# Certificate Profiles

Certificate profiles establish the technical parameters that can be included in a specific certificate, encompassing elements such as X.509 Certificate extensions, Subject DN, Key usages, Extended key usages, etc. These profiles are both extendable and upgradeable.

After logging in, navigating to the dashboard page and selecting "Manage profiles -> Certificate Profiles" will present the following page.

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**View:**

Select the View icon button adjacent to each record reveals the certificate profile details in a popup window, as shown below:

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**Edit:**

The Edit icon next to each record opens the 'Edit Certificate Profile' in edit mode, with the same steps as the Create Certificate Profile page.

**Delete:**

Click on the Delete icon next to each record, which displays the following popup window.

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Select the ‘Delete’ button which displays the following authenticator screen.

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&#x20;Enter the admin user name and token PIN and click on the Authenticate button. On successful authentication, click ‘Delete’ to delete the profile. The following confirmation message will be displayed.

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**Export:**

Select the 'Export to Excel' button in the 'Certificate Profile' section and download the certificate profiles to the local system.

**Deactivate:**

Click on the ‘Deactivate’ icon next to each record which displays the following popup window.

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Clicking ‘Yes’ will display the following authentication screen.

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Enter the admin user name and token PIN and click the Authenticate button. On successful authentication, click ‘Deactivate’ to deactivate the profile. The following confirmation message will be displayed.

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**Activate:**

Clicking on Activate icon next to an inactive record will display the following popup window.

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Clicking ‘Yes’ will display the following authentication screen

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Enter the admin user name and token PIN and click the Authenticate button. On successful authentication, click ‘Activate’ to activate the profile. The following confirmation message will be displayed.

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