Adding a custom certificate

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Updated at October 17, 2024

Creating a self-signed certificate file
Adding a self-signed custom certificate
Storing a certificate's public part in Yandex Lockbox

As an example, let's look at how to add a custom certificate using a self-signed certificate. You can see the custom certificate requirements on the Custom certificate page.

Creating a self-signed certificate file

To create a self-signed certificate using the OpenSSL library, run the command below:

Bash

PowerShell

openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:4096 -nodes \
  -keyout key.pem \
  -out cert.pem \
  -days 365 \
  -subj '/CN=example.com'

openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:4096 -nodes `
  -keyout key.pem `
  -out cert.pem `
  -days 365 `
  -subj '/CN=example.com'

Where:

-x509: Command will output a certificate file.
-newkey: New private key file will be created.
rsa:4096: Algorithm and key length.
-nodes: Do not encrypt the private key file.
-keyout: Name of the file the private key is saved to.
-out: Certificate file name.
-days: Certificate validity period.
-subj: Certificate owner's Common Name value.

The req command launched with the above parameters will issue a self-signed certificate and generate the associated private key.

Adding a self-signed custom certificate

To add a custom certificate to Certificate Manager:

Management console

CLI

Terraform

API

In the management console, select the folder where you want to add a custom certificate.
In the list of services, select Certificate Manager.
Click Add certificate.
In the menu that opens, select User certificate.
In the window that opens, in the Name field, enter a custom certificate name.
(Optional) Enter your custom certificate description in the Description field.
In the Certificate field, click Add certificate.
1. Choose how to add a certificate: File.
2. Click Attach file.
  1. In the window that opens, select the cert.pem self-signed certificate file.
3. Click Add.
In the Private key field, click Add private key.
1. Choose how to add a certificate: File.
2. Click Attach file.
  1. In the window that opens, select the key.pem private key file.
3. Click Add.
Click Create.

If you do not have the Yandex Cloud command line interface yet, install and initialize it.

The folder specified in the CLI profile is used by default. You can specify a different folder using the --folder-name or --folder-id parameter.

View a description of the command:

yc certificate-manager certificate create --help

Run this command:

yc certificate-manager certificate create \
  --name mycert \
  --chain mycert.pem \
  --key mykey.pem

Where:

--name: Certificate name.
--chain: Path to the certificate chain file.
--key: Path to the file of the certificate private key.

Result:

id: fpqmg47avvim********
folder_id: b1g7gvsi89m3********
created_at: "2020-09-15T06:54:44.916325Z"
...
issued_at: "2020-09-15T06:54:44.916325Z"
not_after: "2021-09-15T06:48:26Z"
not_before: "2020-09-15T06:48:26Z"

If you don't have Terraform, install it and configure the Yandex Cloud provider.

In the configuration file, describe the parameters of the resources you want to create:

resource "yandex_cm_certificate" "user-certificate" {
  name    = "<certificate_name>"

  self_managed {
    certificate = <<-EOT
                  -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
                  <certificate_contents>
                  -----END CERTIFICATE-----
                  EOT
    private_key = <<-EOT
                  -----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
                  <certificate_private_key_contents>
                  -----END PRIVATE KEY-----
                  EOT
  }
}

Where:

name: Certificate name.
certificate: Contents of the certificate file.
private_key: Contents of the private key file.

For more information about the yandex_cm_certificate resource parameters in Terraform, see the provider documentation.

Create resources:
1. In the terminal, change to the folder where you edited the configuration file.
2. Make sure the configuration file is correct using the command:
```
terraform validate
```
  If the configuration is correct, the following message is returned:
```
Success! The configuration is valid.
```
3. Run the command:
```
terraform plan
```
  The terminal will display a list of resources with parameters. No changes are made at this step. If the configuration contains errors, Terraform will point them out.
4. Apply the configuration changes:
```
terraform apply
```
5. Confirm the changes: type yes in the terminal and press Enter.

This will add the certificate to the specified folder. You can check the new certificate and its configuration using the management console or this CLI command:

yc certificate-manager certificate get <certificate_name>

To add a certificate, use the create REST API method for the Certificate resource or the CertificateService/Create gRPC API call.

The new certificate with the Issued status will appear in the certificate list.

Storing a certificate's public part in Yandex Lockbox

You can store a Certificate Manager user certificate's public part in Yandex Lockbox. To add a certificate:

Terraform

If you don't have Terraform, install it and configure the Yandex Cloud provider.

In the configuration file, describe the parameters of the resources you want to create:
```
  resource "yandex_cm_certificate" "example-lockbox" {
  name    = "<secret_name>"

self_managed {
    certificate = <<-EOT
                  -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
                  <certificate_contents>
                  -----END CERTIFICATE-----
                  EOT
    private_key_lockbox_secret {
      id  = "<secret_ID>"
      key = "<secret_key>"
    }
  }
}
```
Where:
- name: Yandex Lockbox secret name.
- certificate: Contents of the certificate file.
- id: Yandex Lockbox secret ID.
- key: Yandex Lockbox secret key whose value is contained in the certificate private key.
For more information about the yandex_cm_certificate resource parameters, see the provider documentation.
Create resources:
1. In the terminal, change to the folder where you edited the configuration file.
2. Make sure the configuration file is correct using the command:
```
terraform validate
```
  If the configuration is correct, the following message is returned:
```
Success! The configuration is valid.
```
3. Run the command:
```
terraform plan
```
  The terminal will display a list of resources with parameters. No changes are made at this step. If the configuration contains errors, Terraform will point them out.
4. Apply the configuration changes:
```
terraform apply
```
5. Confirm the changes: type yes in the terminal and press Enter.

The certificate will then be added to the specified folder. You can check the new certificate and its configuration using the management console or this CLI command:

yc certificate-manager certificate get <certificate_name>

The new certificate with the Issued status will appear in the certificate list.

Adding a custom certificate

Creating a self-signed certificate fileCreating a self-signed certificate file

Adding a self-signed custom certificateAdding a self-signed custom certificate

Storing a certificate's public part in Yandex LockboxStoring a certificate's public part in Yandex Lockbox

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