Certificates underpin decryption, GlobalProtect, the management interface and many authentication features. You manage them under Device > Certificate Management > Certificates, where you can generate, import and export certificates and keys, or create certificate signing requests (CSRs) for an enterprise certificate authority (CA) to sign. A CA is the entity that signs certificates and vouches for their identity; whether an endpoint trusts a certificate depends on whether it trusts the CA that signed it.
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