Great news for managing your digital identity! A significant enhancement has arrived that provides much-needed flexibility for users handling Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) certificates. You can now easily export public certificates directly from a popular certificate management service.
This update means you are no longer limited to using these certificates exclusively within the original environment. If you’ve previously imported your own public certificates or generated new ones, you now have the capability to download the complete package: the certificate body, its private key, and the necessary certificate chain.
This ability unlocks a wide range of possibilities. Need to deploy a certificate on your on-premises servers? No problem. Want to use a certificate managed here on services in other cloud providers? Now you can. This feature is particularly valuable for scenarios where certificates are needed outside the native service ecosystem, offering greater flexibility and control over your secure connections across diverse infrastructure.
Exporting is straightforward, accessible through the management console, command line interface (CLI), or application programming interface (API), fitting seamlessly into your existing workflows. It simplifies the process of obtaining your certificate assets, eliminating manual workarounds.
Remember, with the power to export the private key comes the responsibility of securing it carefully. Ensure you follow best practices for handling sensitive cryptographic material once it’s in your possession.
This update significantly boosts the utility of managing your public certificates, providing the tools needed for a truly multi-environment security strategy.
Source: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/aws-certificate-manager-now-supports-exporting-public-certificates/
