Under profiles.<profile>, add a properties section with the following DigiCert CA-specific settings.

cert-type

Enter the certificate types, also referred to as "DigiCert products", supported by the profile. List them as a comma-separated string of DigiCert identifiers.

["ssl_cloud_wildcard", "ssl_plus", "ssl_multi_domain"]

See the available values at:

https://dev.digicert.com/en/certcentral-apis/services-api/glossary.html#product-identifiers

Mandatory: Yes.

dcv-method

The method to prove control over a domain when requesting an SSL/TLS certificate from a DigiCert CA. Supported values are the following.

Value

Description

dns-cname-token

CNAME DNS record validation

http-token

HTTP file validation

http-token-dynamic

Dynamic HTTP file validation

dns-txt-token

TXT DNS record validation

Mandatory: When the selected product requires a validation method.

verified-contact-email

The email address of the Verified Contact associated with the organization requesting an EV certificate. 

Mandatory: Only for Extended Validation (EV) certificates.

signature-hash

The cryptographic algorithm for generating a hash of the signed data.

 Supported values are:

  • sha256
  • sha384
  • sha512

Mandatory: Yes.

order-validity-years

The number of years for which each certificate order remains active, allowing certificates to be issued, reissued, or renewed under the same order. 

Mandatory: No. This optional value defaults to one year.

cert-validity-years

The number of years for which each certificate is valid and trusted after issuance, as determined by the issuance date and expiration date.

Mandatory: Only applies to multi-year plans. When this optional value is omitted, the CA sets the validity period according to the CAB Forum baseline requirements.