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Title: Certificates object
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description: An object that represents a certificate
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An API object that represents a certificate used by a Redis Enterprise Software cluster.

| Name | Type/Value | Description |
|------|------------|-------------|
| name | `cm`<br />`api`<br />`mtls_trusted_ca`<br />`proxy`<br />`metrics_exporter`<br />`syncer`<br />`ldap_client`<br />`ccs_internode_encryption`<br />`data_internode_encryption` | Certificate type.<br />See the [certificates table]({{< relref "/operate/rs/7.22/security/certificates" >}}) for the list of cluster certificates and their descriptions. |
| certificate | string | The certificate in PEM format |
| key | string | The private key in PEM format |