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In this article:

  • gRPC request
  • IssueCertificateRequest
  • Subject
  • BaseRDN
  • AdditionalRDN
  • SubjectAlternativeName
  • OtherName
  • EdiPartyName
  • operation.Operation
  • IssueCertificateMetadata
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  1. API reference
  2. gRPC
  3. Certificate Manager Private CA API
  4. PrivateCaCertificate
  5. IssueCertificate

Certificate Manager Private CA API, gRPC: PrivateCaCertificateService.IssueCertificate

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Updated at December 17, 2024
  • gRPC request
  • IssueCertificateRequest
  • Subject
  • BaseRDN
  • AdditionalRDN
  • SubjectAlternativeName
  • OtherName
  • EdiPartyName
  • operation.Operation
  • IssueCertificateMetadata
  • PrivateCertificate

Issues a new certificate for a given Certificate Authority (CA).

gRPC requestgRPC request

rpc IssueCertificate (IssueCertificateRequest) returns (operation.Operation)

IssueCertificateRequestIssueCertificateRequest

{
  "certificate_authority_id": "string",
  "name": "string",
  "description": "string",
  "subject": {
    "base_rdn": {
      "country": "string",
      "organization": "string",
      "organizational_unit": "string",
      "distinguished_name_qualifier": "string",
      "state_or_province": "string",
      "common_name": "string",
      "email_address": "string"
    },
    "additional_rdn": {
      "serial_number": "string",
      "locality": "string",
      "title": "string",
      "surname": "string",
      "given_name": "string",
      "initials": "string",
      "generation_qualifier": "string"
    }
  },
  "signing_algorithm": "Algorithm",
  "key_usage": [
    "KeyUsageExtension"
  ],
  "extended_key_usage": [
    "ExtendedKeyUsageExtension"
  ],
  "subject_alternative_names": [
    {
      // Includes only one of the fields `other_name`, `rfc_822_name`, `dns_name`, `x_400_name`, `directory_name`, `edi_party_name`, `uniform_resource_identifier`, `ip_address`, `registered_id`
      "other_name": {
        "type_oid": "string",
        "name": "string"
      },
      "rfc_822_name": "string",
      "dns_name": "string",
      "x_400_name": "string",
      "directory_name": "string",
      "edi_party_name": {
        "name_assigner": "string",
        "party_name": "string"
      },
      "uniform_resource_identifier": "string",
      "ip_address": "string",
      "registered_id": "string"
      // end of the list of possible fields
    }
  ],
  "template_id": "string",
  "deletion_protection": "bool",
  "desired_ttl_days": "int64"
}

Request to issue a new certificate for a given Certificate Authority.

Field

Description

certificate_authority_id

string

Required field. The ID of the Certificate Authority (CA) that will issue this certificate.

name

string

The name of the certificate.

description

string

A description of the certificate.

subject

Subject

Details about the certificate subject (e.g., CN, O, etc.).

signing_algorithm

enum Algorithm

The algorithm the CA will use to sign and issue the certificate.

  • ALGORITHM_UNSPECIFIED
  • RSA_2048_PSS_SHA_256
  • RSA_2048_PSS_SHA_384
  • RSA_2048_PSS_SHA_512
  • RSA_3072_PSS_SHA_256
  • RSA_3072_PSS_SHA_384
  • RSA_3072_PSS_SHA_512
  • RSA_4096_PSS_SHA_256
  • RSA_4096_PSS_SHA_384
  • RSA_4096_PSS_SHA_512
  • ECDSA_NIST_P256_SHA_256
  • ECDSA_NIST_P384_SHA_384
  • ECDSA_NIST_P521_SHA_512
  • ECDSA_SECP256_K1_SHA_256
  • RSA_2048_PKCS1_5_SHA_256: RSA PKCS 1.5
  • RSA_2048_PKCS1_5_SHA_384
  • RSA_2048_PKCS1_5_SHA_512
  • RSA_3072_PKCS1_5_SHA_256
  • RSA_3072_PKCS1_5_SHA_384
  • RSA_3072_PKCS1_5_SHA_512
  • RSA_4096_PKCS1_5_SHA_256
  • RSA_4096_PKCS1_5_SHA_384
  • RSA_4096_PKCS1_5_SHA_512

key_usage[]

enum KeyUsageExtension

List of purposes of the certificate, such as digitalSignature or keyEncipherment.

  • KEY_USAGE_EXTENSION_UNSPECIFIED
  • DIGITAL_SIGNATURE
  • CONTENT_COMMITMENT
  • KEY_ENCIPHERMENT
  • DATA_ENCIPHERMENT
  • KEY_AGREEMENT
  • KEY_CERT_SIGN
  • CRL_SIGN
  • ENCIPHER_ONLY
  • DECIPHER_ONLY

extended_key_usage[]

enum ExtendedKeyUsageExtension

List of extended purposes of the certificate, such as serverAuth or clientAuth.

  • EXTENDED_KEY_USAGE_EXTENSION_UNSPECIFIED
  • SERVER_AUTH
  • CLIENT_AUTH
  • CODE_SIGNING
  • EMAIL_PROTECTION
  • TIME_STAMPING
  • OCSP_SIGNING
  • IPSEC_IKE
  • MS_CODE_IND
  • MS_CODE_COM
  • MS_CTL_SIGN
  • MS_EFS

subject_alternative_names[]

SubjectAlternativeName

Subject Alternative Names (SANs) for the certificate, such as DNS entries or IP addresses.

template_id

string

Optional certificate template ID. Issue certificate with template's fields if non-empty.

deletion_protection

bool

Flag to protect the certificate from being accidentally deleted.

desired_ttl_days

int64

Desired time-to-live (TTL) of the certificate in days.

SubjectSubject

Subject field of certificate https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5280#section-4.1.2.6

Field

Description

base_rdn

BaseRDN

Required field. Most used field of subject

additional_rdn

AdditionalRDN

Additional fields of subject

BaseRDNBaseRDN

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5280#section-4.1.2.4

Field

Description

country

string

Two letter county code

organization

string

Organization name in arbitrary form

organizational_unit

string

Organizational unit name in arbitrary form

distinguished_name_qualifier

string

Distinguished name qualifier

state_or_province

string

State or province name in arbitrary form

common_name

string

Common name. For tls certificates it is domain usually.

email_address

string

Email address of certificate owner

AdditionalRDNAdditionalRDN

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5280#section-4.1.2.4

Field

Description

serial_number

string

Serial number of certificate subject in arbitrary form. Don't confuse with certificate serial number.

locality

string

Locality of certificate subject in arbitrary form.

title

string

Title of certificate subject in arbitrary form.

surname

string

Surname of certificate subject in arbitrary form.

given_name

string

Given name of certificate subject in arbitrary form.

initials

string

Initials of certificate subject in arbitrary form.

generation_qualifier

string

Generation qualifier of certificate subject in arbitrary form.

SubjectAlternativeNameSubjectAlternativeName

Extend subject of certificate https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5280#section-4.2.1.6

Field

Description

other_name

OtherName

Local defined identifier in arbitrary form

Includes only one of the fields other_name, rfc_822_name, dns_name, x_400_name, directory_name, edi_party_name, uniform_resource_identifier, ip_address, registered_id.

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5280#section-4.2.1.6

rfc_822_name

string

Encoded email address

Includes only one of the fields other_name, rfc_822_name, dns_name, x_400_name, directory_name, edi_party_name, uniform_resource_identifier, ip_address, registered_id.

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5280#section-4.2.1.6

dns_name

string

Widely used in tls certificates for domains

Includes only one of the fields other_name, rfc_822_name, dns_name, x_400_name, directory_name, edi_party_name, uniform_resource_identifier, ip_address, registered_id.

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5280#section-4.2.1.6

x_400_name

string

x400 name https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X.400

Includes only one of the fields other_name, rfc_822_name, dns_name, x_400_name, directory_name, edi_party_name, uniform_resource_identifier, ip_address, registered_id.

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5280#section-4.2.1.6

directory_name

string

Represents sequence of rdn for uniquely identifying entities

Includes only one of the fields other_name, rfc_822_name, dns_name, x_400_name, directory_name, edi_party_name, uniform_resource_identifier, ip_address, registered_id.

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5280#section-4.2.1.6

edi_party_name

EdiPartyName

Electronic Data Interchange entity

Includes only one of the fields other_name, rfc_822_name, dns_name, x_400_name, directory_name, edi_party_name, uniform_resource_identifier, ip_address, registered_id.

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5280#section-4.2.1.6

uniform_resource_identifier

string

URI

Includes only one of the fields other_name, rfc_822_name, dns_name, x_400_name, directory_name, edi_party_name, uniform_resource_identifier, ip_address, registered_id.

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5280#section-4.2.1.6

ip_address

string

ip address of certificate subject. May be used in tls certificates

Includes only one of the fields other_name, rfc_822_name, dns_name, x_400_name, directory_name, edi_party_name, uniform_resource_identifier, ip_address, registered_id.

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5280#section-4.2.1.6

registered_id

string

Object Identifier (OID)

Includes only one of the fields other_name, rfc_822_name, dns_name, x_400_name, directory_name, edi_party_name, uniform_resource_identifier, ip_address, registered_id.

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5280#section-4.2.1.6

OtherNameOtherName

Field

Description

type_oid

string

Object identifier for name type

name

string

DER encoded value of type with type_oid

EdiPartyNameEdiPartyName

Field

Description

name_assigner

string

Specifies the entity or authority that assigned the partyName

party_name

string

The actual identifier of the EDI party

operation.Operationoperation.Operation

{
  "id": "string",
  "description": "string",
  "created_at": "google.protobuf.Timestamp",
  "created_by": "string",
  "modified_at": "google.protobuf.Timestamp",
  "done": "bool",
  "metadata": {
    "certificate_id": "string"
  },
  // Includes only one of the fields `error`, `response`
  "error": "google.rpc.Status",
  "response": {
    "id": "string",
    "certificate_authority_id": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "description": "string",
    "issued_at": "google.protobuf.Timestamp",
    "not_after": "google.protobuf.Timestamp",
    "not_before": "google.protobuf.Timestamp",
    "deletion_protection": "bool",
    "created_at": "google.protobuf.Timestamp",
    "updated_at": "google.protobuf.Timestamp"
  }
  // end of the list of possible fields
}

An Operation resource. For more information, see Operation.

Field

Description

id

string

ID of the operation.

description

string

Description of the operation. 0-256 characters long.

created_at

google.protobuf.Timestamp

Creation timestamp.

created_by

string

ID of the user or service account who initiated the operation.

modified_at

google.protobuf.Timestamp

The time when the Operation resource was last modified.

done

bool

If the value is false, it means the operation is still in progress.
If true, the operation is completed, and either error or response is available.

metadata

IssueCertificateMetadata

Service-specific metadata associated with the operation.
It typically contains the ID of the target resource that the operation is performed on.
Any method that returns a long-running operation should document the metadata type, if any.

error

google.rpc.Status

The error result of the operation in case of failure or cancellation.

Includes only one of the fields error, response.

The operation result.
If done == false and there was no failure detected, neither error nor response is set.
If done == false and there was a failure detected, error is set.
If done == true, exactly one of error or response is set.

response

PrivateCertificate

The normal response of the operation in case of success.
If the original method returns no data on success, such as Delete,
the response is google.protobuf.Empty.
If the original method is the standard Create/Update,
the response should be the target resource of the operation.
Any method that returns a long-running operation should document the response type, if any.

Includes only one of the fields error, response.

The operation result.
If done == false and there was no failure detected, neither error nor response is set.
If done == false and there was a failure detected, error is set.
If done == true, exactly one of error or response is set.

IssueCertificateMetadataIssueCertificateMetadata

Metadata for the IssueCertificate operation, tracking the ID of the new certificate.

Field

Description

certificate_id

string

The ID of the certificate that was issued.

PrivateCertificatePrivateCertificate

A private certificate issued by a private certificate authority.

Field

Description

id

string

ID of the private certificate.

certificate_authority_id

string

ID of the certificate authority that issued the private certificate.

name

string

Name of the private certificate.

description

string

Description of the private certificate.

issued_at

google.protobuf.Timestamp

Time when the private certificate was issued.

not_after

google.protobuf.Timestamp

Time after which the private certificate is not valid.

not_before

google.protobuf.Timestamp

Time before which the private certificate is not valid.

deletion_protection

bool

Flag that protects deletion of the private certificate.

created_at

google.protobuf.Timestamp

Time when the private certificate was created.

updated_at

google.protobuf.Timestamp

Time when the private certificate was updated.

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