Locking and unlocking SSL certificates

You can lock an SSL certificate to restrict other users from working on it. Or, you can unlock an SSL certificate to make it available for the other users.

Before you begin

Your lock permissions are subject to the status of the SSL certificate and the role that is assigned to you.

Table 1. Locking permissions for SSL certificates
Status Locked by others Action allowed
Final Yes Locking is not allowed.
Final No You can lock the SSL certificate.
Work in progress Yes Locking is not allowed.

About this task

To lock an SSL certificate, use the procedure that follows.

Tip: To know the details for an SSL certificate that might already be in the locked status, click the lock icon.

Procedure

  1. From the side navigation menu, select Company resources > Keys and certificates. Then, on the SSL certificates list page, search for a certificate.
  2. Click the three dots (or the Action options menu) and select Lock.
  3. Optional: On the Lock SSL certificate window, enter your comments in the Reason for locking (optional) text box.
  4. Click Lock.
    On the SSL certificate list page, the certificate now appears with the lock icon. You can hover over the lock icon to view the name of the user who locked the certificate.

What to do next

When you lock an SSL certificate, it is reserved for you to make changes. The locking restricts other users from checking out the certificate for making changes.

If you want to edit the SSL certificate, you can do so by accessing the Action options menu on the SSL certificate list page. To edit, select Edit.

Note: The edit option is visible to you for only those SSL certificates that you lock for yourself. For more information about editing, see Editing SSL certificates.

To unlock a currently locked SSL certificate, on the SSL certificates list page, select Action options menu and select Unlock.

Important: You can unlock only those SSL certificates that you lock for yourself. You cannot unlock an SSL certificate that is locked by some other user. However, your company administrator (admin) or IBM Support can unlock it. For more information, see Discarding SSL certificate edits.