer to: Searching Certificates, including a list of supported query fields.

PageReturned Query An integer that specifies how many multiples of the returnLimit to skip and offset by before returning results, to enable paging. The default is 1.
ReturnLimit Query An integer that specifies how many results to return per page. The default is 50. Very large values can result in long processing time.
SortField Query

A string containing the property by which the results should be sorted. Fields available for sorting through the API include:

  • CertState
  • ImportDate
  • IssuedCN
  • IssuedDN
  • IssuerDN
  • KeyAlgorithm
  • KeySizeInBits
  • OwnerRoleName
  • NotBefore
  • NotAfter
  • SignatureStrengthCategory

  • TemplateName

Available sort fields are affected by the query provided in QueryString. The default sort field is NotBefore.

SortAscending Query An integer that sets the sort order on the returned results. A value of 0 sorts results in ascending order while a value of 1 sorts results in descending order. The default is ascending.

Table 279: GET Certificates Response Data

Name Description
AltKeySizeInBits An integer specifying the alternative key size in bits.
AltKeyType

This is considered deprecated and may be removed in a future release. See AltKeyAlgorithm.

AltKeyAlgorithm A string containing the OID in the format Friendly Name (OID).

For a full list of supported key algorithms in Keyfactor Command, see Algorithms and Key Types.

AltKeyTypeString

A string containing the alternative key type description (for example, ML-DSA-44).

For a full list of supported key algorithms in Keyfactor Command, see Algorithms and Key Types.

AltSigningAlgorithm

A string indicating the signing algorithm used by the CA to generate the alternative signature.

For a full list of supported key algorithms in Keyfactor Command, see Algorithms and Key Types.

ArchivedKey A Boolean that indicates whether the certificate has a key archived in the issuing CA (True or False).
CARecordId A string containing the CA's reference ID for certificate.
CARowIndex

An integer containing the CA's reference ID for certificate.

Note:  The CARowIndex has been replaced by CARecordId, but will remain for backward compatibility. It will only contain a non-zero value for certificates issued by Microsoft CAs. For Microsoft CA certificates, the CARowIndex will be equal to the CARecordId value parsed to an integer.
CertificateAuthorityId An integer indicating the Keyfactor Command reference ID of the certificate authority that issued the certificate.
CertificateAuthorityName A string indicating the certificate authority that issued the certificate.
CertRequestId An integer containing the Keyfactor Command reference ID of the certificate request.
CertState

An integer specifying the state of the certificate. ClosedShow certificate state details.

CertStateString A string containing the certificate state. The possible values are (see descriptions under CertState):
  • Unknown (0)
  • Active (1)
  • Revoked (2)
  • Certificate Authority (6)
  • Parent Certificate Authority (7)
CertStoreTypeShortNames An array of comma-separated strings indicating the certificate stores types associated with each certificate.
ContentBytes A string containing the certificate as bytes.
CRLDistributionPoints

An array of objects containing the distribution points for the certificate revocation lists the certificate could be in. ClosedShow CRL distribution point details.

Curve

A string indicating the OID of the elliptic curve algorithm configured for the certificate, for ECC templates. Well-known OIDs include:

  • 1.2.840.10045.3.1.7 = P-256/prime256v1/secp256r1

  • 1.3.132.0.34 = P-384/secp384r1

  • 1.3.132.0.35 = P-521/secp521r1

DetailedKeyUsage

An object containing details of the key usage configured for the certificate. ClosedShow detailed key usage details.

EnrollmentPatternId An integer indicating the enrollment pattern used for the certificate.
ExtendedKeyUsages

An array of objects containing the extended key usages associated with the certificate. ClosedShow Extended Key details.

HasAltPrivateKey A Boolean that indicates whether the certificate has an alternative private key stored in Keyfactor Command (True or False).
HasPrivateKey A Boolean that indicates whether the certificate has a private key stored in Keyfactor Command (True or False).
Id

An integer indicating the Keyfactor Command reference ID of the certificate.

Tip:  Certificate Id and Keyfactor Id both refer to the same value—the Keyfactor Command–assigned reference ID for a certificate. You may see either name in different parts of the Management Portal or Keyfactor API because Certificate Id was the original term, and Keyfactor Id is its newer replacement. The updated name helps avoid confusion with a different value—the certificate’s identifier on the issuing CA—which is now called the CA Record ID.
ImportDate The date, in UTC, on which the certificate was imported into Keyfactor Command.
IsCACertificate A Boolean that indicates whether the certificate is a CA certificate (True), or (False). It is only included in GET /Certificates/{id} (not GET /Certificates ). Returned for all certificates.
IssuedCN A string indicating the common name of the certificate.
IssuedDN A string indicating the distinguished name of the certificate.
IssuedEmail A string indicating the email address of the certificate.
IssuedOU A string indicating the organizational unit of the certificate.
IssuerDN A string indicating the distinguished name of the issuer.
KeyAlgorithm A string containing the OID in the format Friendly Name (OID).

For a full list of supported key algorithms in Keyfactor Command, see Algorithms and Key Types.

KeyRecoverable A Boolean that indicates whether the certificate key is recoverable at the CA level (True) or not (False).
KeySizeInBits An integer specifying the key size in bits.
KeyType

This is considered deprecated and may be removed in a future release. See KeyAlgorithm.

KeyTypeString

A string containing the key type description (for example, RSA).

For a full list of supported key algorithms in Keyfactor Command, see Algorithms and Key Types.

KeyUsage

An integer indicating the total key usage of the certificate. Key usage is stored in Keyfactor Command as a single value made up of a combination of values. ClosedShow value details.

For example, a value of 160 would represent a key usage of digital signature with key encipherment. A value of 224 would add nonrepudiation to those.

Lifespan The number of days of the beginning to end lifespan of a certificate, not to be confused with remaining validity.
Locations

An array of objects containing the locations where the certificate is found using certificate store inventorying. ClosedShow certificate store location details.

LocationsCount An array of objects containing a count of how many certificates are in each location type. This returns a list of type and count combination. For example:
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"LocationsCount": [
   {
      "Type": "IIS",
      "Count": 2
   },
   {
      "Type": "F5-SL-REST",
      "Count": 1
   }
]
Metadata An object containing the metadata fields populated for the certificate.
NotAfter The date, in UTC, on which the certificate expires.
NotBefore The date, in UTC, on which the certificate was issued by the certificate authority.
OwnerRoleId An integer indicating the Keyfactor Command reference ID of the security role assigned as the certificate owner of the certificate.
OwnerRoleName

A string containing the name of the security role assigned as the certificate owner of the certificate.

PathLengthConstraint A value is only displayed if the certificate is a CA certificate which has a PathLenConstraint basic constraint defined. The value represents the maximum number of intermediate certificates allowed. It is included only in GET /Certificates/{id} (not GET /Certificates ). Returned only for CA certificates.
PrincipalId An integer indicating the Keyfactor Command reference ID of the principal (UPN) that requested the certificate. Typically, this field is only populated for end user certificates requested through Keyfactor Command. See also PrinicpalName.
PrincipalName A string containing the name of the principal (UPN) that requested the certificate. Typically, this field is only populated for end user certificates requested from Microsoft CAs through Keyfactor Command (for example, auto-enrolled certificates).
RequesterId An integer indicating the Keyfactor Command reference ID of the identity that requested the certificate. See also RequesterName.
RequesterName A string containing the name of the identity that requested the certificate.
RevocationComment An internally used Keyfactor Command field.
RevocationEffDate The date, in UTC, on which the certificate was revoked, if applicable.
RevocationReason

An integer indicating the reason the certificate was revoked. ClosedShow revocation reason details.

SerialNumber A string indicating the serial number of the certificate.
SigningAlgorithm A string indicating the signing algorithm used by the CA to generate the signature.
SSLLocations

An array of objects containing the locations where the certificate is found using SSL discovery. ClosedShow SSL location details.

SubjectAltNameElements

An array of objects containing the subject alternative name elements of the certificate. ClosedShow SAN details.

TemplateId An integer indicating the Keyfactor Command reference ID of the template associated with the certificate.
TemplateName A string indicating the display name of the template that was used when issuing the certificate.
Thumbprint A string indicating the thumbprint of the certificate.