Understanding CA backends
CA backends represent Sectigo and third-party certificate authorities (CAs) that are connected to SCM for certificate issuance or management. The following types of CA backends are displayed in SCM:
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Sectigo Public CA — The Sectigo Public CA is used to issue publicly-trusted certificates. This CA is managed by Sectigo and is not configurable in SCM.
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Sectigo Private CA — The Sectigo Private CA is used to issue private certificates. This CA is managed by Sectigo and is not configurable in SCM.
The Sectigo Private CA is only displayed if configured for your account. For more information about private CAs, contact your Sectigo account manager. -
Third-party CA Backends — Third-party CA backends represent the connection of external CAs to SCM. These CAs are added and managed through SCM and require the configuration of a CA connector.
For more information on CA connectors, see Understanding CA connectors.
CA backends can be managed on the page.
The following table describes the settings and controls of the CA Backends page.
| Column | Description |
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Status |
The status of the CA backend. The possible values are:
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Private CAs |
The number of private CAs associated with the CA backend. |
Connector |
The CA connector associated with the CA backend. |
Local CA Backend |
The local CA backend associated with the CA connector. |
Table controls |
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Refresh |
Refreshes the information presented on the page. |
Admin controls |
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Add |
Opens the Add CA Backend dialog where you can add a new CA backend. |
Edit |
Opens the Edit CA Backend dialog where you can manage an existing CA backend. |
Delete |
Deletes the selected CA backend. |
Scan |
Scans the selected CA backend. |