The Keyfactor Command database can include certificates from many locations—including certificates synchronized from 
An Active Directory forest (AD forest) is the top most logical container in an Active Directory configuration that contains domains, and objects such as users and computers. and alternate forests, certificates synchronized from your EJBCA CAs, TLS (Transport Layer Security) and its predecessor SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) are protocols for establishing authenticated and encrypted links between networked computers. endpoint An endpoint is a URL that enables the API to gain access to resources on a server. locations (see SSL Discovery), certificates imported from certificate stores (see Certificate Stores), and manually imported certificates (see Add Certificate). The Certificate Search function allows you to query the database for certificates from any available source. You do not need to specify the source as part of the query.
A specific certificate search may be saved as a collection 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)., which can then be revisited without needing to enter the search selections again. The saved collection can then be referenced from other parts of the Management Portal (e.g. workflows and alerts, the dashboard, and select reports). Certificate collections may be added to the Certificates menu of the Management Portal for quick access. Several default certificate collections are created in new installations. For more information, see Certificate Collection Management.