Active Administrator 8.8.1 - User Guide

Searching certificates

Searching certificates

The Certificate Search feature enables you to search for certificates in three different sources: computers managed by Active Administrator, certificate stores in selected computers, and the Certificate Repository. The New Certificate Search wizard helps you easily create a search based on multiple search values and criteria. You can save, edit, and delete certificate search definitions.

Topics 

•	Searching for certificates

•	Creating a new certificate search definition

•	Editing a certificate search definition

•	Deleting a certificate search definition

Searching for certificates

Searching for certificates

To search for certificates

1	Select Certificate | Certificate Search.

2	Select a search from the list.

If you do not see a search that fits your needs, create a new search definition. See Creating a new certificate search definition.

3	Click Search. The search results display.

▪	To filter the list by certificate name, start typing in the Filter Certificates Names box. The list filters as you type.

▪	To sort a column, click the column header.

4	Use the tool bar to manage certificates. You also can right-click a certificate and select an option from the shortcut menu.

Table 9. Certificate search results tool bar

Option	Description
Add to Repository	Add a selected certificate to the Certificate Repository. NOTE: Not available when the source of the search is the Certificate Repository.
View Details	View the details of the selected certificate. You also can install the certificate on a computer, export the certificate, and view the validation chain. See Viewing certificate details.
Export	Export a selected certificate to a selected location, either from the list of certificates or a selected computer. See Exporting certificates.
Validation Chain	View the validation chain of the selected certificate.
Install on	Install selected certificates on one or more computers. See Installing certificates.

Creating a new certificate search definition

Creating a new certificate search definition

You also can use an existing certificate search definition to create a new certificate search definition. See Editing a certificate search definition

To create a new search definition

1	Select Certificate | Certificate Search.

2	Click New.

3	Click Next on the welcome screen.

4	Choose the source to search for certificates. You can search managed computers, certificate stores on selected computers, or the Active Administrator certificate repository.

5	Click Next.

▪	If you search managed computers, select the managed computers to search. By default all managed computers are selected.

▪	If you search certificate stores, click Add and add computers to the list. See Adding computers.

6	Create the certificate search filter by selecting the values to search on and the criteria. Search by name, subject, issued to and by, effective date, expiration date, expired, key usage, revoked, serial number, thumbprint, store, and signature algorithm.

NOTE: Multiple search filter values are evaluated using the OR condition. Wildcards, such as * and ?, are not supported.

7	Click Next.

8	Review the selections you made. You can select to save the search for future use. Enter a name for the search.

NOTE: If you do not save the search, the search is saved anyway as Temp-n (unsaved) until you restart the Active Administrator Console or delete the search. If you choose to save the temporary search definition, click Edit, and advance the wizard to the page where you can enter a name for the search definition.

9	Click Next.

10	Click Finish.

The search proceeds automatically and the results display. See Searching for certificates.

Editing a certificate search definition

Editing a certificate search definition

You can edit a certificate search definition to change the search criteria or add/remove computers from the list. You also can use an existing certificate search definition to create a new certificate search definition.

To edit a certificate search definition

1	Select Certificate | Certificate Search.

2	Select a search from the list.

3	Click Edit.

4	Make desired changes to the search definition.

On the Summary and Save page, you can change the name of the search definition to create a new search definition.

5	When you click Finish, click Yes to refresh the results with the new search definition.