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title: Issue and validate certificates
description: Issue and validate TLS certificates for Cloudflare for SaaS custom hostnames.
image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/dev-products-preview.png
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# Issue and validate certificates

Once you have [set up your Cloudflare for SaaS application](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-for-platforms/cloudflare-for-saas/start/getting-started/), you can start issuing and validating certificates for your customers.

* [ Issue ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-for-platforms/cloudflare-for-saas/security/certificate-management/issue-and-validate/issue-certificates/)
* [ Validate ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-for-platforms/cloudflare-for-saas/security/certificate-management/issue-and-validate/validate-certificates/)
* [ Renew ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-for-platforms/cloudflare-for-saas/security/certificate-management/issue-and-validate/renew-certificates/)

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