Knowledge Base

A Person is an individual end user for whom client certificates can be issued. Persons do not log in to SCM; instead, administrators manage their certificates or enable them to use enrollment forms for self-enrollment.

Organizations and Departments in Sectigo Certificate Manager (SCM) exist to help enterprise's structure certificate issuance, lifecycle management, domain assignments, and administrative access. Depending on complexity, an enterprise may configure multiple Organizations and subdivide each into multiple Departments.

Domains are a core component of Sectigo Certificate Manager (SCM). Before requesting publicly trusted SSL/TLS, client, or codesigning certificates, domains must be added to SCM, delegated to the correct organizational units, and successfully validated. This article explains how domains function in SCM and provides step-by-step guidance for adding, managing, delegating, and validating them.

Reports in Sectigo Certificate Manager (SCM) give administrators visibility into certificate activity, usage, provisioning, expiration, and auditing. They help monitor the certificate lifecycle, troubleshoot issues, support compliance, and provide internal or customer-facing reporting

This article provides a combined explanation of Usage and Subscriptions in Sectigo Certificate Manager (SCM), including real UI screenshots for clarity. Administrators can use this guide to understand how certificate consumption is tracked, how entitlements are structured, and how to interpret the SCM dashboard.

A comprehensive guide for understanding, adding, and managing administrator accounts within Sectigo Certificate Manager (SCM). This article outlines administrator roles, privilege levels, troubleshooting steps, and common support tasks.

Learn how password policies in Sectigo Certificate Manager (SCM) enforce strong security for administrators and organizations. Explore policy types, configuration steps, delegation options, and best practices for compliance and protection

Learn how to enroll a Code Signing Certificate in Sectigo Certificate Manager (SCM). This guide covers prerequisites, creating certificate profiles, setting up enrollment forms, sending invitations, and completing enrollment securely

Step-by-step guide for client certificate enrollment in Sectigo Certificate Manager (SCM), including prerequisites, creating enrollment forms, adding accounts and persons, requesting certificates, plus best practices and troubleshooting tips.

​​Up-to-date Release Notes of new features, enhancements, and resolved defects within Sectigo® Certificate Manager (SCM)