Venafi Slack CertBot: Automated TLS Certificate Request Workflow
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Streamline your TLS certificate request process with the Venafi Slack CertBot. This n8n workflow enables users to securely request Certificate Signing Requests (CSRs) directly from Slack, automating the generation via Venafi TLS Protect Cloud while integrating optional security checks and approval flows. It centralizes certificate management, enhancing security and operational efficiency for your IT and DevOps teams.
About This Workflow
This powerful n8n workflow transforms your Slack workspace into a hub for secure TLS certificate management. Triggered by Slack events, it presents users with interactive modals to gather necessary domain information for a Certificate Signing Request (CSR). After initial input, the workflow dynamically validates the domain and, based on pre-configured logic (including potential third-party security scans like Virustotal, as mentioned in the workflow's sticky notes), decides whether to automatically generate the CSR via Venafi TLS Protect Cloud or route it for manual security team approval within Slack. This automation reduces manual effort, accelerates certificate provisioning, and ensures all requests adhere to organizational security policies by integrating directly with your Venafi infrastructure.
Key Features
- Slack-Native Interaction: Initiate CSR requests directly from Slack using interactive modals for a seamless user experience.
- Automated CSR Generation: Programmatically generate Certificate Signing Requests via Venafi TLS Protect Cloud, reducing manual overhead and ensuring compliance.
- Dynamic Domain Validation: Automatically validate user-provided domain names before processing, ensuring correct format and reducing errors.
- Conditional Approval Workflows: Implement intelligent routing based on security scan results (e.g., Virustotal) to either auto-approve or escalate for manual review by security teams.
- Centralized Security Operations: Bring certificate request and approval processes into a single, auditable Slack channel, enhancing collaboration and oversight.
How To Use
- Set up Slack Integration: Configure a Slack Events API subscription to send relevant messages and modal submissions to your n8n webhook.
- Configure Venafi Credentials: Add your Venafi TLS Protect Cloud API credentials to n8n to enable secure communication with your Venafi instance.
- Customize Modal Inputs: Adjust the Slack modal nodes to gather specific information required for your certificate requests (e.g., common name, organizational unit).
- Map Data to Venafi Node: Ensure the
Venafi TLS Protect Cloudnode correctly maps the collected Slack input (e.g.,commonName) to its parameters for CSR generation. - Define Approval Logic: Implement conditional nodes (as implied by the workflow description for Virustotal/approval) to determine when a CSR is auto-approved or sent for manual review in Slack.
- Configure Slack Responses: Set up
Respond to Webhooknodes to provide immediate feedback to users in Slack, including closing modals and confirming request status.
Apps Used
Workflow JSON
{
"id": "4ab845e9-95b9-4629-9a72-b1ef0eac20e3",
"name": "Venafi Slack CertBot: Automated TLS Certificate Request Workflow",
"nodes": 8,
"category": "DevOps",
"status": "active",
"version": "1.0.0"
}Note: This is a sample preview. The full workflow JSON contains node configurations, credentials placeholders, and execution logic.
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