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# CertificatePKCS1

The payload that configures a PKCS #1-formatted certificate.

```
object CertificatePKCS1
```

## Discussion

Specify `com.apple.security.pkcs1` as the payload type.

### Profile availability

|||
|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|Device channel            |iOS, macOS, Shared iPad, tvOS, visionOS, watchOS|
|User channel              |macOS                                           |
|Allow manual install      |iOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, watchOS             |
|Requires supervision      |N/A                                             |
|Requires user-approved MDM|N/A                                             |
|Allowed in user enrollment|iOS, macOS, visionOS                            |
|Allow multiple payloads   |iOS, macOS, Shared iPad, tvOS, visionOS, watchOS|

### Example profile

```plist
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>PayloadContent</key>
    <array>
        <dict>
            <key>PayloadCertificateFileName</key>
            <string>example-certificate.cer</string>
            <key>PayloadContent</key>
            <data>
            MIIDXTCCAkWgAwIBAgIJAKoK/heBjcOuMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAMEUxCzAJBgNV
            BAYTAkNBMRMwEQYDVQQIDApTb21lLVN0YXRlMSEwHwYDVQQKDBhJbnRlcm5ldCBX
            aWRnaXRzIFB0eSBMdGQwHhcNMjQwMTA1MjMwMDAwWhcNMjUwMTA1MjMwMDAwWjBF
            MQswCQYDVQQGEwJDQTETMBEGA1UECAwKU29tZS1TdGF0ZTEhMB8GA1UECgwYSW50
            ZXJuZXQgV2lkZ2l0cyBQdHkgTHRkMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIB
            CgKCAQEA3VoPN9PKUjKFLMwOge6+G/T8+J8vJKHjadgNkK5HKaVFxnC1JJ8FLZ2K
            7qtgzbhI8WnqK3r5PjM+ZA5k8sW8e7VhqYi2gDhNJqFRe4XKqL9U7LnG5i9jHHk1
            2nNSJd8HLZ8sW8e7VhqYi2gDhNJqFRe4XKqL9U7LnG5i9jHHk12nNSJd8HLZ8s7K
            qtgzbhI8WnqK3r5PjM+ZA5k8sW8e7VhqYi2gDhNJqFRe4XKqL9U7LnG5i9jHHk12
            nNSJd8HLZZ2K7qtgzbhI8WnqK3r5PjM+ZA5k8sW8e7VhqYi2gDhNJqFRe4XKqL9U
            7LnG5i9jHHk12nNSJd8HLZ8sW8e7VhqYi2gDhNJqFRQIDAQABo1AwTjAdBgNVHQ4E
            FgQUhKM6j7nHOBxp0eDe/N9vI4C/JM8wHwYDVR0jBBgwFoAUhKM6j7nHOBxp0eDe
            /N9vI4C/JM8wDAYDVR0TBAUwAwEB/zANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFAAOCAQEA2Z8B+vMT
            eW+/IEE8sJ8rI4w/b6VhW+j2R1L7R4m8tVz7qRxW2g3J8VzR8l1fYQ7p7R2kZ8u7
            5nR4gF8sJ8rI4w/b6VhW+j2R1L7R4m8tVz7qRxW2g3J8VzR8l1fYQ7p7R2kZ8u75
            nR4gF8sJ8rI4w/b6VhW+j2R1L7R4m8tVz7qRxW2g3J8VzR8l1fYQ7p7R2kZ8u75n
            R4gF8sJ8rI4w/b6VhW+j2R1L7R4m8tVz7qRxW2g3J8VzR8l1fYQ7p7R2kZ8u75nR
            4gF8sJ8rI4w==
            </data>
            <key>PayloadDisplayName</key>
            <string>CertificatePKCS1</string>
            <key>PayloadIdentifier</key>
            <string>com.example.mycertpkcs1payload</string>
            <key>PayloadType</key>
            <string>com.apple.security.pkcs1</string>
            <key>PayloadUUID</key>
            <string>72d2c549-2a97-4032-b818-d8ebf7cb88f2</string>
            <key>PayloadVersion</key>
            <integer>1</integer>
        </dict>
    </array>
    <key>PayloadDisplayName</key>
    <string>CertificatePKCS1</string>
    <key>PayloadIdentifier</key>
    <string>com.example.profile</string>
    <key>PayloadType</key>
    <string>Configuration</string>
    <key>PayloadUUID</key>
    <string>d7d678c5-87ea-457d-82b9-25db21cd7868</string>
    <key>PayloadVersion</key>
    <integer>1</integer>
</dict>
</plist>
```

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