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# Connect an intermediate certificate to its root certificate

# Connect an intermediate certificate to its root certificate {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Brazil  
Updated September 10, 2026  
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Connect intermediate certificates to recently imported certificates or to root
certificates located outside the servers to complete the certificate chain of
trust.

## Before you begin

If your root certificate is outside your server, you must first [Discover root certificates hosted outside your server](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/emRBWqQvVZ~s8b8hh4xpxQ "Collect information about root certificates stored outside your server. Create a specialized Discovery schedule."). If you need to import certificate
files, [Run Certificate Discovery via certificate file import](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/QjTAaIi2iPDaD07EVTZfeQ "In Certificate Inventory and Management, you can discover certificates by importing certificate files into the system using pattern-based Discovery.").  
Note:  
If your root certificates are already in your servers, they're discovered and connected to the certificate chain using the standard Discovery probes deployed to your servers.

Role required: Admin, discovery_admin, Certificate administrator

## About this task

Your intermediate certificate and your end-entity certificate are on your server. Discovery scans and establishes a certificate chain of trust for these
certificates. If your root certificate is stored outside your server, perform a special
Discovery on it and connect it to your intermediate certificate.
Failure to connect might result in intermediate certificates being identified as the
root certificate.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to System PropertiesAll Properties.
2. Select sn_disco_certmgmt.find_and_attach_root_certificate.
3. Set the Value to true in the System Property record.
4. Save the record by selecting Update.
5. Rerun the Certificate discovery  
   You can rerun the discovery using a port probe or a URL based Discovery.

## Result

Your intermediate certificate identifies its root certificate, completing Discovery of your certificate chain of trust.

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