Enrollment requests

To view and manage certificate enrollment requests, go to Certificate Management > SCEP > Enrollment Requests.

Before you can create or configure certificate enrollment requests, SCEP must be enabled, and HTTP access must be enabled on the network interface(s) that will serve SCEP clients (under System > Network > Interfaces).

The following information is available:

Create New	Create a new certificate enrollment request.
Delete	Delete the selected certificate enrollment request.
Approve or Reject	Approve or reject the selected certificate enrollment request.
Delete & Revoke Certificate	Delete the selected SCEP enrollment requests and revoke all the corresponding active user certificates. This option is available only if the Automatic request type for the selected request is Regular.
Search	Search for SCEP enrollment requests with subject fields matching the input text string.
Method	The enrollment method used.
Status	The status of the enrollment: Pending, Approved, or Rejected.
Wildcard	If it is a wildcard request, a green circle with a check mark is shown.
Issuer	The issuer of the certificate. Hover over the truncated value to see the full issuer name.
Subject	The certificate subject. Hover over the truncated value to see the full subject name.
Renewable Before Expiry (days)	The number of days before the certificate enrollment request expires that it can be renewed.
Updated at	The date and time that the enrollment request was last updated.

To view the enrollment request details:

1. From the enrollment request list, select a request by clicking within its row.
2. Select Cancel to return to the enrollment request window.

To create a new certificate enrollment request:

1. From the certificate enrollment requests list, select Create New.



2. Enter the following information:

   Automatic request type		Select the automatic request type, either Regular or Wildcard.
   Certificate Authority		Select one of the available local CAs configured on FortiAuthenticator from the dropdown menu. The CA must be valid and current. If it is not you will have to create or import a CA certificate before continuing. See Certificate authorities.
   Subject Information
   	Subject input method	Select the subject input method, either Fully distinguished name or Field-by-field.
   	Subject DN	If the subject input method is Fully distinguished name, enter the full distinguished name of the subject. There should be no spaces between attributes. Valid DN attributes are DC, C, ST, L, O, OU, CN, and emailAddress. They are case-sensitive.
   	Name (CN)	If the subject input method is Field-by-field, enter the subject name in the Name (CN) field (if the Automatic request type is set to Regular), and optionally enter the following fields: Department (OU) Company (O) City (L) State/Province (ST) Country (C) (select from dropdown menu) Email address
   Certificate Signing Options
   	Validity period	Select the amount of time before this certificate expires. Select Set length of time to enter a specific number of days (default = 365), or select Set an expiry date and enter the specific date on which the certificate expires.
   	Hash algorithm	Select the hash algorithm from the dropdown menu, either SHA-256 (set by default) or SHA-1.
   Challenge Password
   	Password creation	Select to either set a random password, or use the default enrollment password (see Enrollment requests).
   	Challenge password distribution	Select the challenge password distribution method. This option is only available if Password creation is set to Set a random password. Display: Display the password on the screen. SMS: Send the password to a mobile phone. Enter the phone number in the Mobile number field and select an SMS gateway from the dropdown menu. Email: Send the password to the email address entered in the email field.
   Renewal		To allow renewals, select Allow renewal, then enter the number of days before the certificate expires (default = 7). When renewal is enabled, you can optionally either allow or reject SCEP renewal requests for expired and revoked certificates (as burst renewal requests from FortiGate devices could exhaust the FortiAuthenticator and create duplicate certificates), and either allow or reject SCEP renewal requests signed using the old private key.
   Subject Alternative Name		SANs allow you to protect multiple host names with a single SSL certificate. SAN is part of the X.509 certificate standard. This section is not available when the certificate type is Intermediate CA certificate signing request (CSR).
   	Email	Enter the email address of a user to map to this certificate.
   	User Principal Name (UPN)	Enter the UPN used to find the user’s account in Microsoft Active Directory. This will map the certificate to this specific user. The UPN is unique for the Windows Server domain. This is a form of one-to-one mapping.
   Other Extensions		Includes optional settings for SCEP enrollment requests.
   	Edit device FQDN	Select to edit the device FQDN. Enter a new FQDN and select Save.
   	Add CRL Distribution Points extension	Select to add a CRL Distribution Points extension. A fully qualified domain name (FQDN) must be configured. The FQDN can be added or configured by clicking Edit device FQDN.
   	Add OCSP Responder URL	Select to add an Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) responder URL to obtain the revocation status of a certificate. A fully qualified domain name (FQDN) must be configured. The FQDN can be added or configured by clicking Edit device FQDN.

3. Optionally, apply key usage attributes.
   

   Advanced Options: Key Usages
   	Key Usages	Key usage attributes identify the purpose(s) of a certificate's key. Some applications require the explicit presence of attributes before the certificate will be accepted for use. When an entity contains multiple certificates or keys, key usage attributes can also be used to identify which is the correct certificate or key to use. When the Critical option is enabled, the certificate can only be used for the purposes indicated by the selected attributes, and attempting to use the certificate for other purposes results in a CA policy violation. For detailed information about key usage attributes, see End entities.
   	Extended Key Usages	Extended Key Usages provides an extended list of selectable attributes. The Critical option can also be applied to extended key usage attributes. When the Critical option is applied to both key usage and extended key usage attributes, only certificates that are consistent with both fields are accepted. For detailed information about extended key usage attributes, see End entities

4. Select Save to create the new certificate enrollment request.

   When created, the request will have a Status of Pending. A code is displayed which must be provided to the client as a challenge password for the automatic certificate enrollment process.