Discover root certificates hosted outside your server

task brazil Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read discover-root-certificate-browser.md

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Collect information about root certificates stored outside your server. Create a specialized Discovery schedule.

Before you begin

Role required: Admin, discovery_admin, Certificate administrator

About this task

To discover root certificates stored outside your server, create a special Discovery schedule to target them.

Procedure

Navigate to All > Discovery > Discovery Schedules.
From the Discovery Schedule page, select New.
On the Discovery Schedule form, fill in the fields.

For a description of the field values, see Discovery schedule form table.
Save this record by selecting Update.
Select the Serverless Execution Patterns tab.
Create a Serverless Execution Pattern.
1. Select New.
2. In the New Record page, select the search icon ([Omitted image "icon-search-sow.png"] Alt text: Search icon) in the Pattern field.
3. Fill in the Name field.
4. Find and select Import SSL Certificate.
5. Select Submit.
  
  You're redirected back to the Discovery Schedule page created in step 4.
Select the Serverless Execution Patterns tab.
Select the Name of the new pattern that you just made.
Select the (empty) value field, and add a value for each parameter.

For guidance on what values to set, see Run Certificate Discovery via certificate file import.
Collect information on your root certificate by making a unique certificate file.
1. Navigate to the Discovery Schedule record that you created.
2. Select the link Discover now to begin Discovery that collects your root certificate.
Navigate to All > Unique Certificates.
After the Discovery is complete, find your root certificate to confirm that it's there.

Result

Your Discovery collects information on your root certificate located outside a server.

What to do next

Connect an intermediate certificate to its root certificate to complete your certificate chain.

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---
title: Discover root certificates hosted outside your server
description: Collect information about root certificates stored outside your server. Create a specialized Discovery schedule.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/it-operations-management/discovery/discover-root-certificate-browser.html
release: brazil
product: Discovery
classification: discovery
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Visibility to TLS certificates, Configure, Certificate Inventory and Management, ITOM Visibility, IT Operations Management]
---

# Discover root certificates hosted outside your server

Collect information about root certificates stored outside your server. Create a specialized Discovery schedule.

## Before you begin

Role required: Admin, discovery\_admin, Certificate administrator

## About this task

To discover root certificates stored outside your server, create a special Discovery schedule to target them.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to **All** &gt; **Discovery** &gt; **Discovery Schedules**.

2. From the Discovery Schedule page, select **New**.

3. On the Discovery Schedule form, fill in the fields.

For a description of the field values, see [Discovery schedule form table](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-operations-management/discovery/discovery-schedule-form-table.md).

4. Save this record by selecting **Update**.

5. Select the **Serverless Execution Patterns** tab.

6. Create a Serverless Execution Pattern.

1. Select **New**.

2. In the New Record page, select the search icon \(\[Omitted image "icon-search-sow.png"\] Alt text: Search icon\) in the **Pattern** field.

3. Fill in the **Name** field.

4. Find and select **Import SSL Certificate**.

5. Select **Submit**.

You're redirected back to the Discovery Schedule page created in step 4.

7. Select the **Serverless Execution Patterns** tab.

8. Select the **Name** of the new pattern that you just made.

9. Select the **\(empty\)** value field, and add a value for each parameter.

For guidance on what values to set, see [Run Certificate Discovery via certificate file import](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-operations-management/discovery/run-cert-inventory-mgmt-import.md).

10. Collect information on your root certificate by making a unique certificate file.

1. Navigate to the **Discovery Schedule** record that you created.

2. Select the link **Discover now** to begin Discovery that collects your root certificate.

11. Navigate to **All** &gt; **Unique Certificates**.

12. After the Discovery is complete, find your root certificate to confirm that it's there.

## Result

Your Discovery collects information on your root certificate located outside a server.

## What to do next

[Connect an intermediate certificate to its root certificate](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-operations-management/discovery/connect-intermediate-certificate-to-root.md) to complete your certificate chain.