Request certificates and set them to auto-renew

Set your certificate to auto-renew when you first request it.

Before you begin

Complete the following tasks to configure your system to renew your certificates automatically:

1. Configure MID Server for automatic certificate renewal
2. Add required applications and capabilities to your MID Server
3. Configure automatic certificate renewal

Role required: pki_admin or admin

Procedure

1. Navigate to Service Catalog > Certificate Management > Automated Flow > Request New Certificate (Automated).
2. Select the check box Want to Generate CSR?
3. On the Request a new certificate form, fill in the fields.
   For a description of the field values, see Certificate request form.
4. Select Generate.
5. Set the Validity Period for Certificate (in Days) field to validity period of the certificate.
6. Set the Renew Automatically field to Yes.
   Note:

   By selecting Yes, a new field appears called How many days before expiry does this certificate need to be renewed?.
7. Select the number of days before the certificate you want to renew in the How many days before expiry does this certificate need to be renewed? field.
8. Select Submit.

Result

Your new certificate is issued with instructions to renew automatically before it expires.