# Overview

Certificates are designed to provide secure access to workloads deployed on the platform. These certificates are issued by a Certificate Authority, managed by a centralized certificate management system, securely (encrypted) stored in a database and subsequently assigned to the corresponding workload for SSL offloading.

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## Certificate Creation

A certificate are of two types:

- Server Certificate
- CA Certificate

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## Process Workflow

The image below describes the typical steps that are performed in a sequence.

if required

- Login to Console
- Create New Certificate
- Enter/Upload Certificate
- Enter/Upload Private Key
- Enter Password
- Database

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