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Using Certificates and Certificate Services in AWS

When users go online, either on the public internet or on a private intranet, they expect a secure connection so they can trust that the data they are sending is safe. These connections are secured by SSL and TLS certificates, and it is often up to the security team of any organization to manage, install, and rotate these certificates. AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) helps take out many manual steps of creating, configuring, and installing security certificates and integrates almost seamlessly for many services that interact with client-facing components.

The following main topics will be covered in this chapter:

  • A basic overview of the different types of secure certificates used
  • Understanding ...

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