DirectoryService / Client / describe_certificate

describe_certificate

DirectoryService.Client.describe_certificate(**kwargs)

Displays information about the certificate registered for secure LDAP or client certificate authentication.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.describe_certificate(
    DirectoryId='string',
    CertificateId='string'
)

Parameters:

• DirectoryId (string) –

  [REQUIRED]

  The identifier of the directory.

• CertificateId (string) –

  [REQUIRED]

  The identifier of the certificate.

Return type:

dict

Returns:

Response Syntax

{
    'Certificate': {
        'CertificateId': 'string',
        'State': 'Registering'|'Registered'|'RegisterFailed'|'Deregistering'|'Deregistered'|'DeregisterFailed',
        'StateReason': 'string',
        'CommonName': 'string',
        'RegisteredDateTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
        'ExpiryDateTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
        'Type': 'ClientCertAuth'|'ClientLDAPS',
        'ClientCertAuthSettings': {
            'OCSPUrl': 'string'
        }
    }
}

Response Structure

• (dict) –

  • Certificate (dict) –

    Information about the certificate, including registered date time, certificate state, the reason for the state, expiration date time, and certificate common name.

    • CertificateId (string) –

      The identifier of the certificate.

    • State (string) –

      The state of the certificate.

    • StateReason (string) –

      Describes a state change for the certificate.

    • CommonName (string) –

      The common name for the certificate.

    • RegisteredDateTime (datetime) –

      The date and time that the certificate was registered.

    • ExpiryDateTime (datetime) –

      The date and time when the certificate will expire.

    • Type (string) –

      The function that the registered certificate performs. Valid values include ClientLDAPS or ClientCertAuth . The default value is ClientLDAPS .

    • ClientCertAuthSettings (dict) –

      A ClientCertAuthSettings object that contains client certificate authentication settings.

      • OCSPUrl (string) –

        Specifies the URL of the default OCSP server used to check for revocation status. A secondary value to any OCSP address found in the AIA extension of the user certificate.

Exceptions

• DirectoryService.Client.exceptions.DirectoryDoesNotExistException

• DirectoryService.Client.exceptions.UnsupportedOperationException

• DirectoryService.Client.exceptions.CertificateDoesNotExistException

• DirectoryService.Client.exceptions.InvalidParameterException

• DirectoryService.Client.exceptions.ClientException

• DirectoryService.Client.exceptions.ServiceException