Request a certificate

This page describes how you can create a certificate request in Certificate Authority Service.

You can request a certificate using the following methods:

1. Generate your own private or public key and submit a Certificate Signing Request (CSR).
2. Use a private or public key auto-generated by CA Service.
3. Use an existing Cloud Key Management Service (Cloud KMS) key.

Before you begin

1. Prepare your environment for CA Service.

2. To get the permissions that you need to issue certificates, ask your administrator to grant you the CA Service Certificate Requester (roles/privateca.certificateRequester) or the CA Service Certificate Manager (roles/privateca.certificateManager) IAM role.

   For more information about the predefined IAM roles for CA Service, see Access control with IAM.

   For information about granting an IAM role to a principal, see Grant a single role.

Request certificate using a CSR

Before you proceed, you must generate a CSR. After generating a CSR, do the following:

Console

1. Go to the Certificate Authority Service page on the Google Cloud console.

   Go to Certificate Authority Service

2. Click Request a certificate.

3. Select a region. The region must be the same as the region of the CA pool that you intend to use.

4. Select a CA pool.

5. Optional: Select a specific CA from the CA pool. Note that when you choose a specific CA for certificate issuance, you create a dependency on that CA, making it harder to rotate CAs.

6. Optional: Choose a certificate template. If you use a certificate template, make sure that the certificate template's policies don't conflict with the selected CA pool's policies.

7. Click Provide Certificate Signing Request (CSR), and then click Next. The certificate details are displayed.

8. Optional: To overwrite the automatically generated certificate name, enter the custom name in the Certificate name field.

9. Optional: To choose a custom validity period for the certificate, enter the value in the Valid for field.

10. Copy and paste your CSR in the Certificate CSR box. If you want to upload a file containing the CSR, click Browse, and then choose your file.

11. Click Generate certificate.

Download the signed certificate

1. To see the generated certificate, click View certificate, and then click View.
2. To copy the certificate, click . To download the certificate in the form of a .crt file, click Download certificate.
3. Optional: To download the certificate chain, click Download certificate chain.

Important: If you are using a DevOps CA pool, this is the only time you can download the created certificates. CA Service doesn't store the contents of the certificate after you move from this screen.

gcloud

gcloud privateca certificates create CERT_ID \
     --issuer-pool POOL_ID \
     --csr CSR_FILENAME \
     --cert-output-file CERT_FILENAME \
     --validity "P30D"

Replace the following:

• CERT_ID: The unique identifier of the certificate.
• POOL_ID: The name of the CA pool.
• CSR_FILENAME: The file that stores the PEM-encoded CSR.

The --validity flag defines the duration the certificate is valid. It is an optional flag whose default value is 30 days.

For more information about the gcloud privateca certificates create command, see gcloud privateca certificates create.

Note: You can omit the certificate ID to have one automatically generated for you with the following naming format: {YYYYMMDD}-{3 alphanumeric characters}-{3 alphanumeric characters}

Terraform

resource "google_privateca_certificate_authority" "test_ca" {
  pool                     = "my-pool"
  certificate_authority_id = "my-certificate-authority"
  location                 = "us-central1"
  deletion_protection      = false # set to true to prevent destruction of the resource
  config {
    subject_config {
      subject {
        organization = "HashiCorp"
        common_name  = "my-certificate-authority"
      }
      subject_alt_name {
        dns_names = ["hashicorp.com"]
      }
    }
    x509_config {
      ca_options {
        # is_ca *MUST* be true for certificate authorities
        is_ca = true
      }
      key_usage {
        base_key_usage {
          # cert_sign and crl_sign *MUST* be true for certificate authorities
          cert_sign = true
          crl_sign  = true
        }
        extended_key_usage {
          server_auth = false
        }
      }
    }
  }
  key_spec {
    algorithm = "RSA_PKCS1_4096_SHA256"
  }
}


resource "google_privateca_certificate" "default" {
  pool                  = "my-pool"
  location              = "us-central1"
  certificate_authority = google_privateca_certificate_authority.test_ca.certificate_authority_id
  lifetime              = "860s"
  name                  = "my-certificate"
  pem_csr               = tls_cert_request.example.cert_request_pem
}

resource "tls_private_key" "example" {
  algorithm = "RSA"
}

resource "tls_cert_request" "example" {
  private_key_pem = tls_private_key.example.private_key_pem

  subject {
    common_name  = "example.com"
    organization = "ACME Examples, Inc"
  }
}

REST API

1. Generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) using your preferred method, such as openssl.

   The following is a sample CSR that is encoded for JSON.

   Caution: The following CSR contains sample values. Don't use this CSR for production.

   -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----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\npYnKLoZUvRwEdtZpbNL9QhCAm2QiJ6w+6g==\n-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
   

2. Request a certificate.

   HTTP method and URL:

   POST https://privateca.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/caPools/POOL_ID/certificates?certificate_id=CERTIFICATE_ID

   Request JSON body:

   {
    "lifetime": {
      "seconds": 3600,
      "nanos": 0
    },
    "pem_csr": "PEM_CSR"
   }
   

   To send your request, expand one of these options:

   curl (Linux, macOS, or Cloud Shell)

   Note: The following command assumes that you have logged in to the gcloud CLI with your user account by running gcloud init or gcloud auth login , or by using Cloud Shell, which automatically logs you into the gcloud CLI . You can check the currently active account by running gcloud auth list.

   Save the request body in a file named request.json, and execute the following command:

   curl -X POST \
        -H "Authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" \
        -H "Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8" \
        -d @request.json \
        "https://privateca.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/caPools/POOL_ID/certificates?certificate_id=CERTIFICATE_ID"

   PowerShell (Windows)

   Note: The following command assumes that you have logged in to the gcloud CLI with your user account by running gcloud init or gcloud auth login . You can check the currently active account by running gcloud auth list.

   Save the request body in a file named request.json, and execute the following command:

   $cred = gcloud auth print-access-token
   $headers = @{ "Authorization" = "Bearer $cred" }
   
   Invoke-WebRequest `
       -Method POST `
       -Headers $headers `
       -ContentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8" `
       -InFile request.json `
       -Uri "https://privateca.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/caPools/POOL_ID/certificates?certificate_id=CERTIFICATE_ID" | Select-Object -Expand Content

   You should receive a JSON response similar to the following:

   {
    "name": "projects/project-id/locations/location/certificateAuthorities/ca-id/certificates/certificate-id",
    "pemCertificate": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----...",
    "certificateDescription": {...}
   }
   

   Caution: We recommend that you don't issue end-entity certificates from a root CA. For information about creating subordinate CAs, see Creating CAs.

Request certificate using an auto-generated key

Console

You can use Google Cloud console to generate client or server TLS certificates.

1. Go to the Certificate Authority Service page on the Google Cloud console.

   Go to Certificate Authority Service

2. Click Request a certificate.

3. Select a region. The region must be the same as the region of the CA pool that you intend to use.

4. Select a CA pool.

5. Click Manually enter details. The certificate details are displayed.

6. Optional: Replace the auto-generated Certificate name with a custom name that is unique.

7. Optional: To choose a custom validity period for the certificate, enter the value in the Valid for field.

Add domain name

1. Under Add domain name, enter a domain name in the Domain name 1 field.
2. Optional: If you want to add more than one domain name, click Add item, and enter another domain name in the Domain name 2 field.

Extended key usage

1. Optional: Under Extended key usage, select between the following options based on your use case:

   • Client TLS: These certificates let you authenticate the identity of a requester.
   • Server TLS: These certificates let you authenticate the identity of a server.

2. Click Next.

Configure the key size and algorithm

1. Optional: Under Configure key size and algorithm, select the signing key size and algorithm from the list. If you skip this step, RSASSA-PSS 2048 bit key with a SHA 256 digest is used. For information about selecting a signing key and algorithm, see Choose a key algorithm.
2. Click Generate certificate.

Download the signed certificate

1. To see the generated certificate, click View certificate, and then click View.
2. Optional: To download the PEM-encoded certificate chain, click Download certificate chain.

3. Optional: To download the associated PEM-encoded private key, click Download private key.

   Important: You cannot retrieve this key after leaving this page. This key is sensitive. We recommend protecting the key in a secure location.
   Important: If you are using a DevOps CA pool, this is the only time you can download the created certificate. CA Service doesn't store the contents of the certificate past this screen.

gcloud

To use the auto-generated key feature, you need to install the Python Cryptographic Authority (PyCA) library. For instructions about installing the Pyca cryptography library, see Including the Pyca cryptography library.

To create a certificate, use the following gcloud command:

gcloud privateca certificates create \
  --issuer-pool POOL_ID \
  --generate-key \
  --key-output-file KEY_FILENAME \
  --cert-output-file CERT_FILENAME \
  --dns-san "DNS_NAME" \
  --use-preset-profile "CERTIFICATE_PROFILE"

Replace the following:

• POOL_ID: The name of the CA pool.
• KEY_FILENAME: The path where the generated private key file must be written.
• CERT_FILENAME: The path where the PEM-encoded certificate chain file must be written. The certificate chain is ordered from end-entity to root.
• DNS_NAME: One or more comma-separated DNS subject alternative names (SANs).
• CERTIFICATE_PROFILE: The unique identifier of the certificate profile. For example, use leaf_server_tls for end-entity server TLS.

The gcloud command mentions the following flags:

• --generate-key: Generates a new RSA-2048 private key on your machine.

You can also use any combination of the following flags:

• --dns-san: Lets you pass one or more comma-separated DNS SANs.
• --ip-san: Lets you pass one or more comma-separated IP SANs.
• --uri-san: Lets you pass one or more comma-separated URI SANs.
• --subject: Lets you pass an X.501 name of the certificate subject.

For more information about the gcloud privateca certificates create command, see gcloud privateca certificates create.

Go

To authenticate to CA Service, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"

	privateca "cloud.google.com/go/security/privateca/apiv1"
	"cloud.google.com/go/security/privateca/apiv1/privatecapb"
	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/durationpb"
)

// Create a Certificate which is issued by the Certificate Authority present in the CA Pool.
// The key used to sign the certificate is created by the Cloud KMS.
func createCertificate(
	w io.Writer,
	projectId string,
	location string,
	caPoolId string,
	caId string,
	certId string,
	commonName string,
	domainName string,
	certDuration int64,
	publicKeyBytes []byte) error {
	// projectId := "your_project_id"
	// location := "us-central1"		// For a list of locations, see: https://cloud.google.com/certificate-authority-service/docs/locations.
	// caPoolId := "ca-pool-id"			// The CA Pool id in which the certificate authority exists.
	// caId := "ca-id"					// The name of the certificate authority which issues the certificate.
	// certId := "certificate"			// A unique name for the certificate.
	// commonName := "cert-name"		// A common name for the certificate.
	// domainName := "cert.example.com"	// Fully qualified domain name for the certificate.
	// certDuration := int64(31536000)	// The validity of the certificate in seconds.
	// publicKeyBytes 					// The public key used in signing the certificates.

	ctx := context.Background()
	caClient, err := privateca.NewCertificateAuthorityClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("NewCertificateAuthorityClient creation failed: %w", err)
	}
	defer caClient.Close()

	// Set the Public Key and its format.
	publicKey := &privatecapb.PublicKey{
		Key:    publicKeyBytes,
		Format: privatecapb.PublicKey_PEM,
	}

	// Set Certificate subject config.
	subjectConfig := &privatecapb.CertificateConfig_SubjectConfig{
		Subject: &privatecapb.Subject{
			CommonName: commonName,
		},
		SubjectAltName: &privatecapb.SubjectAltNames{
			DnsNames: []string{domainName},
		},
	}

	// Set the X.509 fields required for the certificate.
	x509Parameters := &privatecapb.X509Parameters{
		KeyUsage: &privatecapb.KeyUsage{
			BaseKeyUsage: &privatecapb.KeyUsage_KeyUsageOptions{
				DigitalSignature: true,
				KeyEncipherment:  true,
			},
			ExtendedKeyUsage: &privatecapb.KeyUsage_ExtendedKeyUsageOptions{
				ServerAuth: true,
				ClientAuth: true,
			},
		},
	}

	// Set certificate settings.
	cert := &privatecapb.Certificate{
		CertificateConfig: &privatecapb.Certificate_Config{
			Config: &privatecapb.CertificateConfig{
				PublicKey:     publicKey,
				SubjectConfig: subjectConfig,
				X509Config:    x509Parameters,
			},
		},
		Lifetime: &durationpb.Duration{
			Seconds: certDuration,
		},
	}

	fullCaPoolName := fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/locations/%s/caPools/%s", projectId, location, caPoolId)

	// Create the CreateCertificateRequest.
	// See https://pkg.go.dev/cloud.google.com/go/security/privateca/apiv1/privatecapb#CreateCertificateRequest.
	req := &privatecapb.CreateCertificateRequest{
		Parent:                        fullCaPoolName,
		CertificateId:                 certId,
		Certificate:                   cert,
		IssuingCertificateAuthorityId: caId,
	}

	_, err = caClient.CreateCertificate(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("CreateCertificate failed: %w", err)
	}

	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Certificate %s created", certId)

	return nil
}

Java

To authenticate to CA Service, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

import com.google.api.core.ApiFuture;
import com.google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CaPoolName;
import com.google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.Certificate;
import com.google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityServiceClient;
import com.google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateConfig;
import com.google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateConfig.SubjectConfig;
import com.google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CreateCertificateRequest;
import com.google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.KeyUsage;
import com.google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.KeyUsage.ExtendedKeyUsageOptions;
import com.google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.KeyUsage.KeyUsageOptions;
import com.google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.PublicKey;
import com.google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.PublicKey.KeyFormat;
import com.google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.Subject;
import com.google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.SubjectAltNames;
import com.google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.X509Parameters;
import com.google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.X509Parameters.CaOptions;
import com.google.protobuf.ByteString;
import com.google.protobuf.Duration;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;

public class CreateCertificate {

  public static void main(String[] args)
      throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException, IOException {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.

    // publicKeyBytes: Public key used in signing the certificates.
    // location: For a list of locations, see:
    // https://cloud.google.com/certificate-authority-service/docs/locations
    // poolId: Set a unique id for the CA pool.
    // certificateAuthorityName: The name of the certificate authority which issues the certificate.
    // certificateName: Set a unique name for the certificate.
    String project = "your-project-id";
    ByteString publicKeyBytes = ByteString.copyFrom(new byte[]{});
    String location = "ca-location";
    String poolId = "ca-poolId";
    String certificateAuthorityName = "certificate-authority-name";
    String certificateName = "certificate-name";

    createCertificate(
        project, location, poolId, certificateAuthorityName, certificateName, publicKeyBytes);
  }

  // Create a Certificate which is issued by the Certificate Authority present in the CA Pool.
  // The public key used to sign the certificate can be generated using any crypto
  // library/framework.
  public static void createCertificate(
      String project,
      String location,
      String poolId,
      String certificateAuthorityName,
      String certificateName,
      ByteString publicKeyBytes)
      throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException, IOException {
    // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only needs to be created
    // once, and can be reused for multiple requests. After completing all of your requests, call
    // the `certificateAuthorityServiceClient.close()` method on the client to safely
    // clean up any remaining background resources.
    try (CertificateAuthorityServiceClient certificateAuthorityServiceClient =
        CertificateAuthorityServiceClient.create()) {

      // commonName: Enter a title for your certificate.
      // orgName: Provide the name of your company.
      // domainName: List the fully qualified domain name.
      // certificateLifetime: The validity of the certificate in seconds.
      String commonName = "commonname";
      String orgName = "orgname";
      String domainName = "dns.example.com";
      long certificateLifetime = 1000L;

      // Set the Public Key and its format.
      PublicKey publicKey =
          PublicKey.newBuilder().setKey(publicKeyBytes).setFormat(KeyFormat.PEM).build();

      SubjectConfig subjectConfig =
          SubjectConfig.newBuilder()
              // Set the common name and org name.
              .setSubject(
                  Subject.newBuilder().setCommonName(commonName).setOrganization(orgName).build())
              // Set the fully qualified domain name.
              .setSubjectAltName(SubjectAltNames.newBuilder().addDnsNames(domainName).build())
              .build();

      // Set the X.509 fields required for the certificate.
      X509Parameters x509Parameters =
          X509Parameters.newBuilder()
              .setKeyUsage(
                  KeyUsage.newBuilder()
                      .setBaseKeyUsage(
                          KeyUsageOptions.newBuilder()
                              .setDigitalSignature(true)
                              .setKeyEncipherment(true)
                              .setCertSign(true)
                              .build())
                      .setExtendedKeyUsage(
                          ExtendedKeyUsageOptions.newBuilder().setServerAuth(true).build())
                      .build())
              .setCaOptions(CaOptions.newBuilder().setIsCa(true).buildPartial())
              .build();

      // Create certificate.
      Certificate certificate =
          Certificate.newBuilder()
              .setConfig(
                  CertificateConfig.newBuilder()
                      .setPublicKey(publicKey)
                      .setSubjectConfig(subjectConfig)
                      .setX509Config(x509Parameters)
                      .build())
              .setLifetime(Duration.newBuilder().setSeconds(certificateLifetime).build())
              .build();

      // Create the Certificate Request.
      CreateCertificateRequest certificateRequest =
          CreateCertificateRequest.newBuilder()
              .setParent(CaPoolName.of(project, location, poolId).toString())
              .setCertificateId(certificateName)
              .setCertificate(certificate)
              .setIssuingCertificateAuthorityId(certificateAuthorityName)
              .build();

      // Get the Certificate response.
      ApiFuture<Certificate> future =
          certificateAuthorityServiceClient
              .createCertificateCallable()
              .futureCall(certificateRequest);

      Certificate response = future.get();
      // Get the PEM encoded, signed X.509 certificate.
      System.out.println(response.getPemCertificate());
      // To verify the obtained certificate, use this intermediate chain list.
      System.out.println(response.getPemCertificateChainList());
    }
  }
}

Python

To authenticate to CA Service, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

import google.cloud.security.privateca_v1 as privateca_v1
from google.protobuf import duration_pb2


def create_certificate(
    project_id: str,
    location: str,
    ca_pool_name: str,
    ca_name: str,
    certificate_name: str,
    common_name: str,
    domain_name: str,
    certificate_lifetime: int,
    public_key_bytes: bytes,
) -> None:
    """
    Create a Certificate which is issued by the Certificate Authority present in the CA Pool.
    The key used to sign the certificate is created by the Cloud KMS.

    Args:
        project_id: project ID or project number of the Cloud project you want to use.
        location: location you want to use. For a list of locations, see: https://cloud.google.com/certificate-authority-service/docs/locations.
        ca_pool_name: set a unique name for the CA pool.
        ca_name: the name of the certificate authority which issues the certificate.
        certificate_name: set a unique name for the certificate.
        common_name: a title for your certificate.
        domain_name: fully qualified domain name for your certificate.
        certificate_lifetime: the validity of the certificate in seconds.
        public_key_bytes: public key used in signing the certificates.
    """

    caServiceClient = privateca_v1.CertificateAuthorityServiceClient()

    # The public key used to sign the certificate can be generated using any crypto library/framework.
    # Also you can use Cloud KMS to retrieve an already created public key.
    # For more info, see: https://cloud.google.com/kms/docs/retrieve-public-key.

    # Set the Public Key and its format.
    public_key = privateca_v1.PublicKey(
        key=public_key_bytes,
        format_=privateca_v1.PublicKey.KeyFormat.PEM,
    )

    subject_config = privateca_v1.CertificateConfig.SubjectConfig(
        subject=privateca_v1.Subject(common_name=common_name),
        subject_alt_name=privateca_v1.SubjectAltNames(dns_names=[domain_name]),
    )

    # Set the X.509 fields required for the certificate.
    x509_parameters = privateca_v1.X509Parameters(
        key_usage=privateca_v1.KeyUsage(
            base_key_usage=privateca_v1.KeyUsage.KeyUsageOptions(
                digital_signature=True,
                key_encipherment=True,
            ),
            extended_key_usage=privateca_v1.KeyUsage.ExtendedKeyUsageOptions(
                server_auth=True,
                client_auth=True,
            ),
        ),
    )

    # Create certificate.
    certificate = privateca_v1.Certificate(
        config=privateca_v1.CertificateConfig(
            public_key=public_key,
            subject_config=subject_config,
            x509_config=x509_parameters,
        ),
        lifetime=duration_pb2.Duration(seconds=certificate_lifetime),
    )

    # Create the Certificate Request.
    request = privateca_v1.CreateCertificateRequest(
        parent=caServiceClient.ca_pool_path(project_id, location, ca_pool_name),
        certificate_id=certificate_name,
        certificate=certificate,
        issuing_certificate_authority_id=ca_name,
    )
    result = caServiceClient.create_certificate(request=request)

    print("Certificate creation result:", result)

Request certificate using an existing Cloud KMS key

You can only use Google Cloud CLI to request certificates using a Cloud KMS key.

gcloud

To use a Cloud KMS key to create an end-entity server TLS certificate, run the following command:

gcloud privateca certificates create \
  --issuer-pool POOL_ID \
  --kms-key-version projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION_ID/keyRings/KEY_RING/cryptoKeys/KEY/cryptoKeyVersions/KEY_VERSION \
  --cert-output-file CERT_FILENAME \
  --dns-san "DNS_NAME" \
  --use-preset-profile "leaf_server_tls"

Replace the following:

• POOL_ID: The name of the CA pool.
• PROJECT_ID: The project ID.
• LOCATION_ID: The location of the key ring.
• KEY_RING: The name of the key ring where the key is located.
• KEY: The name of the key.
• KEY_VERSION: The version of the key.
• CERT_FILENAME: The path of the PEM-encoded certificate chain file. The certificate chain file is ordered from end-entity to root.
• DNS_NAME: Comma-separated DNS SANs.

Issue a certificate from a specific CA in a CA pool

This section describes how to issue certificates from a specific CA in a CA pool.

Note: To ensure load balancing across all the CAs in a CA pool, we recommend that you select only the CA pool and let the certificate issuance be distributed across the enabled CAs in that CA pool.

Console

1. Go to the Certificate Authority Service page on the Google Cloud console.

   Go to Certificate Authority Service

2. Click Request a certificate.

3. Select a region. The region must be the same as the region of the CA pool that you intend to use.

4. Select a CA pool.

5. To choose a CA, click Use a specific CA from this CA pool, and then select a CA from the list.

6. Select other parameters as you did in the Request certificate using an auto-generated Key section or the Request certificate using a CSR section.

gcloud

To target a specific CA in the CA pool for certificate issuance, add the --ca flag with the CA_ID of the CA that must issue the certificate.

gcloud privateca certificates create \
  --issuer-pool POOL_ID \
  --ca CA_ID \
  --generate-key \
  --key-output-file KEY_FILENAME \
  --cert-output-file CERT_FILENAME \
  --dns-san "DNS_NAME" \
  --use-preset-profile "leaf_server_tls"

Terraform

resource "google_privateca_certificate_authority" "authority" {
  // This example assumes this pool already exists.
  // Pools cannot be deleted in normal test circumstances, so we depend on static pools
  pool                     = "my-pool"
  certificate_authority_id = "my-sample-certificate-authority"
  location                 = "us-central1"
  deletion_protection      = false # set to true to prevent destruction of the resource
  config {
    subject_config {
      subject {
        organization = "HashiCorp"
        common_name  = "my-certificate-authority"
      }
      subject_alt_name {
        dns_names = ["hashicorp.com"]
      }
    }
    x509_config {
      ca_options {
        is_ca = true
      }
      key_usage {
        base_key_usage {
          digital_signature = true
          cert_sign         = true
          crl_sign          = true
        }
        extended_key_usage {
          server_auth = true
        }
      }
    }
  }
  lifetime = "86400s"
  key_spec {
    algorithm = "RSA_PKCS1_4096_SHA256"
  }
}


resource "google_privateca_certificate" "default" {
  pool     = "my-pool"
  location = "us-central1"
  lifetime = "860s"
  name     = "my-sample-certificate"
  config {
    subject_config {
      subject {
        common_name         = "san1.example.com"
        country_code        = "us"
        organization        = "google"
        organizational_unit = "enterprise"
        locality            = "mountain view"
        province            = "california"
        street_address      = "1600 amphitheatre parkway"
        postal_code         = "94109"
      }
    }
    x509_config {
      ca_options {
        is_ca = false
      }
      key_usage {
        base_key_usage {
          crl_sign = true
        }
        extended_key_usage {
          server_auth = true
        }
      }
    }
    public_key {
      format = "PEM"
      key    = base64encode(data.tls_public_key.example.public_key_pem)
    }
  }
  // Certificates require an authority to exist in the pool, though they don't
  // need to be explicitly connected to it
  depends_on = [google_privateca_certificate_authority.authority]
}

resource "tls_private_key" "example" {
  algorithm = "RSA"
}

data "tls_public_key" "example" {
  private_key_pem = tls_private_key.example.private_key_pem
}

Request a certificate in validation mode

Requesting a certificate in validation mode creates an unsigned test certificate. This test certificate is not PEM encoded and incurs no charge. While you can't download the certificate, the hypothetical certificate description lets you confirm that you can successfully issue a signed certificate with your chosen parameters.

To request a certificate in validation mode, follow these steps:

Console

1. Go to the Certificate Authority Service page on the Google Cloud console.

   Go to Certificate Authority Service

2. Click Request a certificate.

3. Select Use validation mode for a hypothetical certificate description instead of a signed certificate.

4. Follow the same steps as you would to request a signed certificate.

What's next

• Learn about certificate profiles.
• Learn how to revoke certificates.
• Learn how to sort and filter certificates.
• Learn how to manage certificates using the Google Cloud CLI.