You can use the notification feature of Certificate Management Service to configure custom notifications for SSL certificates. This helps meet your specific requirements. This topic describes how to configure custom notifications for certificates.
Background information
You can use the notification feature to configure expiration notification policies for issued certificates. You can also configure notification policies for alerts at core stages during the lifecycles of certificates, such as certificate download and revocation. In addition, you can specify whether to receive the latest updates and announcements of Certificate Management Service, and the updates and changes to intermediate root certificates. This helps provide precise and personalized support for your O&M operations.
The following table describes the differences between a default notification policy and a custom notification policy.
Item | Default notification policy (Only expiration notifications are included.) | Custom notification policy (Expiration notifications and core operation notifications are included.) |
Notification contact | 1 contact | Up to 10 contacts |
Notification method | Email and internal message | Email, internal message, and chatbot |
Notification time | All day | All day or from 09:00 to 20:00 |
Notification dimension | Only certificate expiration notifications | The following types of notifications are supported:
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Expiration notification time | Notifications are sent 30 days before the expiration date of a certificate. You cannot change the time. | The following periods of time are supported:
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Expiration notification frequency | Only one expiration notification is sent 30 days before the expiration date of a certificate. You cannot change the frequency. | The following frequencies are supported:
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Prerequisites
A certificate is issued by using the Certificate Management Service console. For more information, see Purchase SSL certificates and Apply for a certificate.
If your certificate is an uploaded certificate, you must purchase the quota for notification. For more information, see Purchase the quota for notification.
Procedure
Log on to the Certificate Management Service console.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose .
On the SSL Certificates page, find the certificate for which you want to configure notifications, and click Edit in the Actions column.
To configure notifications for multiple certificates at a time, select multiple certificates and click Batch Edit below the certificate list.
In the Edit Notification panel, turn on Notification Switch, configure the following parameters, and then click OK.
Parameter
Description
Alert Contact
Specify a certificate notification contact. You can specify up to 10 contacts.
Notification Method
Select the method to receive notifications. Valid values: Email Address, Internal Message, and DingTalk/WeCom/Lark.
To use the DingTalk, WeCom, or Lark method, specify a webhook URL for DingTalk, WeCom, or Lark when you create a contact on the Contact Management page. For more information, see Manage contacts.
Notification Content
Select Business Notification, Alert Notification, and Product Change.
Expiration Notification Frequency
Select the frequency at which you want to receive notifications.
Expiration Deadline Notification
Select a time range during which you want to receive notifications before the certificate expires.