# Certificates

Certificates management in GLPI allows to:

* Create an inventory of all organization certificates;
* Follow installation of certificates on assets;
* Include certificates in GLPI financial management;
* Anticipate and follow certificates renewal.

![Main fields of a certificate](https://3503800744-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FIiEHKRx5AeABNDLcRlWX%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-177937e3012ab2fb25c9d650d0d1edd3273bcaa0%2Fcertificates.png?alt=media)

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It is possible to use [templates to generate this object](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/modules/overview/templates).
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## List of basic fields

* Name
* [Status](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/tabs/common_fields/status)
* [Location](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/tabs/common_fields/location)
* [Technician in charge](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/tabs/common_fields/technician_in_charge)
* [Group in charge](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/tabs/common_fields/group_in_charge)
* [Alternate usernmame number](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/tabs/common_fields/alternate_username)
* [Serial number](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/tabs/common_fields/serial_number)
* [Alternate usernmame](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/tabs/common_fields/alternate_user)
* [Inventory number](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/tabs/common_fields/inventory_number)
* [User](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/tabs/common_fields/user)
* [Group](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/tabs/common_fields/group)
* [Manufacturer](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/tabs/common_fields/manufacturer)
* [Inventory number](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/tabs/common_fields/inventory_number)
* [Comments](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/tabs/common_fields/comments)

## Description of specific fields

* **Manufacturer (Root CA)**: This drop-down list allows you to select the certificate manufacturer;
* **Certificate type** :
* **Self-signed**: Tells whether certificate is self-signed;
* **DNS name**: The prefix of the domain name associated with the certificate (for example, if domain name is `server.mycompany.com`, DNS name is `server`);
* **DNS suffix**: The suffix of the domain name associated with the certificate (for example, if domain name is `server.mycompany.com`, DNS suffix is `mycompany.com`);
* **Expiration date**: Expiration date of the certificate, useful to configure alerts and anticipate renewal;
* **Command used**: Can store the system command that generated the certificate;
* **Certificate Request (CSR)**: Can store the system command that generated the CSR file;
* **Certificate**: Can store the data contained in the CRT file (PEM).

## The different tabs

### Items

List of all other linked GLPI [Items](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/tabs/item). You can manually add an item by selecting it from the drop-down list.

### Domains

[Domains](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/modules/management/domains) represents an Internet domain, with its name, expiration date... This object can itself be linked to other objects in GLPI support (tickets, problems, changes).

### Management

[Management](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/modules/configuration/general/management) of financial and administrative information, this information is visible in the 'Management' tab on the object form.

### Contracts

GLPI supports [contracts management](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/modules/management/contract), in order to manage contract types such as loan, maintenance, support...

Contracts management allows to:

* make an inventory of all contracts related to the organization assets
* integrate contracts in GLPI financial management
* anticipate and follow contract renewal.

### Documents

The [document](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/modules/management/documents) tab lets you link different types of file to a material (PDF, txt, png, etc.) You can attach a document already uploaded to GLPI or add a new one directly from this tab.

### Note

The [Notes](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/modules/tabs/notes) tab provides a free text field for storing additional information. Notes are displayed in the order of their creation. You can also add a document

## History

The *History* tab is used to show any changes made to an item. The following information about the changes is available:

* ID of the change.
* Date and time the change was made.
* User who made the change. If this field is not filled, it means that the action was done automatically (For example: automatic inventory update).
* Field that was changed.
* Description of the change that was made.

The description of the change represents either the difference between the old and the new value (For example with location field: Change HQ to Remote Office A), or the explanation of the action which was carried out (For example: Uninstallation of a software: "Gimp 2.0").

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## All Information

For an item, all information is displayed on one page from the *All* tab. This shows all of the tabs of an object's form in one view, one below the other.