Viewing Certificate Details

View certificate details to learn more about a certificate.

Viewing certificate details can help you understand the current overall state of a certificate and help you decide what to do with the certificate.

  • On the Certificates list page, select the name of the certificate that you want to view. If you need help finding the list page, see Listing Certificates.

    To find a certificate in a different compartment, under List scope, select a different compartment.

    The Console displays the following information:
    • OCID: The unique, Oracle-assigned ID of the certificate.
    • Compartment: The name of the compartment that contains the certificate.
    • Key Algorithm: The encryption algorithm of the certificate key pair.
    • Certificate Profile Type: The certificate profile that you used to create the certificate, which indicates its use.
    • Certificate Type: The certificate type, which indicates how it was issued.
    • Created: The date and time when you initially created the certificate.
    • Date of Expiry of Current Version: The date and time when the version marked as the current version is no longer valid.
    • Issuer Certificate Authority: The name of the certificate authority (CA) that issued the certificate.
  • Use the oci certs-mgmt certificate get command and required parameters to view a certificate's details:

    oci certs-mgmt certificate get --certificate-id <certificate_OCID>

    For example:

    oci certs-mgmt certificate get --certificate-id ocid1.certificate.oc1.<region>.<unique_ID>

    For a complete list of flags and variable options for CLI commands, see the CLI Command Reference.

  • Run the GetCertificate operation to view a certificate's details.