Approval Roles and Delegation

Approval Roles & Delegation in CERTInext allow organizations to control and manage approval-based actions across the certificate lifecycle. This ensures that sensitive operations such as certificate issuance, renewal, replacement, or revocation are reviewed and authorized by designated users before execution.

Approval roles define who is permitted to approve specific actions within the platform. These roles can be assigned at the account or group level, depending on organizational structure and operational needs.

How Approval Roles Work

When an approval-enabled action is initiated:

• A request is created and routed to the configured approver role

• Approvers receive notification of pending approval

• The action proceeds only after explicit approval

Approval roles can be configured for different lifecycle events, allowing organizations to enforce multiple layers of review where required.

Delegation of Approval Authority

CERTInext supports delegation to ensure continuity of operations:

• Approval authority can be temporarily or permanently delegated to another user

• Delegation can be scoped to specific actions or groups

• All delegated approvals are logged with the acting and original approver identities

Delegation ensures that certificate operations are not delayed due to user unavailability, while maintaining full audit traceability.

Audit and Visibility

All approval and delegation actions are:

• Logged with timestamp and user details

• Visible in audit logs and reports

• Traceable to the originating request

This provides clear accountability and supports internal and external audits.