GET Certificates ID Validate

The GET /Certificates/{id}/Validate method is used to return details for the validity of the X509Closed X.509 defines public-key certificates that bind a public key to an identity. As profiled in RFC 5280, it’s the most common certificate/CA standard for TLS (web auth), client logins, S/MIME email, VPNs, and signed documents. certificate chain for the certificate with the specified ID. This method returns HTTP 200 OK on a success with certificate chain validity details in the message body.

Tip:  The following permissions (see Security Roles and Claims) are required to use this feature:
/certificates/collections/read/
OR
/certificates/collections/read/#/ (where # is a reference to a specific certificate collection ID—see CollectionID, below)
OR
/certificate_stores/read/
OR
/certificate_stores/read/#/ (where # is a reference to a specific certificate store container ID—see ContainerID, below)

Permissions for certificates can be configured at multiple levels. You can apply them system-wide—for all certificates or all certificate stores—or use fine-grained control by assigning permissions at the certificate collectionClosed The certificate search function allows you to query the Keyfactor Command database for certificates from any available source based on any criteria of the certificates and save the results as a collection that will be availble in other places in the Management Portal (e.g. expiration alerts and certain reports). or certificate store container level. The appropriate level depends on how the certificates are accessed. See Certificate Collection Permissions and Container Permissions for more information about system-wide versus more targeted permission models.

Table 312: GET Certificates {id} Validate Input Parameters

Name In Description
id Path Required. The Keyfactor Command reference ID of the certificate to be validated.
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 containers.

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.
ContainerId Query

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

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

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

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

See Container Permissions for more information.

Table 313: GET Certificates {id} Validate Response Data

Name Description
Valid A Boolean that indicates whether all the validity tests are in a passing state (true) or not (false).
Results

An object containing the X509 certificate chain validity fields. ClosedShow result fields.
Tip:  See the Keyfactor API Reference and Utility which provides a utility through which the Keyfactor APIClosed An API is a set of functions to allow creation of applications. Keyfactor offers the Keyfactor API, which allows third-party software to integrate with the advanced certificate enrollment and management features of Keyfactor Command. endpoints can be called and results returned. It is intended to be used primarily for validation, testing and workflowClosed A workflow is a series of steps necessary to complete a process. In Keyfactor Command, it refers to the workflow builder, which allows you to automate event-driven tasks such as when a certificate is requested, revoked or found in a certificate store. development. It also serves secondarily as documentation for the API. The link to the Keyfactor API Reference and Utility is in the dropdown from the help icon () at the top of the Management Portal page next to the Log Out button.