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# AssetCredentialCertificate

A reference to one PKCS #1 or PEM encoded certificate.

```
object AssetCredentialCertificate
```

## Discussion

Specify `com.apple.asset.credential.certificate` as the declaration type.

### Asset example

```json
{
    "Type": "com.apple.asset.credential.certificate",
    "Identifier": "EB13EE2B-5D63-4EBA-810F-5B81D07F5017",
    "ServerToken": "E180CA9A-F089-4FA3-BBDF-94CC159C4AE8",
    "Payload": {
        "Reference": {
            "DataURL": "https://example.com/asset-data/certificates/cert.pem",
            "ContentType": "application/pem"
        }
    }
}
```

## Topics

### Objects

[`AssetCredentialCertificateAuthenticationObject`](/documentation/DeviceManagement/AssetCredentialCertificateAuthenticationObject)

The server authentication details. If this key is absent, the default authentication type is MDM.

[`AssetCredentialCertificateReferenceObject`](/documentation/DeviceManagement/AssetCredentialCertificateReferenceObject)

The external reference. Ensure the asset data contains exactly one certificate. If the PEM data contains more than one certificate, the system installs the first certificate and ignores the rest. Ensure that the asset data uses a media type of `application/pkcs1` or `application/pem` to correctly identify the type of encoded certificate. If the asset data includes a `ContentType` sub-key, set it to the corresponding media type.


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