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# Explore

# Exploring Certificate Inventory and Management {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Yokohama
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* Updated January 30, 2025
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Certificate Inventory and Management serves as a centralized and automated solution for handling the complexities of certificate management. It enhances security, ensures compliance, and provides a streamlined approach to managing the
lifecycle of digital certificates within an organization.

## Certificate Inventory and Management overview {#cert-inventory-mgmt-explore__section_hzy_vjw_31c}

Certificate Inventory and Management is a centralized and automated solution designed to streamline the tracking and management of digital certificates in an IT infrastructure. By automating the discovery, inventory, and monitoring
processes, Certificate Inventory and Management enables organizations to maintain a comprehensive record of certificates, including essential details like expiration dates and issuers.

The system facilitates real-time tracking, automates routine tasks such as renewals, and supports customization to align with specific organizational needs. With integration capabilities into existing CI-based Discovery schedules and support for IPv6, Certificate Inventory and Management offers flexibility and efficiency in managing the entire lifecycle of certificates. Role-based access control ensures secure and tailored usage, while alerts and notifications keep administrators
informed about critical events, contributing to enhanced security, compliance, and operational efficiency in certificate management.

## Certificate Inventory and Management workflow {#cert-inventory-mgmt-explore__section_izy_vjw_31c}

Certificate Inventory and Management streamlines the process of scanning for certificates by automatically detecting them on specific ports through your established Configuration Item (CI)-based Discovery schedules. Additionally, Certificate Inventory and Management empowers users with the flexibility to generate new Discovery schedules tailored for scanning individual URLs. This dynamic approach ensures a robust and adaptable method for discovering and managing certificates, contributing to a secure and well-organized IT
infrastructure.  
Figure 1. Process flow diagram For more information on how Certificate Inventory and Management works, see [Certificate Inventory and Management process flow](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/cArzlr7hm5v_D9TTrKjxVw "Certificate Inventory and Management allows Discovery to automatically scan for certificates on specific ports through your existing CI-based Discovery schedules. In addition, you can create new Discovery schedules to scan individual URLs.").

## Certificate Inventory and Management benefits {#cert-inventory-mgmt-explore__section_lzy_vjw_31c}

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| Benefit | Feature | Users |
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| Management of TLS certificates by maintaining a centralized inventory, prioritizing certificates, and leveraging renewal workflows to prevent costly outages and ensure a secure environment. | [Configuring Certificate Inventory and Management](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/krNBTjaVxRS7qKIVAKkhdg "Establish a streamlined process for gaining insights into Certificate Inventory Management, covering key aspects like certificate discovery, bulk upload functionality, maintenance of certificate chain relationships, configuration of Credential Identifiers, customization of the system, creation of new/renewal requests, archiving tasks, automation of TLS certificate management, integration with Event Management, Slack notifications for alerts, and leveraging cert-Manager for efficient certificate generation.") | Certificate Administrator \[sn_disco_certmgmt.pki_admin\] |
| A secure and compliant certificate environment is maintained by overseeing, approving, validating, and authorizing necessary actions related to certificate tasks and flows. This comprehensive approach ensures that certificate renewal tasks and incidents for expired certificates are appropriately addressed, contributing to a robust security framework. | [Approve certificate tasks](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Mdz5mVxBnoKNJua24UrJsw "Sometimes you need to manually approve a certificate task to ensure the validity and security of TLS certificates.") | Certificate Approver \[pki_approver\] |
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