Merge pull request #314745 from cwatson-cat/04-14-26-iot-hub-cert-nav-upd

Upd left nav label to credential policies for ADR namespace workflows

Author: prmerger-automator[bot]

articles/iot-hub/how-to-configure-credential.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ms.service: azure-iot-hub
 services: iot-hub
 ms.topic: how-to
 ai-usage: ai-generated
-ms.date: 03/11/2026
+ms.date: 04/14/2026
 #Customer intent: As a developer setting up certificate management, I want to configure a root CA credential in my ADR namespace.
 ---
 
@@ -61,15 +61,15 @@ Follow these steps to configure your root CA credential.
 
 1. In the resource menu, select **Namespaces**, and then select your ADR namespace from the list.
 
-1. In the resource menu of your ADR namespace, select **Certificate management (Preview)** under **Namespace resources**.
+1. In the resource menu of your ADR namespace, select **Credential policies (Preview)** under **Namespace resources**.
 
-1. On the **Certificate management (Preview)** page, select **Enable** from the **Enable certificate management** dialog.
+1. On the **Credential policies (Preview)** page, select **Enable** from the **Enable certificate management** dialog.
 
    :::image type="content" source="./media/how-to-configure-credential/enable-certificate-management.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Certificate management page for an Azure Device Registry namespace in the Azure portal, highlighting the Enable button in the Enable certificate management dialog." lightbox="./media/how-to-configure-credential/enable-certificate-management.png":::
 
 1. Azure provisions a root CA credential for your namespace. This process takes a few moments to complete.
 
-1. After provisioning is complete, your root CA credential is ready to use. The credential is displayed on the **Certificate management (Preview)** page.
+1. After provisioning is complete, your root CA credential is ready to use. The credential is displayed on the **Credential policies (Preview)** page.
 
 # [Azure CLI](#tab/cli)
 

articles/iot-hub/how-to-create-policy-external-certificate.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ms.author: cwatson
 ms.service: azure-iot-hub
 services: iot-hub
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 04/16/2026
+ms.date: 04/14/2026
 ai-usage: ai-generated
 #Customer intent: As an IoT administrator, I want to create or edit an external CA policy in Azure Device Registry so I can issue and manage device certificates by using my external CA lifecycle.
 ---
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ Create a policy that uses your external CA, and then activate it after you uploa
 
 1. Open your **Azure Device Registry** namespace.
 
-1. In the sidebar menu, under **Namespace resources**, select **Certificate management**.
+1. In the sidebar menu, under **Namespace resources**, select **Credential policies**.
 
 1. Select **Create Policy**.
 
-    :::image type="content" source="media/how-to-create-policy-external-certificate/certificate-management.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the certificate management pane.":::
+    :::image type="content" source="media/how-to-create-policy-external-certificate/certificate-management.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the Credential policies pane.":::
 
 1. In the **Basics** tab, complete the fields as follows:
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ Create a policy that uses your external CA, and then activate it after you uploa
 
 Update the validity period for an existing external CA policy when certificate lifetime requirements change.
 
-1. In the sidebar menu of your Device Registry namespace, under **Namespace resources**, select **Certificate management**.
+1. In the sidebar menu of your Device Registry namespace, under **Namespace resources**, select **Credential policies**.
 
 1. Select the policy that you want to edit.
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ Update the validity period for an existing external CA policy when certificate l
 
 Synchronize your new or updated policy.
 
-1. In the sidebar menu of your Device Registry namespace, under **Namespace resources**, select **Certificate management**.
+1. In the sidebar menu of your Device Registry namespace, under **Namespace resources**, select **Credential policies**.
 
 1. Select **Sync all**, and then **Yes**.
 

articles/iot-hub/how-to-create-policy.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ms.service: azure-iot-hub
 services: iot-hub
 ms.topic: how-to
 ai-usage: ai-generated
-ms.date: 04/10/2026
+ms.date: 04/14/2026
 #Customer intent: As an IoT administrator, I want to create or edit a policy in Azure Device Registry so I can issue Microsoft-backed X.509 device certificates with the validity period my deployment requires.
 ---
 
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ You can create a policy by using the Azure portal or the Azure CLI. In this prev
 
 1. Open your **Azure Device Registry** namespace.
 
-1. In the sidebar menu, under **Namespace resources**, select **Certificate management**.
+1. In the sidebar menu, under **Namespace resources**, select **Credential policies**.
 
 1. Select **Create Policy**.
 
-    :::image type="content" source="media/how-to-create-policy/certificate-management.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the certificate management pane.":::
+    :::image type="content" source="media/how-to-create-policy/certificate-management.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the Credential policies pane.":::
 
 1. In the **Basics** tab, complete the fields as follows:
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ You can create a policy by using the Azure portal or the Azure CLI. In this prev
 
 Edit an existing policy to update its validity period when security or operational requirements change.
 
-1. In the sidebar menu of your ADR namespace, under **Namespace resources**, select **Certificate management**.
+1. In the sidebar menu of your ADR namespace, under **Namespace resources**, select **Credential policies**.
 
 1. Select the policy that you want to edit.
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ Edit an existing policy to update its validity period when security or operation
 
 Synchronize your new or updated policy.
 
-1. In the sidebar menu of your ADR namespace, under **Namespace resources**, select **Certificate management**.
+1. In the sidebar menu of your ADR namespace, under **Namespace resources**, select **Credential policies**.
 
 1. Select **Sync all**, and then **Yes**.
 

articles/iot-hub/how-to-revoke-certificate-delete-policy.md

@@ -67,15 +67,15 @@ For a policy that uses an external root, you cannot revoke the policy on Azure D
 Use these steps to remove a policy when you no longer need it for certificate issuance.
 
 1. Open your **Azure Device Registry** namespace.
-1. Under **Namespace resources** on the sidebar menu, select **Credential Policies**.
+1. Under **Namespace resources** on the sidebar menu, select **Credential policies**.
 1. Select the target policy.
 1. Select **Delete policy**, and confirm the operation.
 
 ## Delete a credential resource
 
 Use these steps to remove a credential resource when you need to retire that certificate path.
 
-1. Open **Credential Policies** in your Azure Device Registry namespace.
+1. Open **Credential policies** in your Device Registry namespace.
 1. Select the credential resource.
 1. Select **Delete**, and confirm the delete operation.
 

articles/iot-hub/iot-hub-device-registry-setup.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ms.author: cwatson
 ms.service: azure-iot-hub
 services: iot-hub
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 04/10/2026
+ms.date: 04/14/2026
 zone_pivot_groups: iot-hub-deployment-methods
 #Customer intent: As a developer new to IoT, I want to understand what Azure Device Registry is and how it can help me manage my IoT devices.
 ---

includes/iot-hub-device-registry-portal.md

@@ -107,13 +107,13 @@ Repeat these steps to assign the **Azure Device Registry Contributor** role:
 
 Create custom policies within your ADR namespace to define how certificates are issued and managed for your devices. Policies allow you to set parameters such as certificate validity periods and subjects. Editing or disabling a policy isn't supported in preview.
 
-1. In the ADR namespace you created, under **Namespace resources**, select **Certificate management (Preview)**.
+1. In the ADR namespace you created, under **Namespace resources**, select **Credential policies (Preview)**.
 
     In the **Enable certificate management** dialog, select **Enable**.
 
     :::image type="content" source="../articles/iot-hub/media/device-registry/custom-policy.png" alt-text="Screenshot of Azure Device Registry custom policy page in the Azure portal." lightbox="../articles/iot-hub/media/device-registry/custom-policy.png":::
 
-1. In the **Certificate management** page, select **+ Create Policy**.
+1. In the **Credential policies** page, select **+ Create Policy**.
 1. A pane appears where you can configure the policy settings. In the **Basics** tab, complete the fields as follows:
 
     | Property | Value |    
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ Create custom policies within your ADR namespace to define how certificates are
     | **Select a Root CA for certificates in this policy** | Accept the default value, **Use this namespace's Microsoft-issued Root CA (Default)**. |
 
 1. Select **Next**, then **Review + create**.
-1. To review the policy, select **Certificate management** to see the policy name and validity period.
+1. To review the policy, select **Credential policies** to see the policy name and validity period.
 
 ## Create an IoT hub in Azure portal