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Push certificates from your Application to external services automatically. When paired with auto-renewal, renewed certificates are synced to their destinations — keeping your infrastructure current without manual intervention.
Certificate Syncs are configured per Application. Select which certificates to sync, then configure the destination.

How It Works

  1. Select certificates to sync from your Application
  2. Configure a destination using an App Connection
  3. Certificates are pushed to the destination automatically
  4. Renewals sync automatically when using server-side auto-renewal
Only certificates managed by Infisical are affected during sync operations. Certificates created directly in the destination service remain untouched.

Supported Destinations

AWS Certificate Manager

Import certificates into ACM for use with AWS services.

AWS Elastic Load Balancer

Deploy certificates directly to ALB/NLB listeners.

AWS Secrets Manager

Store certificates as secrets for application retrieval.

Azure Key Vault

Import certificates into Azure Key Vault.

Cloudflare

Deploy custom SSL certificates to Cloudflare zones.

Chef Infra

Distribute certificates via Chef data bags.

NetScaler

Deploy certificates to Citrix NetScaler ADC.
Need a destination that isn’t listed? Contact support@infisical.com to request it.

Creating a Certificate Sync

1

Create an App Connection

If you haven’t already, create an App Connection for your destination service. This provides the credentials needed to push certificates.
2

Configure the sync

In your Application, go to the Certificate Syncs tab and click Create Sync.Configure:
  • Destination: Select the App Connection and target endpoint
  • Certificates: Choose which certificates to sync
  • Options: Configure sync behavior (see below)
3

Certificates are synced

Selected certificates are immediately pushed to the destination. Future renewals sync automatically.

Sync Options

OptionDescription
Remove on expiryAutomatically remove expired certificates from the destination
Include Root CAInclude the root CA certificate in the chain
Certificate namingCustomize how certificates are named in the destination via the Certificate Name Schema (default: Infisical-{{certificateId}})
Some destinations don’t support automatic removal of expired certificates. Certificates managed by Infisical may be overwritten if modified directly in the destination.

Certificate Name Schema

The Certificate Name Schema controls the name each certificate is given in the destination. It is a template that supports the following placeholders, which are resolved per certificate at sync time:
  • {{certificateId}} - The unique ID of the certificate. Required so that each synced certificate resolves to a unique, stable name.
  • {{commonName}} - The certificate’s common name (its FQDN), e.g. app.example.com.
  • {{profileId}} - The certificate profile ID. Falls back to the certificate ID when the certificate has no profile.
  • {{applicationId}} - The ID of the application the sync belongs to.
For example, myapp-{{commonName}}-{{certificateId}} produces a name like myapp-app.example.com-1a2b3c.... Each destination enforces its own character and length rules for resource names:
  • Characters: {{commonName}} is sanitized to the destination’s allowed character set. For destinations that don’t allow dots (e.g. Azure Key Vault, Chef), app.example.com becomes app-example-com; destinations that allow dots (e.g. NetScaler, F5 BIG-IP) keep it as-is.
  • Length: schemas that would compile to a name longer than the destination’s limit are rejected when you save the sync. UUID placeholders ({{certificateId}}, {{profileId}}, {{applicationId}}) each count as 32 characters.
Keep {{certificateId}} in the schema to guarantee a unique, stable name per certificate.

What’s Next?

AWS Certificate Manager

Import certificates into ACM for AWS services.

Azure Key Vault

Store certificates in Azure Key Vault.

Alerting

Get notified about certificate lifecycle events.

Managing Certificates

View and manage certificates in your Application.