cacertificate : CA Certificate object.

An CA Certificate object represents a CA certificate description.

Object Reference

References to cacertificate are object references. The name part of a cacertificate object reference has the following components:

  • The certificate subject name.

Example: cacertificate/SW5mb2Jsb3ggQXBwbGlhbmNl:some_authority

Restrictions

The object does not support the following operations:

  • Create (insert)
  • Modify (update)
  • Global search (searches via the search object)
  • Scheduling
  • CSV export

The object cannot be managed on Cloud Platform members.

Fields

These fields are actual members of the object; thus, they can be requested by using _return_fields, if the fields are readable.

The basic version of the object contains the field(s): distinguished_name, issuer, serial, used_by, valid_not_after, valid_not_before.

distinguished_name

distinguished_name

The certificate subject name.

Type

String.

Search

The field is available for search via

  • ‘=’ (exact equality)

Notes

The distinguished_name is part of the base object.

The distinguished_name cannot be updated.

distinguished_name cannot be written.

issuer

issuer

The certificate issuer subject name.

Type

String.

Search

The field is available for search via

  • ‘=’ (exact equality)

Notes

The issuer is part of the base object.

The issuer cannot be updated.

issuer cannot be written.

serial

serial

The certificate serial number in hex format.

Type

String.

Search

The field is available for search via

  • ‘=’ (exact equality)

Notes

The serial is part of the base object.

The serial cannot be updated.

serial cannot be written.

used_by

used_by

Information about the CA certificate usage.

Type

String.

Search

The field is not available for search.

Notes

The used_by is part of the base object.

The used_by cannot be updated.

used_by cannot be written.

valid_not_after

valid_not_after

The date after which the certificate becomes invalid.

Type

Timestamp.

Search

The field is not available for search.

Notes

The valid_not_after is part of the base object.

The valid_not_after cannot be updated.

valid_not_after cannot be written.

valid_not_before

valid_not_before

The date before which the certificate is not valid.

Type

Timestamp.

Search

The field is not available for search.

Notes

The valid_not_before is part of the base object.

The valid_not_before cannot be updated.

valid_not_before cannot be written.

Fields List

Field Type Req R/O Base Search
distinguished_name String N Y Y =
issuer String N Y Y =
serial String N Y Y =
used_by String N Y Y N/A
valid_not_after Timestamp N Y Y N/A
valid_not_before Timestamp N Y Y N/A