The user can enter the required information for the Certificate Manager service through the Samsung Cloud Platform Console, select detailed options, and create the service.

Certificate Manager Create

You can create and use the Certificate Manager service from the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.

To request the creation of a Certificate Manager service, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Security > Certificate Manager Click the menu. Service Home page will be opened.
2. Click the Create Certificate Manager button on the Service Home page. You will be taken to the Create Certificate Manager page.
3. Certificate Manager creation On the page, enter the information required to create the service, and select detailed options.
   • Service Information Input area: enter or select the required information.

     Category	Required	Detailed description
     Certificate Name	Required	Enter the name of the Certificate Manager to use Enter within 3-30 characters, including English letters, numbers, and special characters (-, _, .) Cannot be the same as an existing name in use
     Type	Required	Select the Certificate Manager type to use User Certificate: Public certificate issued by a Certificate Authority (CA) Self-issued Certificate: Certificate self-issued (Self-signed) by Samsung Cloud Platform Since it is relatively insecure, it is recommended for development/testing use.
     User Certificate > Certificate Body	Required	Enter Server (Leaf) certificate information Only one certificate can be entered in the certificate body Enter the entire content including the lines from —–BEGIN CERTIFICATE—– to —–END CERTIFICATE—–
     User Certificate > Private Key	Required	Enter private key information Private Key supports RSA encryption method Private Key can be entered in unencrypted PEM format Enter the entire content including the lines from —–BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY—– to —–END RSA PRIVATE KEY—-
     User Certificate > Certificate Chain	Required	Enter Certificate Chain information Can be omitted when using a private certificate Enter the Certificate Chain in order: Intermediate (Subordinate) certificate → Root certificate Public certificates must provide Certificate Chain information; only when there is no intermediate certificate (Chain CA) should use be disabled Enter the entire content including the lines from —–BEGIN CERTIFICATE—– to —–END CERTIFICATE—– If there are multiple Intermediate (Subordinate) certificates, enter each certificate’s content in order
     User Certificate > Certificate Validity Check	Required	Validate the entered certificate’s validity
     Self-issued certificate > Common Name	Required	Enter the domain name to be used for the certificate
     Self-issued certificate > Organization Unit	Required	Enter the organization and department that will use the certificate
     Self-issued Certificate > Start Date	Required	Enter the certificate usage start date (creation date)
     Self-issued certificate > Expiration date	Required	Enter certificate expiration date
     Expiration Alert	Select	Set whether to receive alerts before certificate expiration Use can be selected to enable expiration alerts If expiration alerts are set, an email is sent to recipients 45 days/30 days/15 days/7 days/1 day before certificate expiration
     Expiration Alert > Notification Recipient	Required	Select notification recipient when using expiration alert Enter user name in the search area to select notification recipient Up to 100 can be registered

     Table. Certificate Manager Service Information Input Items
     Reference

     • If the entered certificate information is not valid, you cannot create the Certificate Manager service.
     • If the Private Key is encrypted, enter the decrypted value using the openssl command below.
       • openssl rsa -in [Encrypted Private Key File name] -out [Decrypted Private Key File name]
     • For certificates issued via Let’s Encrypt, even if there is a previously issued Certificate Chain value, extract it again and input.
       • For detailed explanation of the extraction method, please refer to Chain Certificate Extraction.
   • Additional Information Input Enter or select the required information in the area.

     Category	Whether required	Detailed description
     Tag	Select	Add Tag Up to 50 can be added per resource After clicking the Add Tag button, enter or select Key, Value values

     Table. Certificate Manager additional information input items
4. Verify the entered service information and additional information, and click the Complete button.
   • Once creation is complete, check the created resource on the Certificate Manager List page.
     Reference

     To create a Load Balancer to use in the Certificate Manager service, click Load Balancer creation in Service Home.

     • For detailed explanation about creating a Load Balancer, please refer to Creating a Load Balancer.

Certificate Manager View Detailed Information

Certificate Manager service can view and edit the full resource list and detailed information. Certificate Manager Details page consists of Details, Connected Resources, Tags, Activity History tabs.

To view detailed information of Certificate Manager, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Security > Certificate Manager Click the menu. Go to the Certificate Manager’s Service Home page.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Certificate Manager menu. Navigate to the Certificate Manager list page.
3. Click the resource to view detailed information on the Certificate Manager List page. You will be taken to the Certificate Manager Details page.

• Certificate Manager Details page displays the status information and detailed information of Certificate Manager, and consists of Details, Connected Resources, Tags, Activity History tabs.

  Category	Detailed description
  Service Status	Certificate Manager Status Creating: Creating Active/Valid: Certificate valid Expired: Certificate expired Editing: Editing settings Terminating: Terminating Error: Certificate error
  Service termination	Button to cancel Certificate Manager

  Table. Status Information and Additional Functions

Detailed Information

Certificate Manager list page, you can view detailed information of the selected resource and, if necessary, edit the information.

Connected Resources

You can view the connected Load Balancer information on the Certificate Manager list page.

Tag

Certificate Manager list page, you can view the tag information of the selected resource, and you can add, modify, or delete it.

Work History

Certificate Manager List page, you can view the operation history of the selected resource.

Certificate Manager Cancel

You can apply for termination of the Certificate Manager service from the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.

To request termination of the Certificate Manager service, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Security > Certificate Manager Click the menu. Go to the Service Home page of Certificate Manager.
2. Click the Certificate Manager menu on the Service Home page. Navigate to the Certificate Manager list page.
3. Certificate Manager List Click the resource to view detailed information on the page. Certificate Manager Details You will be taken to the page.
4. Click the Service Termination button on the Certificate Manager Details page.
5. Once termination is complete, check the service termination status in the Certificate Manager list.