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Alerts

Overview​

The Alerts section of the Redtrust admin console lets you configure certificate usage and expiration alerts, which can be sent via email. To use these alerting features, a Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) service that supports Transport Layer Security (TLS) must be accessible.

Alert creation wizard​

The admin console offers a wizard to add new alerts to the system. This wizard is under Alerts > New. In the wizard, define the alert type, along with the certificates, events, and recipients it applies to.

In the dialog box, you can configure the following options:

1. Type of alert​

Certificate expiration: The alert is triggered when the configured conditions for certificate expiration are met, which may happen before the actual expiration date.

Certificates usage: The alert is executed when a certificate is used and the configured requirements are met.

2. Certificates​

This section specifies the certificates affected by this alert. You can define All certificates or search and add the certificates one by one.

3. Events​

This section outlines the conditions under which an alert will be send, based on the selection made in the first step.

  • To configure certificate expiration alerts, you have the following options:

    • Number of days notice: Specifies the number of days in advance to receive a notification before the certificate expires. You can set multiple notice periods if needed.

    • Receive alerts from expired certificates: It determines whether you will receive alerts when a certificate expires.

  • To configure certificate usage alerts, select whether you want to get notified when the certificate usage is allowed, denied or both.

4. Recipients​

You can configure the email address to which you will receive notifications. For expiration alerts, you can choose to store an event log in the system.

Alert management​

To view and edit an alert double-click the certificate's row. From the view dialog box you can modify the all the above characteristics.

A user with the correct permissions can also delete alerts by clicking ⋯ in the alert's row.

You can also delete individual or multiple certificates by selecting the checkbox next to the certificate or on the table header. This action will always require confirmation.