Create Certificate Authority
Create Certificate Authority
Resource Parameters
The following parameters are needed when following these steps to create a new VPC.
- Distinguished Name
Throughout this guide we use the following example certificate authority parameters.
- Distinguished Name
- Common Name (CN)
Test CA
- Common Name (CN)
Create the CA
This creates a new private certificate authority in ACM.
Navigate to the Create private certificate authority (CA) wizard.
Check your selected region
Make sure you have selected the desired region, ex: US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1.
- Mode options:
General-purpose - CA type options:
Root - Subject distinguished name options
- Common Name (CN):
Test CA
- Common Name (CN):
- Key algorithm options:
RSA 2048 - Certificate revocation options:
(defaults) - Add Tags:
(defaults) - Configure CA permissions:
(defaults)
Click Create CA.
Info
Note the ARN of the newly created certificate authority.
Export the CA Certificate
Navigate to the ACM PCA Management Console.
Check your selected region
Make sure you have selected the desired region, ex: US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1.
Select the Test CA certificate authority.
From the Actions menu > select Get CA Certificate then click Export certificate body to a file to download the CA certificate.
Info
Note the Certificate.pem filename location where you download the CA certificate.