Certificate Manager overview

Available in Classic and VPC

Certificate Manager is a service that allows you to issue, register, and manage certificates for use in associated services (such as Load Balancer and CDN+).

Certificate Manager features

Certificate Manager provides the following features:

• Certificate registration and service integration: you can register a public SSL/TLS certificate and apply it to associated services (such as Classic/VPC Load Balancer, CDN+, and Global Edge).
• Certificate issuance and service integration: you can have a public SSL/TLS certificate issued and apply it to associated services (such as Classic/VPC Load Balancer, and Global Edge).
• Provision of certificate information: various information is provided about the certificate to efficiently manage certificates.
• Certificate expiration notification: send notifications (SMS/Email) every 5 days starting 30 days before the expiration date of the registered certificate.

Certificate Manager user guides

Certificate Manager is available in Korea, U.S., Singapore, Japan, and Germany Regions, and the same service is provided in each Region. This guide will walk you through the information you need to start using Certificate Manager.

• Certificate Manager overview: describes features, user guides, related resources, and FAQs.
• Certificate Manager prerequisites: view supported environments and pricing information.
• Certificate Manager quickstart: guides you through the entire process step-by-step.
• Getting started with Certificate Manager: learn how to get started with Certificate Manager.
  • Manage subscriptions: learn how to manage subscriptions.
• Using Certificate Manager: learn how to access Certificate Manager.
  • Certificate List: learn how to issue, register, and manage certificates.
  • Notification Setting: learn how to set notification recipients.
• Certificate Manager permissions management: manage accounts using NAVER Cloud Platform's Sub Account.
• Certificate Manager glossary: familiarize yourself with key terms and definitions.
• Certificate Manager release notes: see documentation history for Certificate Manager user guides.

Certificate Manager related resources

NAVER Cloud Platform provides a variety of related resources as well as user guides to help you better understand Certificate Manager. If you are a developer or marketer in need of detailed information while you are considering adopting Certificate Manager for your company or establishing data related policies, then make good use of the following resources:

• Improvement in comprehension and usage methods for Certificate Manager

  • Certificate Manager API guides: how to use APIs for Certificate Manager developers.
  • Introduction to Certificate Manager blog: introduction to Certificate Manager in NAVER Cloud Platform official blog.
  • Ncloud user environment guides: user guides on the VPC and Classic environments and supported features.
  • Pricing plans, characteristics, detailed features: a summary of the pricing plan, characteristics, and detailed features of Certificate Manager.
  • Latest service news: the latest news on Certificate Manager.
  • FAQs: frequently asked questions from Certificate Manager users.
  • Contact us: sends direct inquiries in case of any unresolved questions that are not answered by the user guides.

• User guides for integrated services for using Certificate Manager

  • Sub Account user guides: how to use Sub Account that helps Certificate Manager's operation and permissions management.
  • Resource Manager user guides: how to view and manage certificates registered in Certificate Manager.
  • Load Balancer user guides: how to create HTTPS protocol Application Load Balancer by using certificates registered in Certificate Manager.
  • CDN+ user guides: how to subscribe HTTPS protocol CDN+ by using certificates registered in Certificate Manager.
  • Global Edge user guides: how to create HTTPS protocol Global Edge by using certificates registered in Certificate Manager.
  • Image Optimizer user guides: how to create a project with HTTPS protocol CDN set up by using certificates registered in Certificate Manager.

FAQs

You can have your questions answered quickly by referring to the answers in the FAQs before reading the user guides. If you haven't found the answer to your question in the following FAQs, then search the user guides for what you would like to know.

Q. How do I view a certificate file using OpenSSL?

• You can run the following commands to check your PEM file:
  • Commands to check a .pem certificate file.

    openssl x509 -noout -text -in certificate.pem
    

• PKCS #7 files or CRT files can be checked after converting them to PEM files with the following commands:

  • Commands to convert PKCS #7 (.p7b) file to PEM (.pem) file.

    openssl pkcs7 -print_certs -in certificate.p7b -out certificate.cer
    

  • Commands to convert CRT (.crt) file to PEM (.pem) file.

    openssl x509 -in cert.crt -out cert.pem
    

Q. While registering an external certificate, an error occurs: "The certificate is invalid."

Q. I want to issue an Advanced certificate, but entering a CSR is required. How can I create a CSR?
Since July 17, 2025, a step for entering a CSR during the issuance of an Advanced certificate has been added. After issuing the certificate, register a private key to use the certificate in NAVER Cloud Platform. For more information on how to create CSR, see Create CSR.

Q. I am curious about the status and impact of the compatibility of the issued certificate.

• Issued certificates work properly with compatible operating systems and software. Before use, be sure to check the compatibility of the issued certificates.
• For more information on symptoms that may occur due to compatibility issues, and their solutions, see Certificate compatibility and root certificate installation.