Admin Console Tasks

The following are common tasks in the Signum Admin Web Console. Each links to the full step-by-step guide for the console reference page.

Certificates

• Import a Certificate: Bring an issued certificate into the console after a CSR is signed.

• Generate a CSR: Fill out the identifying information for the X.509 certificate being requested and generate a public and private key pair.

• Create a Certificate Group: Create a collection of signing certificates to control which certificates users can see and manage.

Policies

• Create a Policy: Define What/Who/Where/When rules for a signing certificate.

• Create an Application Group: Define which client-side processes or command lines can trigger signing.

Alerts

• Create a Certificate Usage Alert: Get notified when a certificate signs or is blocked from signing.

• Create a Certificate Expiration Alert: Get advance notice before a certificate expires.

Access

• Create a Domain: Set up the Domain (SAML2, OAuth2, Local Users, or Certificate Users) that determines the authentication mechanism and which parts of Signum those users can access.

• Create a Role: Grant a set of users specific console permissions and certificate visibility.