> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://radarhq.io/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# cert-manager TLS certificate visibility

> Trace cert-manager in Radar: Certificate-to-Issuer topology and the full provisioning chain - CertificateRequest, Order, Challenge - with renewal status at a glance.

[cert-manager](https://cert-manager.io/) automates TLS certificate management  -  issuing, renewing, and revoking certificates from Let's Encrypt, Vault, Venafi, and other issuers.

### What Radar Shows

**Topology:** Certificate → Issuer/ClusterIssuer edges show which issuer manages each certificate. The full provisioning chain (Certificate → CertificateRequest → Order → Challenge) is connected via owner references.

<Frame caption="cert-manager in Topology View  -  Certificate → CertificateRequest provisioning chain">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/skyhook/WMkyX9-pHguEy9dC/images/oss/certmanager-topology.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=WMkyX9-pHguEy9dC&q=85&s=1be1fefb83971b72342d904affecf3b7" alt="cert-manager Topology" width="4224" height="2346" data-path="images/oss/certmanager-topology.png" />
</Frame>

**Certificate Detail View:**

* Status conditions (Ready) with color-coded expiry warnings
* Validity period with progress bar (green → yellow → red as expiry approaches)
* Subject, DNS names, issuer reference
* Renewal time and last failure

**Dashboard:** Certificate health card showing healthy/warning/critical/expired certificate counts across all namespaces.

**TLS Secret Parsing:** Click any TLS Secret to see the X.509 certificate details  -  subject, issuer, validity dates, SANs  -  parsed directly from the secret data.

<Frame caption="Certificate Detail View  -  Validity progress bar, DNS names, issuer reference, and status conditions">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/skyhook/WMkyX9-pHguEy9dC/images/oss/certmanager-certificate-detail.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=WMkyX9-pHguEy9dC&q=85&s=ab3441844b2d6507df7f28c3d446e337" alt="Certificate Detail" width="1378" height="2528" data-path="images/oss/certmanager-certificate-detail.png" />
</Frame>

<Frame caption="Certificate Resource Browser  -  Ready status, domains, issuer, and expiry date at a glance">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/skyhook/WMkyX9-pHguEy9dC/images/oss/certmanager-certificates-list.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=WMkyX9-pHguEy9dC&q=85&s=0f7df0d1d3f2dcb3e708e09054fa5669" alt="Certificate List" width="2968" height="354" data-path="images/oss/certmanager-certificates-list.png" />
</Frame>

### Supported CRDs

| CRD                | Group                     | Topology | Detail View | AI Summary |
| ------------------ | ------------------------- | -------- | ----------- | ---------- |
| Certificate        | `cert-manager.io/v1`      | Yes      | Yes         | -          |
| CertificateRequest | `cert-manager.io/v1`      | Yes      | Yes         | -          |
| Issuer             | `cert-manager.io/v1`      | Yes      | Yes         | -          |
| ClusterIssuer      | `cert-manager.io/v1`      | Yes      | Yes         | -          |
| Order              | `acme.cert-manager.io/v1` | Yes      | Yes         | -          |
| Challenge          | `acme.cert-manager.io/v1` | Yes      | Yes         | -          |