The options available in the Workflow
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. section of the Management Portal are:
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Workflow Definitions
Create workflows that manage processes such as certificate enrollments, renewals, or revocations end-to-end to require approvals, send emails, run PowerShell scripts and/or execute API
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. requests as part of the process and workflows that are initiated by an automated task that runs periodically (every 10 minutes by default) to identify additions and removals of certificates from a specified certificate 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).. -
Workflow Instances
Manage initiated instances of workflows to view active, suspended (requiring approval) and completed enrollments, renewals, revocations, and additions and removals of certificates from a specified certificate collection. This page allows you to view the steps in a given instance of a workflow (which may be different from the current configuration of the workflow definition), restart failed workflow instances, and delete workflow instances.
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My Workflows
Review initiated instances of workflows awaiting action by you and take action (e.g. approve or deny 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). or revocation requests) or created by you.