# Show Certificate

*Applies to: Patch My PC Publisher*

## Overview

The Show Certificate option displays detailed information about the code-signing certificate currently configured for use by the Publisher. This view allows you to verify that a valid certificate is selected, confirm its trust status, and ensure it meets WSUS and ConfigMgr signing requirements.

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When you select **Show Certificate**, the following information is displayed:

* **Issuer**\
  The authority that issued the certificate. This may be ConfigMgr, the Publisher, or an internal/public Certificate Authority.
* **Subject**\
  The identity the certificate was issued to.
* **Effective Date**\
  The date and time from which the certificate is valid.
* **Expiration Date**\
  The date and time the certificate expires.
* **Code Signing**\
  Indicates whether the certificate is valid for code-signing operations, which is required for publishing updates to WSUS and signing ConfigMgr detection method scripts.
* **Public Key**\
  The cryptographic algorithm and key length used by the certificate (for example, RSA 2048-bit).
* **Thumbprint**\
  A unique identifier for the certificate, useful for verification and troubleshooting.
* **WSUS certificate installed in the Trusted Publishers certificate store**\
  Confirms whether the certificate is trusted for publishing updates to WSUS.
* **WSUS certificate installed in the Trusted Root certificate store**\
  Indicates whether the certificate chain is trusted by the local system and WSUS.

## Validate Trust Chain

Selecting **Validate Trust Chain** checks whether the certificate and its issuing chain are trusted by the local system. This is a useful troubleshooting step if update publishing fails due to certificate or trust-related errors.

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