Systems and methods provided for a sensor certificate lifecycle manager for a network management system of an enterprise network for the automated generation of unique certificates for sensors used to act like a client device in the enterprise network for the purposes of troubleshooting. Furthermore, the network management and command center in association with the sensor certificate lifecycle manager manages a pool of signed unique certificates and have control over the lifecycle of such certificates, such as for revoking, transferring, and reassigning certificates for the sensors.