A source is a connection for Certificate Hub to obtain certificates. Certificate Hub calls each source periodically to obtain new certificates and update the state of existing certificates known by the source. Currently, each source is called every 30 minutes.
If a source did not fetch certificates from a source due to an incorrect start date for synchronization, delete the source and create a new source with a correct start date.
Certificate Hub deduplicates and associates the obtained certificates with known certificate authorities.
- For certificates associated with a certificate authority, Certificate Hub administrators can take action through the certificate authority connections.
- For certificates not issued by a known certificate authority, Certificate Hub administrators cannot take action, but Certificate Hub can still perform notification and reporting functions.
When removing a source, Certificate Hub preserves all certificates synchronized by the source.