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Alerts


The Alerts section of the Admin Web Console lets you configure email notifications for two types of certificate events: usage and expiration.

  • Certificate Usage Alerts: Sent every time a certificate is used to sign, either successfully (Allowed) or blocked by a policy (Denied). Use these to monitor high-value certificates, detect unexpected signing activity, or track policy denials.

  • Certificate Expiration Alerts: Send advance notice before a certificate's expiry date, based on thresholds you define. Use these to ensure you have enough time to renew before a certificate expires and signing breaks.

Both alert types can optionally write to the Events log in addition to sending email, creating an audit trail independent of email delivery.

Prerequisites

  • Alerts require an SMTP server configured with TLS. This is set up by Keyfactor during deployment. If alerts are not sending, contact support@keyfactor.com to verify your SMTP configuration.

  • You must have the Signum Administrator role or a role with Alerts permissions to create and manage alerts.

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For a walkthrough of setting up expiration alerts as part of a full certificate renewal workflow, see Monitor Certificate Expiry and Renew a Signing Certificate.