Understanding persons

Persons are individuals who have requested, or have been issued, a client certificate. They do not have access to SCM but can have certificates issued to them by an administrator. If authorized, they can manually request certificates through a configured enrollment form.

For more information, see Understanding enrollment forms.

Persons can be managed on the Persons page.

Persons page

The following table describes the controls on the Persons page.

Column Description

ID

The unique identifier for the person in SCM.

Name

The person’s full name.

Common Name

The common name to be included in the person’s certificates. For client certificates, this is typically the person’s full legal name.

Organization

The organization to which the person belongs.

Department

The department to which the person belongs.

Email

The person’s email address used for notifications and certificate issuance.

Alternative Emails

Alternative email addresses that may be included in the SAN of issued client certificates.

UPN

The user principal name (UPN) of the person that may be included in the SAN of issued client certificates.

EPPN

A unique identifier for individuals within education and research institutions, often resembling an email address.

Contact Phone

The person’s contact phone number.

Created

The date the person was created in SCM.

Created By

The administrator who created the person.

Modified

The date the person was last modified.

Modified By

The administrator who last modified the person.

Deleted

The date the person was deleted from SCM.

Deleted persons are only visible when the Show deleted filter is active.

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.

Download CSV

Downloads the table information as a .csv file.

Manage Columns

Enables you to select which table columns to display.

Admin controls

Add

Opens the Add New Person dialog where you can add a new person.

Import

Opens the Import Persons dialog where you can import persons in bulk using a .csv file.

Delete

Removes the selected person.

Edit

Opens the Edit Persons Details dialog where you can manage an existing person.

Certificates

Opens the Certificates dialog where you can view certificates issued to the person.

View Audit

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