diff --git a/changes/36774-cert-template-all-idp-vars b/changes/36774-cert-template-all-idp-vars
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f0ffc37e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/36774-cert-template-all-idp-vars
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* Added support for all IdP variables and host platform in certificate template subject names and SANs.
diff --git a/server/service/certificate_templates.go b/server/service/certificate_templates.go
index be41087bbd..40e321e891 100644
--- a/server/service/certificate_templates.go
+++ b/server/service/certificate_templates.go
@@ -11,11 +11,39 @@ import (
 	"github.com/fleetdm/fleet/v4/server/variables"
 )
 
+// escapeDNValue escapes special characters in a string value being substituted
+// into an X.500 Distinguished Name or SAN, per RFC 4514 §2.4.
+func escapeDNValue(s string) string {
+	var b strings.Builder
+	b.Grow(len(s))
+	for i, r := range s {
+		switch {
+		case r == ',' || r == '+' || r == '"' || r == '\\' || r == '<' || r == '>' || r == ';':
+			b.WriteByte('\\')
+			b.WriteRune(r)
+		case r == '#' && i == 0:
+			b.WriteByte('\\')
+			b.WriteRune(r)
+		case r == ' ' && (i == 0 || i == len(s)-1):
+			b.WriteByte('\\')
+			b.WriteRune(r)
+		default:
+			b.WriteRune(r)
+		}
+	}
+	return b.String()
+}
+
 // Fleet variables supported in certificate template subject names and SANs.
 var fleetVarsSupportedInCertificateTemplates = []fleet.FleetVarName{
 	fleet.FleetVarHostUUID,
 	fleet.FleetVarHostHardwareSerial,
+	fleet.FleetVarHostPlatform,
 	fleet.FleetVarHostEndUserIDPUsername,
+	fleet.FleetVarHostEndUserIDPUsernameLocalPart,
+	fleet.FleetVarHostEndUserIDPGroups,
+	fleet.FleetVarHostEndUserIDPDepartment,
+	fleet.FleetVarHostEndUserIDPFullname,
 }
 
 // maxCertificateTemplateSubjectAlternativeNameLength caps the SAN string length to prevent
@@ -106,7 +134,7 @@ func validateCertificateTemplateSubjectAlternativeName(san, certName string) err
 // replaceCertificateVariables replaces FLEET_VAR_* variables in the input string with actual
 // host values. endUsersMemo is an optional cross-call cache for the host's end-user list — pass
 // the same `*[]fleet.HostEndUser` (with `*memo == nil` initially) into successive calls for the
-// same host to avoid re-fetching from the datastore. The IDP-username variable is the only one
+// same host to avoid re-fetching from the datastore. The IDP related variable is the only one
 // that triggers a DB round-trip; UUID and hardware serial come from the in-memory host struct.
 func (svc *Service) replaceCertificateVariables(ctx context.Context, input string, host *fleet.Host, endUsersMemo *[]fleet.HostEndUser) (string, error) {
 	fleetVars := variables.Find(input)
@@ -114,6 +142,36 @@ func (svc *Service) replaceCertificateVariables(ctx context.Context, input strin
 		return input, nil
 	}
 
+	// fetchEndUsers lazily fetches and caches the host's end-user list.
+	fetchEndUsers := func(fleetVar string) ([]fleet.HostEndUser, error) {
+		if endUsersMemo != nil && *endUsersMemo != nil {
+			return *endUsersMemo, nil
+		}
+		fetched, err := fleet.GetEndUsers(ctx, svc.ds, host.ID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, ctxerr.Wrapf(ctx, err, "getting host end users for variable %s", fleetVar)
+		}
+		if endUsersMemo != nil {
+			if fetched == nil {
+				fetched = []fleet.HostEndUser{}
+			}
+			*endUsersMemo = fetched
+		}
+		return fetched, nil
+	}
+
+	// requireIDPUser fetches end users and returns the first IDP user, or an error if none.
+	requireIDPUser := func(fleetVar string) (*fleet.HostEndUser, error) {
+		users, err := fetchEndUsers(fleetVar)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if len(users) == 0 || users[0].IdpUserName == "" {
+			return nil, ctxerr.Errorf(ctx, "host %s does not have an IDP user for variable %s", host.UUID, fleetVar)
+		}
+		return &users[0], nil
+	}
+
 	result := input
 	for _, fleetVar := range fleetVars {
 		switch fleetVar {
@@ -121,30 +179,58 @@ func (svc *Service) replaceCertificateVariables(ctx context.Context, input strin
 			if host.UUID == "" {
 				return "", ctxerr.Errorf(ctx, "host does not have a UUID for variable %s", fleetVar)
 			}
-			result = fleet.FleetVarHostUUIDRegexp.ReplaceAllString(result, host.UUID)
+			result = fleet.FleetVarHostUUIDRegexp.ReplaceAllString(result, escapeDNValue(host.UUID))
 		case string(fleet.FleetVarHostHardwareSerial):
 			if host.HardwareSerial == "" {
 				return "", ctxerr.Errorf(ctx, "host %s does not have a hardware serial for variable %s", host.UUID, fleetVar)
 			}
-			result = fleet.FleetVarHostHardwareSerialRegexp.ReplaceAllString(result, host.HardwareSerial)
+			result = fleet.FleetVarHostHardwareSerialRegexp.ReplaceAllString(result, escapeDNValue(host.HardwareSerial))
+		case string(fleet.FleetVarHostPlatform):
+			if host.Platform == "" {
+				return "", ctxerr.Errorf(ctx, "host %s does not have a platform for variable %s", host.UUID, fleetVar)
+			}
+			result = fleet.FleetVarHostPlatformRegexp.ReplaceAllString(result, escapeDNValue(host.Platform))
 		case string(fleet.FleetVarHostEndUserIDPUsername):
-			var users []fleet.HostEndUser
-			if endUsersMemo != nil && *endUsersMemo != nil {
-				users = *endUsersMemo
-			} else {
-				fetched, err := fleet.GetEndUsers(ctx, svc.ds, host.ID)
-				if err != nil {
-					return "", ctxerr.Wrapf(ctx, err, "getting host end users for variable %s", fleetVar)
-				}
-				users = fetched
-				if endUsersMemo != nil {
-					*endUsersMemo = users
-				}
+			user, err := requireIDPUser(fleetVar)
+			if err != nil {
+				return "", err
 			}
-			if len(users) == 0 || users[0].IdpUserName == "" {
-				return "", ctxerr.Errorf(ctx, "host %s does not have an IDP username for variable %s", host.UUID, fleetVar)
+			result = fleet.FleetVarHostEndUserIDPUsernameRegexp.ReplaceAllString(result, escapeDNValue(user.IdpUserName))
+		case string(fleet.FleetVarHostEndUserIDPUsernameLocalPart):
+			user, err := requireIDPUser(fleetVar)
+			if err != nil {
+				return "", err
 			}
-			result = fleet.FleetVarHostEndUserIDPUsernameRegexp.ReplaceAllString(result, users[0].IdpUserName)
+			local, _, _ := strings.Cut(user.IdpUserName, "@")
+			result = fleet.FleetVarHostEndUserIDPUsernameLocalPartRegexp.ReplaceAllString(result, escapeDNValue(local))
+		case string(fleet.FleetVarHostEndUserIDPGroups):
+			user, err := requireIDPUser(fleetVar)
+			if err != nil {
+				return "", err
+			}
+			if len(user.IdpGroups) == 0 {
+				return "", ctxerr.Errorf(ctx, "host %s does not have IDP groups for variable %s", host.UUID, fleetVar)
+			}
+			result = fleet.FleetVarHostEndUserIDPGroupsRegexp.ReplaceAllString(result, escapeDNValue(strings.Join(user.IdpGroups, ",")))
+		case string(fleet.FleetVarHostEndUserIDPDepartment):
+			user, err := requireIDPUser(fleetVar)
+			if err != nil {
+				return "", err
+			}
+			if user.Department == "" {
+				return "", ctxerr.Errorf(ctx, "host %s does not have an IDP department for variable %s", host.UUID, fleetVar)
+			}
+			result = fleet.FleetVarHostEndUserIDPDepartmentRegexp.ReplaceAllString(result, escapeDNValue(user.Department))
+		case string(fleet.FleetVarHostEndUserIDPFullname):
+			user, err := requireIDPUser(fleetVar)
+			if err != nil {
+				return "", err
+			}
+			fullName := strings.TrimSpace(user.IdpFullName)
+			if fullName == "" {
+				return "", ctxerr.Errorf(ctx, "host %s does not have an IDP full name for variable %s", host.UUID, fleetVar)
+			}
+			result = fleet.FleetVarHostEndUserIDPFullnameRegexp.ReplaceAllString(result, escapeDNValue(fullName))
 		default:
 			return "", ctxerr.Errorf(ctx, "unsupported Fleet variable %s in certificate template", fleetVar)
 		}
diff --git a/server/service/certificate_templates_test.go b/server/service/certificate_templates_test.go
index 2c7bdff223..338b6c26ad 100644
--- a/server/service/certificate_templates_test.go
+++ b/server/service/certificate_templates_test.go
@@ -266,9 +266,24 @@ func TestCreateCertificateTemplateSubjectAlternativeName(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("Unsupported variable in SAN is rejected", func(t *testing.T) {
 		svc, ctx, _ := makePremiumService(t)
 
-		_, err := svc.CreateCertificateTemplate(ctx, "wifi", TeamID, ValidCATypeID, "CN=$FLEET_VAR_HOST_UUID", "EMAIL=$FLEET_VAR_HOST_PLATFORM")
+		_, err := svc.CreateCertificateTemplate(ctx, "wifi", TeamID, ValidCATypeID, "CN=$FLEET_VAR_HOST_UUID", "EMAIL=$FLEET_VAR_NDES_SCEP_CHALLENGE")
 		require.Error(t, err)
-		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "FLEET_VAR_HOST_PLATFORM")
+		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "FLEET_VAR_NDES_SCEP_CHALLENGE")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("All supported HOST variables accepted in SAN", func(t *testing.T) {
+		svc, ctx, _ := makePremiumService(t)
+
+		san := "DNS=$FLEET_VAR_HOST_UUID, EMAIL=$FLEET_VAR_HOST_END_USER_IDP_USERNAME, " +
+			"UPN=$FLEET_VAR_HOST_END_USER_IDP_USERNAME_LOCAL_PART, " +
+			"URI=$FLEET_VAR_HOST_END_USER_IDP_GROUPS, " +
+			"DNS=$FLEET_VAR_HOST_END_USER_IDP_DEPARTMENT, " +
+			"EMAIL=$FLEET_VAR_HOST_END_USER_IDP_FULL_NAME, " +
+			"DNS=$FLEET_VAR_HOST_PLATFORM, " +
+			"DNS=$FLEET_VAR_HOST_HARDWARE_SERIAL"
+		resp, err := svc.CreateCertificateTemplate(ctx, "all-vars", TeamID, ValidCATypeID, "CN=$FLEET_VAR_HOST_UUID", san)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, san, resp.SubjectAlternativeName)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -555,6 +570,179 @@ func TestApplyCertificateTemplateSpecs(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestReplaceCertificateVariables(t *testing.T) {
+	ds := new(mock.Store)
+
+	givenName := "Jane"
+	familyName := "Doe"
+	dept := "Engineering"
+
+	ds.ScimUserByHostIDFunc = func(ctx context.Context, hostID uint) (*fleet.ScimUser, error) {
+		return &fleet.ScimUser{
+			UserName:   "jane@example.com",
+			GivenName:  &givenName,
+			FamilyName: &familyName,
+			Department: &dept,
+			Groups: []fleet.ScimUserGroup{
+				{DisplayName: "admins"},
+				{DisplayName: "devs"},
+			},
+		}, nil
+	}
+	ds.ListHostDeviceMappingFunc = func(ctx context.Context, hostID uint) ([]*fleet.HostDeviceMapping, error) {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	svc := &Service{ds: ds}
+	host := &fleet.Host{
+		ID:             1,
+		UUID:           "host-uuid-123",
+		HardwareSerial: "SERIAL-456",
+		Platform:       "android",
+	}
+
+	t.Run("HOST_UUID", func(t *testing.T) {
+		result, err := svc.replaceCertificateVariables(t.Context(), "CN=$FLEET_VAR_HOST_UUID", host, nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, "CN=host-uuid-123", result)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("HOST_HARDWARE_SERIAL", func(t *testing.T) {
+		result, err := svc.replaceCertificateVariables(t.Context(), "CN=$FLEET_VAR_HOST_HARDWARE_SERIAL", host, nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, "CN=SERIAL-456", result)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("HOST_PLATFORM", func(t *testing.T) {
+		result, err := svc.replaceCertificateVariables(t.Context(), "O=$FLEET_VAR_HOST_PLATFORM", host, nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, "O=android", result)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("HOST_END_USER_IDP_USERNAME", func(t *testing.T) {
+		result, err := svc.replaceCertificateVariables(t.Context(), "CN=$FLEET_VAR_HOST_END_USER_IDP_USERNAME", host, nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, "CN=jane@example.com", result)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("HOST_END_USER_IDP_USERNAME_LOCAL_PART", func(t *testing.T) {
+		result, err := svc.replaceCertificateVariables(t.Context(), "CN=$FLEET_VAR_HOST_END_USER_IDP_USERNAME_LOCAL_PART", host, nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, "CN=jane", result)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("HOST_END_USER_IDP_GROUPS", func(t *testing.T) {
+		result, err := svc.replaceCertificateVariables(t.Context(), "OU=$FLEET_VAR_HOST_END_USER_IDP_GROUPS", host, nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		// Comma between groups is escaped so it's not mistaken for a DN separator.
+		require.Equal(t, `OU=admins\,devs`, result)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("HOST_END_USER_IDP_DEPARTMENT", func(t *testing.T) {
+		result, err := svc.replaceCertificateVariables(t.Context(), "OU=$FLEET_VAR_HOST_END_USER_IDP_DEPARTMENT", host, nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, "OU=Engineering", result)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("HOST_END_USER_IDP_FULL_NAME", func(t *testing.T) {
+		result, err := svc.replaceCertificateVariables(t.Context(), "CN=$FLEET_VAR_HOST_END_USER_IDP_FULL_NAME", host, nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, "CN=Jane Doe", result)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("multiple variables in one string", func(t *testing.T) {
+		input := "CN=$FLEET_VAR_HOST_END_USER_IDP_USERNAME,O=$FLEET_VAR_HOST_PLATFORM,OU=$FLEET_VAR_HOST_END_USER_IDP_DEPARTMENT"
+		result, err := svc.replaceCertificateVariables(t.Context(), input, host, nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, "CN=jane@example.com,O=android,OU=Engineering", result)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("endUsersMemo is populated on first call and reused", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var memo []fleet.HostEndUser
+		_, err := svc.replaceCertificateVariables(t.Context(), "CN=$FLEET_VAR_HOST_END_USER_IDP_USERNAME", host, &memo)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NotNil(t, memo)
+		require.Len(t, memo, 1)
+
+		// Second call reuses the memo without hitting the datastore again.
+		ds.ScimUserByHostIDFuncInvoked = false
+		_, err = svc.replaceCertificateVariables(t.Context(), "CN=$FLEET_VAR_HOST_END_USER_IDP_FULL_NAME", host, &memo)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.False(t, ds.ScimUserByHostIDFuncInvoked)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("missing IDP user returns error", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ds.ScimUserByHostIDFunc = func(ctx context.Context, hostID uint) (*fleet.ScimUser, error) {
+			return nil, &notFoundError{}
+		}
+		_, err := svc.replaceCertificateVariables(t.Context(), "CN=$FLEET_VAR_HOST_END_USER_IDP_USERNAME", host, nil)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "does not have an IDP user")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("missing groups returns error", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ds.ScimUserByHostIDFunc = func(ctx context.Context, hostID uint) (*fleet.ScimUser, error) {
+			return &fleet.ScimUser{UserName: "jane@example.com"}, nil
+		}
+		_, err := svc.replaceCertificateVariables(t.Context(), "OU=$FLEET_VAR_HOST_END_USER_IDP_GROUPS", host, nil)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "does not have IDP groups")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("missing department returns error", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ds.ScimUserByHostIDFunc = func(ctx context.Context, hostID uint) (*fleet.ScimUser, error) {
+			return &fleet.ScimUser{UserName: "jane@example.com"}, nil
+		}
+		_, err := svc.replaceCertificateVariables(t.Context(), "OU=$FLEET_VAR_HOST_END_USER_IDP_DEPARTMENT", host, nil)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "does not have an IDP department")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("missing full name returns error", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ds.ScimUserByHostIDFunc = func(ctx context.Context, hostID uint) (*fleet.ScimUser, error) {
+			return &fleet.ScimUser{UserName: "jane@example.com"}, nil
+		}
+		_, err := svc.replaceCertificateVariables(t.Context(), "CN=$FLEET_VAR_HOST_END_USER_IDP_FULL_NAME", host, nil)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "does not have an IDP full name")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("no variables returns input unchanged", func(t *testing.T) {
+		result, err := svc.replaceCertificateVariables(t.Context(), "CN=static-value", host, nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, "CN=static-value", result)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("unsupported variable returns error", func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, err := svc.replaceCertificateVariables(t.Context(), "CN=$FLEET_VAR_NDES_SCEP_CHALLENGE", host, nil)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "unsupported Fleet variable")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("special characters are RFC 4514 escaped", func(t *testing.T) {
+		dept := "Sales, Marketing + Ops"
+		ds.ScimUserByHostIDFunc = func(ctx context.Context, hostID uint) (*fleet.ScimUser, error) {
+			return &fleet.ScimUser{
+				UserName:   "jane@example.com",
+				GivenName:  &givenName,
+				FamilyName: &familyName,
+				Department: &dept,
+				Groups: []fleet.ScimUserGroup{
+					{DisplayName: "group<A>"},
+					{DisplayName: `group"B"`},
+				},
+			}, nil
+		}
+		result, err := svc.replaceCertificateVariables(t.Context(), "OU=$FLEET_VAR_HOST_END_USER_IDP_DEPARTMENT", host, nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, `OU=Sales\, Marketing \+ Ops`, result)
+
+		result, err = svc.replaceCertificateVariables(t.Context(), "OU=$FLEET_VAR_HOST_END_USER_IDP_GROUPS", host, nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, `OU=group\<A\>\,group\"B\"`, result)
+	})
+}
+
 func TestResendHostCertificateTemplate(t *testing.T) {
 	ds := new(mock.Store)
 	opts := &TestServerOpts{}