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= Configuring certificates with an issuer
include::_attributes/common-attributes.adoc[]
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By using the {cert-manager-operator}, you can manage certificates, handling tasks such as renewal and issuance, for workloads within the cluster, as well as components interacting externally to the cluster.

include::modules/cert-manager-certificate-mgmt.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::modules/cert-manager-certificate-api-server.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::modules/cert-manager-certificate-ingress.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

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.Additional resources

* link:https://access.redhat.com/solutions/4542531[Red{nbsp}Hat Knowledgebase solution]

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== Additional resources

* xref:../../security/cert_manager_operator/index.adoc#cert-manager-issuer-types_cert-manager-operator-about[Supported issuer types]

* xref:../../security/cert_manager_operator/cert-manager-operator-issuer-acme.adoc#cert-manager-operator-issuer-acme[Configuring an ACME issuer]

* xref:../../security/certificates/api-server.adoc#customize-certificates-api-add-named_api-server-certificates[Adding an API server named certificate]

* xref:../../security/certificates/replacing-default-ingress-certificate.adoc#replacing-default-ingress[Replacing the default ingress certificate]
