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--- subsystem:certification [2017/10/16 23:55] – [Certificates and Certification] Scott Cunliffe
+++ subsystem:certification [2025/01/21 22:07] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ===== Certificates and Certification =====
-In TapeTrack, a **Certificate** is a digitally-generated form that indicates whether or not a [[object:repository|Repository]] is performing adequately.
+In TapeTrack, a **Certificate** is a digitally-generated form that indicates whether or not a [[object:repository|Repository]] is performing adequately. [[object:repository|Repositories]] can either receive a Certified status or a Refused status.  [[object:repository|Repositories]] gaining a Certificate Refused status have Audit Failures due to either surplus or deficit [[object:volume|Volumes]].
-[[object:repository|Repositories]] can either receive a Certified status or a Refused status.
+Certificates that have previously been [[master:generate_certificate|generated]] are listed on the Certificate tab in TapeTrack TapeMaster.
-[[object:repository|Repositories]] gaining a Certificate Refused status have Audit Failures due to either surplus [[object:volume|Volumes]] or deficit [[object:volume|Volumes]].
+{{:master:tapemaster_repository_certification.png}}
-==== Generating Certificates ====
+  * **Time** displays the date and time the certificate was produced.
+    * A tick indicates a successful certification.
+    * A cross indicates an unsuccessful certification.
+  * **Signature** displays the certificates unique digital signature.
+  * **Description** displays the description (if any) of the certificate.
+  * **Count** displays the deficit count of volumes.
+  * **Deficit** displays the deficit count of volumes.
+  * **Surplus** displays the surplus count of volumes.
+  * **Status** displays certificate's certified or refused status.
-Certificates can be generated by right-clicking on a [[object:repository|Repository]] and selecting ''Generate Certificate''.
-{{:subsytem:rightclick_generate_certificate.png|}}
+==== Viewing Certificate =====
+Right-click on a certificate and select ''Properties'', or double-click to open the required certificate.
+The top half of the certificate displays:
+  * **Certificate Properties**
+    * **Customer**: Customer-ID or Name
+    * **Media**: Media-ID or description
+    * **Repository**:Repository-ID or description
+    * **Items**: Total number of volumes audited
+    * **Deficit**: Number of volumes in deficit (not present but should be)
+    * **Surplus**: Number of volumes in surplus (present but should not be)
+  * **Update Statistics**
+    * **When**
+      * **Date**
+      * **Time**
+      * **UTC Offset**
+      * **Time at Source**
+      * **Time Zone**
+    * **From**
+      * **Machine Name**
+        * **Details**
+          * **Connection Count**
+          * **First Connection**
+          * **Last Connection**
+        * **Interface**
+        * **Operating System**
+      * **As**
+        * **User-ID**
+        * **User Name**
+The bottom half of the certificate displays a list of the Volume-ID's in the certification audit and their status:
+  * **OK**: Present in the reconciliation and supposed to be.
+  * **Surplus**: Present in the reconciliation but not meant to be.
+  * **Deficit**: Not present in the reconciliation process but meant to be.
-==== Viewing Certificates ====
-Certificates can be viewed under the ''Certification Tab'' in the [[master:repository_properties_window|Repository Properties Window]].
-{{:subsytem:repository_certification.png|}}