Certificate Metadata

Using user-defined certificate metadata Metadata provides information about a piece of data. It is used to summarize basic information about data, which can make working with the data easier. In the context of Keyfactor Command, the certificate metadata feature allows you to create custom metadata fields that allow you to tag certificates with tracking information about certificates. you can tag certificates with additional information you want to assign to certificates at the point of enrollment Certificate enrollment refers to the process by which a user requests a digital certificate. The user must submit the request to a certificate authority (CA)., such as points of contact or certificate/app owners. Metadata fields can be defined as being required or optional during enrollment. The data from the metadata fields can then be used for queries and alerts in the Management Portal.

First, you must add all the metadata fields you will use across the platform via System Settings Icon > Certificate Metadata (see Metadata Field Operations). These system-wide settings will then become the default metadata settings for all templates and they will be assigned to certificates during enrollment via the selected template A certificate template defines the policies and rules that a CA uses when a request for a certificate is received.. You may choose to modify the system-wide metadata field(s) for specific templates by creating template-specific metadata settings. See Certificate Template Operations and Enrollment for more information.