Details for the Certificates Service

Learn the details about permissions for the Certificates service so you can write policies to control access to its resources.

This topic covers Certificates service details about resource-types you can grant permissions to, special variables you can use when adding conditions to a policy, the hierarchy of permissions and API operations covered by each verb for each resource-type, and the permissions for each API operation.

Individual Resource-Types

Individual resource-types let you write policy statements scoped to a specific resource-type and no others.

leaf-certificates

leaf-certificate-versions

leaf-certificate-bundles

certificate-authorities

certificate-authority-versions

certificate-authority-bundles

certificate-authority-delegates

cabundles

certificate-associations

certificate-authority-associations

cabundle-associations

Aggregate Resource-Types

Aggregate resource-types let you write policy statements with a scope that extends beyond an individual resource-type to all resource-types covered by the aggregate resource-type.

leaf-certificate-family

certificate-authority-family

A policy that uses <verb> leaf-certificate-family is equivalent to writing one with a separate <verb> <individual resource-type> statement for each of the following individual certificate resource-types: leaf-certificates, leaf-certificate-versions, leaf-certificate-bundles, cabundles, certificate-associations, and cabundle-associations.

A policy that uses <verb> certificate-authority-family is equivalent to writing one with a separate <verb> <individual resource-type> statement for each of the following individual certificate authority (CA) and certificate resource-types: certificate-authorities, certificate-authority-versions, certificate-authority-bundles, certificate-authority-delegates, leaf-certificates, leaf-certificate-versions, leaf-certificate-bundles, cabundles, certificate-associations, certificate-authority-associations, and cabundle-associations.

See the table in Details for Verb + Resource-Type Combinations for details of the API operations covered by each verb, for each individual resource-type included in leaf-certificate-family and certificate-authority-family.

Supported Variables

Certificates supports all the general variables, plus the ones listed here. For more information about general variables supported by Oracle Cloud Infrastructure services, see General Variables for All Requests.


Operations for This Resource-Type...	Can Use These Variables...	Variable Type	Comments
certificate-authorities	`target.certificate-authority.id`	Entity (OCID)	Use this variable to control access to a certificate authority (CA) based on the OCID of the CA. (You cannot use this variable when creating a CA, as the CA does not exist to have an OCID yet.)
	`target.certificate-authority.name`	String	Use this variable to limit access to a specific CA name.
	`target.certificate-authority.subject`	String	Use this variable to control access to a CA based on the CA subject.
	`target.certificate-authority.type`	String	Use this variable to limit access to CAs of a certain type. CA types include `ROOT_CA` and `SUBORDINATE_CA`.
	`target.issuer-certificate-authority.id`	String	Use this variable to limit access to CAs based on the OCID of the issuer CA.
certificate-authority-versions	`target.certificate-authority.id`	Entity (OCID)	Use this variable to control access to a CA version based on the OCID of its CA.
certificate-authority-versions	`target.certificate-authority.name`	String	Use this variable to control access to a CA version based on the name of the CA.
certificate-authority-bundles	`target.certificate-authority.id`	Entity (OCID)	Use this variable to control access to the bundle of a CA based on the OCID of the bundle's CA.
certificate-authority-bundles	`target.certificate-authority.name`	String	Use this variable to control access to the bundle of a CA by the name of the bundle's CA.
certificate-authority-associations	`target.association.id`	Entity (OCID)	Use this variable to control access to a CA association based on the OCID of the association. (You cannot use this variable when creating a CA association, as the association does not exist to have an OCID yet.)
	`target.association.name`	String	Use this variable to control access to a CA association based on the name of the association.
	`target.association.resourceid`	Entity (OCID)	Use this variable to control access to a CA association based on the OCID of the resource configured in the association.
	`target.leaf-certificate.id`	Entity (OCID)	Use this variable to control access to a CA association based on the OCID of the certificate configured in the association.
	`target.leaf-certificate.name`	String	Use this variable to control access to a CA association based on the name of the certificate configured in the association.
certificate-authority-delegates	`target.certificate-authority.id`	Entity (OCID)	Use this variable to control access to a CA delegate based on the OCID of the CA.
	`target.certificate-authority.name`	String	Use this variable to control access to a CA delegate based on the name of the CA.
	`target.issuer-certificate-authority.id`	String	Use this variable to control access to a CA delegate based on the OCID of the issuer CA.
	`target.resource.type`	String	Use this variable to control access to CA delegates based on the type of resource the delegate is, whether the resource is a `leaf-certificate`, `certificate-authority`, or `cabundle`.
leaf-certificates	`target.leaf-certificate.allow-wildcard`	String	Use this variable to control access to a certificate based on whether the certificate common name or subject alternate name includes a wildcard.
	`target.leaf-certificate.alt-subject`	List	Use this variable to control access to a certificate based on the certificate subject alternate name.
	`target.leaf-certificate.alt-subject-size`	String	Use this variable to control access to a certificate based on the number of certificate subject alternate names.
	`target.leaf-certificate.id`	Entity (OCID)	Use this variable to control access to a certificate based on the certificate OCID. (You cannot use this variable when creating a certificate, as the certificate does not exist to have an OCID yet.)
	`target.leaf-certificate.name`	String	Use this variable to control access to a certificate based on the certificate name.
	`target.issuer-certificate-authority.id`	String	Use this variable to control access to a certificate based on the OCID of the issuer CA.
	`target.leaf-certificate.profile-type`	String	Use this variable to control access to certificates based on the certificate profile type. Certificate profile types include `TLS_SERVER_OR_CLIENT`, `TLS_SERVER`, `TLS_CLIENT`, and `TLS_CODE_SIGN`.
	`target.leaf-certificate.subject`	String	Use this variable to control access to certificates based on the certificate subject.
	`target.leaf-certificate.type`	String	Use this variable to control access to certificates based on the manner in which the certificate was created. Certificate configuration types include `MANAGED_EXTERNALLY_ISSUED_BY_INTERNAL_CA`, `ISSUED_BY_INTERNAL_CA`, or `IMPORTED`.
leaf-certificate-versions	`target.leaf-certificate.id`	Entity (OCID)	Use this variable to control access to certificate versions based on the OCID of the certificate. Use this variable to control whether block volumes or buckets can be created without a Vault master encryption key.
leaf-certificate-versions	`target.leaf-certificate.name`	String	Use this variable to control access to certificate versions based on the name of the certificate.
leaf-certificate-bundles	`target.leaf-certificate.id`	Entity (OCID)	Use this variable to control access to certificate bundles based on the OCID of the certificate.
	`target.leaf-certificate.name`	String	Use this variable to control access to certificate bundles based on the name of the certificate.
	`target.leaf-certificate.bundle-type`	String	Use this variable to control access to a certificate bundle based on the certificate bundle type. Certificate bundle types include `CERTIFICATE_CONTENT_PUBLIC_ONLY` and `CERTIFICATE_CONTENT_WITH_PRIVATE_KEY`.
certificate-associations	`target.association.id`	Entity (OCID)	Use this variable to control access to certificate associations based on the OCID of the association. (You cannot use this variable when creating a certificate association, as the association does not exist to have an OCID yet.)
	`target.association.name`	String	Use this variable to control access to certificate bundles based on the name of the certificate bundle association.
	`target.association.resourceid`	Entity (OCID)	Use this variable to control access to certificate bundles based on the OCID of the resource targeted in the certificate bundle association.
	`target.leaf-certificate.id`	Entity (OCID)	Use this variable to control access to certificate associations based on the OCID of the certificate.
	`target.leaf-certificate.name`	String	Use this variable to control access to certificate associations based on the name of the certificate.
cabundles	`target.cabundle.id`	Entity (OCID)	Use this variable to control access to CA bundles based on the OCID of the CA bundle. (You cannot use this variable when creating a CA bundle, as the CA bundle does not exist to have an OCID yet.)
cabundles	`target.cabundle.name`	String	Use this variable to control access to CA bundles based on the name of the CA bundle.
cabundle-associations	`target.association.id`	Entity (OCID)	Use this variable to control access to a CA bundle association based on the OCID of the bundle association.
	`target.association.name`	String	Use this variable to control access to a CA bundle association based on the name of the bundle association (You cannot use this variable when creating a CA bundle association, as the association does not exist to have an OCID yet.).
	`target.association.resourceid`	Entity (OCID)	Use this variable to control access to a CA bundle association based on the OCID of the resource configured in the association.
	`target.cabundle.id`	Entity (OCID)	Use this variable to control access to a CA bundle association based on the OCID of the bundle.
	`target.cabundle.name`	String	Use this variable to control access to a CA bundle association based on the name of the bundle.

Details for Verb + Resource-Type Combinations

Understand the incremental access granted by each verb for each resource-type so you can write policies that grant only the access required and nothing more.

The following tables show the permissions and API operations covered by each verb. The level of access is cumulative as you go from inspect > read > use > manage. A plus sign (+) in a table cell indicates incremental access compared to the cell directly above it, whereas "no extra" indicates no incremental access.

For example, the use verb for the cabundles resource-type includes the same permissions and API operations as the read verb, plus the CABUNDLE_UPDATE permission and the UpdateCaBundle API operation. The manage verb allows even more permissions and API operations when compared to the use verb.

leaf-certificates


Verbs	Permissions	APIs Fully Covered	APIs Partially Covered
inspect	CERTIFICATE_INSPECT	`ListCertificates`	none
read	INSPECT + CERTIFICATE_READ	INSPECT + `GetCertificate`	none
use	READ + CERTIFICATE_UPDATE	no extra	`RevokeCertificateVersion` (also needs `manage leaf-certificate-versions` and `use certificate-authority-delegates`, as well as permission to `update buckets` on the bucket associated with the certificate version and `use certificate-authorities` permissions for the issuer CA) `CancelCertificateVersionDeletion` (also needs permission to `delete leaf-certificate-versions`) `ScheduleCertificateVersionDeletion` (also needs permission to `delete leaf-certificate-versions`) `UpdateCertificate` (also needs `use certificate-authority-delegates` permissions, except with imported certificates, as well as permission to `update buckets` on the bucket associated with the certificate version, permission to `use` the issuer certificate authority, and permission to `use keys`)
manage	USE + CERTIFICATE_CREATE CERTIFICATE_DELETE CERTIFICATE_MOVE	USE + `CancelCertificateDeletion` `ScheduleCertificateDeletion` `ChangeCertificateCompartment`	`CreateCertificate` (also needs `use certificate-authority-delegates` permissions, except when importing a certificate, as well as permission to `update buckets` on the bucket associated with the certificate version, permission to `use keys`, and `use certificate-authorities` permissions for the issuer CA, except when importing a certificate)

leaf-certificate-versions


Verbs	Permissions	APIs Fully Covered	APIs Partially Covered
inspect	CERTIFICATE_VERSION_INSPECT	`ListCertificateVersions`	none
read	INSPECT + CERTIFICATE_VERSION_READ	INSPECT + `GetCertificateVersion`	none
use	READ + no extra	none	none
manage	USE + CERTIFICATE_VERSION_REVOKE CERTIFICATE_VERSION_DELETE	none	`RevokeCertificateVersion` (also needs `use leaf-certificates` and `use certificate-authority-delegates`) `CancelCertificateVersionDeletion` (also needs `use leaf-certificates`) `ScheduleCertificateVersionDeletion` (also needs `use leaf-certificates`)

certificate-authorities


Verbs	Permissions	APIs Fully Covered	APIs Partially Covered
inspect	CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_INSPECT	`ListCertificateAuthorities`	none
read	INSPECT + CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_READ	INSPECT + `GetCertificateAuthority`	none
use	READ + CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_UPDATE	no extra	`UpdateCertificateAuthority` (also needs `use certificate-authority-delegates`)
manage	USE + CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_CREATE CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_DELETE CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_MOVE	USE + `CancelCertificateAuthorityDeletion` `ScheduleCertificateAuthorityDeletion` `ChangeCertificateAuthorityCompartment`	`CreateCertificateAuthority` (also needs `use certificate-authority-delegates`)

certificate-authority-versions


Verbs	Permissions	APIs Fully Covered	APIs Partially Covered
inspect	CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_VERSION_INSPECT	`ListCertificateAuthorityVersions`	none
read	INSPECT + CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_VERSION_READ	INSPECT + `GetCertificateAuthorityVersion`	none
use	READ + no extra	none	none
manage	USE + CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_VERSION_DELETE CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_VERSION_REVOKE	none	`CancelCertificateAuthorityVersionDeletion` (also needs `use certificate-authorities`) `ScheduleCertificateAuthorityVersionDeletion` (also needs `use certificate-authorities`) `RevokeCertificateAuthorityVersion` (also needs `use certificate-authorities`)

leaf-certificate-bundles


Verbs	Permissions	APIs Fully Covered	APIs Partially Covered
inspect	CERTIFICATE_BUNDLE_INSPECT	`ListCertificateBundleVersions`	none
read	INSPECT + CERTIFICATE_BUNDLE_READ	INSPECT + `GetCertificateBundle` Note: The permission required for this operation depends on the query parameter `certificateBundleType`. If `certificateBundleType` is set to `CERTIFICATE_CONTENT_PUBLIC_ONLY`, then any users with the permission CERTIFICATE_BUNDLE_READ will be able to perform this operation. If `certificateBundleType` is set to CERTIFICATE_CONTENT_WITH_PRIVATE_KEY, then you need a policy statement for the group that includes the variable `target.leaf-certificate.bundle-type` set to CERTIFICATE_CONTENT_WITH_PRIVATE_KEY.	none
use	READ + no extra	none	none
manage	USE+ no extra	none	`CancelCertificateAuthorityVersionDeletion` (also needs `use certificate-authorities`) `ScheduleCertificateAuthorityVersionDeletion` (also needs `use certificate-authorities`) `RevokeCertificateAuthorityVersion` (also needs `use certificate-authorities`)

certificate-authority-bundles


Verbs	Permissions	APIs Fully Covered	APIs Partially Covered
inspect	CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_BUNDLE_INSPECT	`ListCertificateAuthorityBundleVersions`	none
read	INSPECT + CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_BUNDLE_READ	INSPECT + `GetCertificateAuthorityBundle`	none
use	READ + no extra	none	none
manage	USE + no extra	none	none

cabundles


Verbs	Permissions	APIs Fully Covered	APIs Partially Covered
inspect	CABUNDLE_INSPECT	`ListCaBundles`	none
read	INSPECT + CABUNDLE_READ	INSPECT + `GetCaBundle`	none
use	READ + CABUNDLE_UPDATE	READ+ `UpdateCaBundle`	none
manage	USE + CABUNDLE_CREATE CABUNDLE_DELETE CABUNDLE_MOVE	USE + `CreateCaBundle` `DeleteCaBundle` `ChangeCaBundleCompartment`	none

certificate-authority-delegates


Verbs	Permissions	APIs Fully Covered	APIs Partially Covered
inspect	none	none	none
read	no extra	none	none
use	READ + CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_APPLY	none	UpdateCertificateAuthority (also needs `use certificate-authorities`)
manage	USE + no extra	none	none

certificate-associations


Verbs	Permissions	APIs Fully Covered	APIs Partially Covered
inspect	CERTIFICATE_ASSOCIATION_INSPECT	`ListAssociations`	none
read	INSPECT + CERTIFICATE_ASSOCIATION_READ	INSPECT + `GetAssociation`	none
use	READ + no extra	none	none
manage	USE + CERTIFICATE_ASSOCIATION_CREATE CERTIFICATE_ASSOCIATION_DELETE	USE + `CreateAssociation` `DeleteAssociation`	none

certificate-authority-associations


Verbs	Permissions	APIs Fully Covered	APIs Partially Covered
inspect	CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_ASSOCIATION_INSPECT	`ListAssociations`	none
read	INSPECT + CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_ASSOCIATION_READ	INSPECT + `GetAssociation`	none
use	READ + no extra	none	none
manage	USE + CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_ASSOCIATION_CREATE CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_ASSOCIATION_DELETE	USE + `CreateAssociation` `DeleteAssociation`	none

cabundle-associations


Verbs	Permissions	APIs Fully Covered	APIs Partially Covered
inspect	CABUNDLE_ASSOCIATION_INSPECT	`ListAssociations`	none
read	INSPECT + CABUNDLE_ASSOCIATION_READ	INSPECT + `GetAssociation`	none
use	READ + no extra	none	none
manage	USE + CABUNDLE_ASSOCIATION_CREATE CABUNDLE_ASSOCIATION_DELETE	USE + `CreateAssociation` `DeleteAssociation`	none

Permissions Required for Each API Operation

The following table lists the API operations in a logical order, grouped by resource type.

For information about permissions, see Permissions.


API Operation	Permissions Required to Use the Operation
`ListCertificateAuthorities`	CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_INSPECT
`GetCertificateAuthority`	CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_READ
`CreateCertificateAuthority`	CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_CREATE and CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_APPLY
`UpdateCertificateAuthority`	CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_UPDATE and CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_APPLY
`ChangeCertificateAuthorityCompartment`	CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_MOVE
`ScheduleCertificateAuthorityDeletion`	CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_DELETE
`CancelCertificateAuthorityDeletion`	CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_DELETE
`ListCertificateAuthorityVersions`	CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_VERSION_INSPECT
`GetCertificateAuthorityVersion`	CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_VERSION_READ
`RevokeCertificateAuthorityVersion`	CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_VERSION_REVOKE, CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_UPDATE, and CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_APPLY
`ScheduleCertificateAuthorityVersionDeletion`	CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_VERSION_DELETE and CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_UPDATE
`CancelCertificateAuthorityVersionDeletion`	CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_VERSION_DELETE and CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_UPDATE
`ListCertificateAuthorityBundleVersions`	CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_BUNDLE_INSPECT
`GetCertificateAuthorityBundle`	CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_BUNDLE_READ
`ListCertificates`	CERTIFICATE_INSPECT
`GetCertificate`	CERTIFICATE_READ
`CreateCertificate`	CERTIFICATE_CREATE and CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_APPLY
`UpdateCertificate`	CERTIFICATE_UPDATE and CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_APPLY
`ChangeCertificateCompartment`	CERTIFICATE_MOVE
`ScheduleCertificateDeletion`	CERTIFICATE_DELETE
`CancelCertificateDeletion`	CERTIFICATE_DELETE
`ListCertificateVersions`	CERTIFICATE_VERSION_INSPECT
`GetCertificateVersion`	CERTIFICATE_VERSION_READ
`RevokeCertificateVersion`	CERTIFICATE_VERSION_REVOKE, CERTIFICATE_UPDATE, and CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_APPLY
`ScheduleCertificateVersionDeletion`	CERTIFICATE_VERSION_DELETE and CERTIFICATE_UPDATE
`CancelCertificateVersionDeletion`	CERTIFICATE_VERSION_DELETE and CERTIFICATE_UPDATE
`ListCertificateBundleVersions`	CERTIFICATE_BUNDLE_INSPECT
`GetCertificateBundle`	CERTIFICATE_BUNDLE_READ
`ListCaBundles`	CABUNDLE_INSPECT
`GetCaBundle`	CABUNDLE_READ
`CreateCaBundle`	CABUNDLE_CREATE
`UpdateCaBundle`	CABUNDLE_UPDATE
`ChangeCaBundleCompartment`	CABUNDLE_MOVE
`DeleteCaBundle`	CABUNDLE_DELETE
`ListAssociations`	CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_ASSOCIATION_INSPECT (for certificate-authorities), CERTIFICATE_ASSOCIATION_INSPECT (for leaf-certificates), or CABUNDLE_ASSOCIATION_INSPECT (for cabundles)
`GetAssociation`	CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_ASSOCIATION_READ (for certificate-authorities), CERTIFICATE_ASSOCIATION_READ (for leaf-certificates), or CABUNDLE_ASSOCIATION_READ (for cabundles)
`DeleteAssociation`	CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_ASSOCIATION_DELETE (for certificate-authorities), CERTIFICATE_ASSOCIATION_DELETE (for leaf-certificates), or CABUNDLE_ASSOCIATION_DELETE (for cabundles)