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# Certificate Templates

The `Certificate Templates` page provides a list of enumerated certificate templates in entire Acitve Directory. The list contains the `Published`, `Allow Domain Authentication`, `Enrollee Supplies Subject`, `Require Manager Approval`, `Risk Score` ,`Exposure Point` and `Issue Counts` columns.

<figure><img src="/files/7fcxDeDcoWEPBtDH7Ocb" alt=""><figcaption><p>Certificate Templates</p></figcaption></figure>

## Certificate Template Details

Details page contains the `Risk Score` of the certificate template, `Exposure Point`, `Information` and `Issues` panes.

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You can analyze objects in the `Graph module` by clicking the `Visualize` button on the upper left side of the `Information Pane`.
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<figure><img src="/files/r9MzP7ajXIWAf1a3S2mf" alt=""><figcaption><p>Certificate Template Details</p></figcaption></figure>

## Information

`Information Pane` contains `Details` and `Published By` tabs respectively.

## Details

Details tab contains attributes below about certificate template object.

| Attribute                                       | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Name**                                        | Name of the specified object. (**Ldap Display Name**: name)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| **Display Name**                                | The display name for an object. (**LDAP Display Name**: displayName)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| **Distinguished Name**                          | Active Directory distinguished name of the object. (**Ldap Display Name**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| **Published**                                   | Whether the certificate template has been published by any certificate authority.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| **Enrollee Supplies Subject**                   | Whether specifying a Subject Alternative Name (SAN) during certificate enrollment to this certificate template has been allowed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| **Allow Domain Authentication**                 | Whether certificate template contains any Extended Key Usage(EKU) that allows to auhenticate in the domain.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| **Require Manager Approval**                    | Whether the certificate requests based on the template require manager approval to be issued.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| **Validity Period**                             | The period of time during which a certificate is intended to be valid.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| **Renewal Period**                              | The period of time during which a certificate is intended to be renew.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| **Schema Version**                              | The certificate template schema version.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| **Authorized Signatures Required**              | The number of Authorized Signatures to issue a certificate.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| **Enrollment Flags**                            | Specifies the enrollment flags. ([Field Reference](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-crtd/ec71fd43-61c2-407b-83c9-b52272dec8a1))                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| **Certificate Name Flags**                      | Specifies the subject name flags. ([Field Reference](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-crtd/1192823c-d839-4bc3-9b6b-fa8c53507ae1))                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| **Extended Key Usages**                         | Key usage extensions define the purpose of the public key contained in a certificate. You can use them to restrict the public key to as few or as many operations as needed.                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| **Certificate Application Policies**            | Specifies certificate application policy extension. In GUI, this attribute can be controlled by setting "Application Policies" in "Extensions" tab. ([Field Reference](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-crtd/44012f2d-5ef3-440d-a61b-b30d3d978130))                                                                                 |
| **Registration Authority Application Policies** | Encapsulates embedded properties for multipurpose use. In GUI, this attribute can be controlled by checking `This number of authorized signatures` check box in `Issuance Requirements` tab and choosing `Application Policy` menu. ([Field Reference](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-crtd/3fe798de-6252-4350-aace-f418603ddeda)) |
| **Issuance Policies**                           | Contains the list of required policy OIDs from registration authorities who sign the enrollment request. ([Field Reference](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/adschema/a-mspki-ra-policies))                                                                                                                                                          |
| **Created Time**                                | The date when this object was created. (**Ldap Display Name**: whenCreated)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| **Last Changed Time**                           | The date when this object was last changed. (**Ldap Display Name**: whenChanged)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |

## Published By

Published By tab contains a list of certificate authorities that are published this certificate template. This list contains `Root CA`, `Enterprise CA` and `Enrollee Supplies Subject` columns.

<figure><img src="/files/1E85VswGgXWROqXgyoNo" alt=""><figcaption><p>Published By</p></figcaption></figure>

## Issues

Issues pane contains identified issues on the certificate template object.

![Issues](/files/M7LE7v8qD0saAbDUG7Aj)
