Understanding EST endpoints

SCM supports the enrollment and management of certificates through the Enrollment Over Secure Transport (EST) protocol. The EST protocol is commonly used in Mobile Device Management (MDM) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and networking hardware for certificate enrollment. It is considered a successor to the widely used Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP).

SCM supports the following EST endpoints:

SSL EST
Client certificate EST
Device certificate EST

Access to EST endpoints is granted by connecting the EST client to an EST endpoint using a configured username/password, or an EST client certificate from a trusted issuer.

For more information on EST, see What Is EST?, or EST RFC 7030.

EST enrollment endpoints can be managed on the EST page.

The following table describes the controls on the EST page.

Column	Description
Name	The name of the EST enrollment endpoint.
URL	The URL used to access the enrollment endpoint.
Type	The type of certificate available through the enrollment endpoint. The possible values are: SSL EST Client certificate EST Device certificate EST
Table controls
Filter	Enables you to sort the table information using custom filters.
Group	Enables you to sort the table information using predefined groups.
Refresh	Refreshes the information presented in the table.
Admin controls
Add	Opens the Create Enrollment Endpoint dialog where you can add a new EST endpoint.
Delete	Removes the selected EST endpoint.
Edit	Opens the Edit Enrollment Endpoint dialog where you can manage an existing EST endpoint.
View Audit	Opens the Enrollment Endpoint Audit dialog where you can view or download audit logs.

Column

Description

Name

The name of the EST enrollment endpoint.

URL

The URL used to access the enrollment endpoint.

Type

The type of certificate available through the enrollment endpoint.

The possible values are:

SSL EST
Client certificate EST
Device certificate EST

Table controls

Filter

Enables you to sort the table information using custom filters.

Group

Enables you to sort the table information using predefined groups.

Refresh

Refreshes the information presented in the table.

Admin controls

Add

Opens the Create Enrollment Endpoint dialog where you can add a new EST endpoint.

Delete

Removes the selected EST endpoint.

Edit

Opens the Edit Enrollment Endpoint dialog where you can manage an existing EST endpoint.

View Audit

Opens the Enrollment Endpoint Audit dialog where you can view or download audit logs.