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In this article:

  • HTTP request
  • Body parameters
  • Subject
  • BaseRDN
  • AdditionalRDN
  • SubjectAlternativeName
  • OtherName
  • EdiPartyName
  • Response
  • IssueCertificateMetadata
  • Status
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  1. API reference
  2. REST
  3. Certificate Manager Private CA API
  4. PrivateCaCertificate
  5. IssueCertificate

Certificate Manager Private CA API, REST: PrivateCaCertificate.IssueCertificate

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Yandex Cloud
Updated at December 17, 2024
  • HTTP request
  • Body parameters
  • Subject
  • BaseRDN
  • AdditionalRDN
  • SubjectAlternativeName
  • OtherName
  • EdiPartyName
  • Response
  • IssueCertificateMetadata
  • Status
  • PrivateCertificate

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

HTTP requestHTTP request

POST https://private-ca.certificate-manager.api.cloud.yandex.net/privateca/v1/privateCertificates:issue

Body parametersBody parameters

{
  "certificateAuthorityId": "string",
  "name": "string",
  "description": "string",
  "subject": {
    "baseRdn": {
      "country": "string",
      "organization": "string",
      "organizationalUnit": "string",
      "distinguishedNameQualifier": "string",
      "stateOrProvince": "string",
      "commonName": "string",
      "emailAddress": "string"
    },
    "additionalRdn": {
      "serialNumber": "string",
      "locality": "string",
      "title": "string",
      "surname": "string",
      "givenName": "string",
      "initials": "string",
      "generationQualifier": "string"
    }
  },
  "signingAlgorithm": "string",
  "keyUsage": [
    "string"
  ],
  "extendedKeyUsage": [
    "string"
  ],
  "subjectAlternativeNames": [
    {
      // Includes only one of the fields `otherName`, `rfc_822Name`, `dnsName`, `x_400Name`, `directoryName`, `ediPartyName`, `uniformResourceIdentifier`, `ipAddress`, `registeredId`
      "otherName": {
        "typeOid": "string",
        "name": "string"
      },
      "rfc_822Name": "string",
      "dnsName": "string",
      "x_400Name": "string",
      "directoryName": "string",
      "ediPartyName": {
        "nameAssigner": "string",
        "partyName": "string"
      },
      "uniformResourceIdentifier": "string",
      "ipAddress": "string",
      "registeredId": "string"
      // end of the list of possible fields
    }
  ],
  "templateId": "string",
  "deletionProtection": "boolean",
  "desiredTtlDays": "string"
}

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

Field

Description

certificateAuthorityId

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.).

signingAlgorithm

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

keyUsage[]

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

extendedKeyUsage[]

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

subjectAlternativeNames[]

SubjectAlternativeName

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

templateId

string

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

deletionProtection

boolean

Flag to protect the certificate from being accidentally deleted.

desiredTtlDays

string (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

baseRdn

BaseRDN

Required field. Most used field of subject

additionalRdn

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

organizationalUnit

string

Organizational unit name in arbitrary form

distinguishedNameQualifier

string

Distinguished name qualifier

stateOrProvince

string

State or province name in arbitrary form

commonName

string

Common name. For tls certificates it is domain usually.

emailAddress

string

Email address of certificate owner

AdditionalRDNAdditionalRDN

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

Field

Description

serialNumber

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.

givenName

string

Given name of certificate subject in arbitrary form.

initials

string

Initials of certificate subject in arbitrary form.

generationQualifier

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

otherName

OtherName

Local defined identifier in arbitrary form

Includes only one of the fields otherName, rfc_822Name, dnsName, x_400Name, directoryName, ediPartyName, uniformResourceIdentifier, ipAddress, registeredId.

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

rfc_822Name

string

Encoded email address

Includes only one of the fields otherName, rfc_822Name, dnsName, x_400Name, directoryName, ediPartyName, uniformResourceIdentifier, ipAddress, registeredId.

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

dnsName

string

Widely used in tls certificates for domains

Includes only one of the fields otherName, rfc_822Name, dnsName, x_400Name, directoryName, ediPartyName, uniformResourceIdentifier, ipAddress, registeredId.

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

x_400Name

string

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

Includes only one of the fields otherName, rfc_822Name, dnsName, x_400Name, directoryName, ediPartyName, uniformResourceIdentifier, ipAddress, registeredId.

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

directoryName

string

Represents sequence of rdn for uniquely identifying entities

Includes only one of the fields otherName, rfc_822Name, dnsName, x_400Name, directoryName, ediPartyName, uniformResourceIdentifier, ipAddress, registeredId.

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

ediPartyName

EdiPartyName

Electronic Data Interchange entity

Includes only one of the fields otherName, rfc_822Name, dnsName, x_400Name, directoryName, ediPartyName, uniformResourceIdentifier, ipAddress, registeredId.

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

uniformResourceIdentifier

string

URI

Includes only one of the fields otherName, rfc_822Name, dnsName, x_400Name, directoryName, ediPartyName, uniformResourceIdentifier, ipAddress, registeredId.

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

ipAddress

string

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

Includes only one of the fields otherName, rfc_822Name, dnsName, x_400Name, directoryName, ediPartyName, uniformResourceIdentifier, ipAddress, registeredId.

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

registeredId

string

Object Identifier (OID)

Includes only one of the fields otherName, rfc_822Name, dnsName, x_400Name, directoryName, ediPartyName, uniformResourceIdentifier, ipAddress, registeredId.

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

OtherNameOtherName

Field

Description

typeOid

string

Object identifier for name type

name

string

DER encoded value of type with type_oid

EdiPartyNameEdiPartyName

Field

Description

nameAssigner

string

Specifies the entity or authority that assigned the partyName

partyName

string

The actual identifier of the EDI party

ResponseResponse

HTTP Code: 200 - OK

{
  "id": "string",
  "description": "string",
  "createdAt": "string",
  "createdBy": "string",
  "modifiedAt": "string",
  "done": "boolean",
  "metadata": {
    "certificateId": "string"
  },
  // Includes only one of the fields `error`, `response`
  "error": {
    "code": "integer",
    "message": "string",
    "details": [
      "object"
    ]
  },
  "response": {
    "id": "string",
    "certificateAuthorityId": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "description": "string",
    "issuedAt": "string",
    "notAfter": "string",
    "notBefore": "string",
    "deletionProtection": "boolean",
    "createdAt": "string",
    "updatedAt": "string"
  }
  // 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.

createdAt

string (date-time)

Creation timestamp.

String in RFC3339 text format. The range of possible values is from
0001-01-01T00:00:00Z to 9999-12-31T23:59:59.999999999Z, i.e. from 0 to 9 digits for fractions of a second.

To work with values in this field, use the APIs described in the
Protocol Buffers reference.
In some languages, built-in datetime utilities do not support nanosecond precision (9 digits).

createdBy

string

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

modifiedAt

string (date-time)

The time when the Operation resource was last modified.

String in RFC3339 text format. The range of possible values is from
0001-01-01T00:00:00Z to 9999-12-31T23:59:59.999999999Z, i.e. from 0 to 9 digits for fractions of a second.

To work with values in this field, use the APIs described in the
Protocol Buffers reference.
In some languages, built-in datetime utilities do not support nanosecond precision (9 digits).

done

boolean

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

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

certificateId

string

The ID of the certificate that was issued.

StatusStatus

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

Field

Description

code

integer (int32)

Error code. An enum value of google.rpc.Code.

message

string

An error message.

details[]

object

A list of messages that carry the error details.

PrivateCertificatePrivateCertificate

A private certificate issued by a private certificate authority.

Field

Description

id

string

ID of the private certificate.

certificateAuthorityId

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.

issuedAt

string (date-time)

Time when the private certificate was issued.

String in RFC3339 text format. The range of possible values is from
0001-01-01T00:00:00Z to 9999-12-31T23:59:59.999999999Z, i.e. from 0 to 9 digits for fractions of a second.

To work with values in this field, use the APIs described in the
Protocol Buffers reference.
In some languages, built-in datetime utilities do not support nanosecond precision (9 digits).

notAfter

string (date-time)

Time after which the private certificate is not valid.

String in RFC3339 text format. The range of possible values is from
0001-01-01T00:00:00Z to 9999-12-31T23:59:59.999999999Z, i.e. from 0 to 9 digits for fractions of a second.

To work with values in this field, use the APIs described in the
Protocol Buffers reference.
In some languages, built-in datetime utilities do not support nanosecond precision (9 digits).

notBefore

string (date-time)

Time before which the private certificate is not valid.

String in RFC3339 text format. The range of possible values is from
0001-01-01T00:00:00Z to 9999-12-31T23:59:59.999999999Z, i.e. from 0 to 9 digits for fractions of a second.

To work with values in this field, use the APIs described in the
Protocol Buffers reference.
In some languages, built-in datetime utilities do not support nanosecond precision (9 digits).

deletionProtection

boolean

Flag that protects deletion of the private certificate.

createdAt

string (date-time)

Time when the private certificate was created.

String in RFC3339 text format. The range of possible values is from
0001-01-01T00:00:00Z to 9999-12-31T23:59:59.999999999Z, i.e. from 0 to 9 digits for fractions of a second.

To work with values in this field, use the APIs described in the
Protocol Buffers reference.
In some languages, built-in datetime utilities do not support nanosecond precision (9 digits).

updatedAt

string (date-time)

Time when the private certificate was updated.

String in RFC3339 text format. The range of possible values is from
0001-01-01T00:00:00Z to 9999-12-31T23:59:59.999999999Z, i.e. from 0 to 9 digits for fractions of a second.

To work with values in this field, use the APIs described in the
Protocol Buffers reference.
In some languages, built-in datetime utilities do not support nanosecond precision (9 digits).

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