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# Issuer Management
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Manage certificate authorities and issuers for automated certificate provisioning. Configure issuer credentials, organizational information, and administrator contacts for external certificate authorities.
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## Capabilities
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### Issuer Creation
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```python { .api }
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def create_issuer(
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    issuer_name: str,
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    provider: str,
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    *,
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    enabled: Optional[bool] = None,
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    account_id: Optional[str] = None,
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    password: Optional[str] = None,
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    organization_id: Optional[str] = None,
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    admin_contacts: Optional[List[AdministratorContact]] = None,
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    **kwargs: Any
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) -> CertificateIssuer:
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    """Create a certificate issuer."""
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```
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### Issuer Operations
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```python { .api }
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def get_issuer(issuer_name: str, **kwargs: Any) -> CertificateIssuer: ...
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def update_issuer(issuer_name: str, **kwargs) -> CertificateIssuer: ...
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def delete_issuer(issuer_name: str, **kwargs: Any) -> CertificateIssuer: ...
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def list_properties_of_issuers(**kwargs: Any) -> ItemPaged[IssuerProperties]: ...
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```
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## Usage Examples
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```python
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from azure.keyvault.certificates import AdministratorContact
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# Create issuer with admin contact
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admin_contact = AdministratorContact(
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    first_name="John",
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    last_name="Doe", 
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    email="admin@company.com",
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    phone="+1-555-0123"
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issuer = client.create_issuer(
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    issuer_name="GlobalSign",
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    provider="GlobalSign",
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    account_id="my-account-id",
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    password="my-password", 
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    admin_contacts=[admin_contact],
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    enabled=True
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)
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```