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AWS::ACMPCA::CertificateAuthorityActivation

ACMPCA CertificateAuthorityActivation

Used to install the certificate authority certificate and update the certificate authority status.

Properties

4 configurable properties. 2 required. Click a row to see details.

Filter:
PropertyTypeFlags
Certificate
string
RequiredWrite-only
CertificateAuthorityArn
string
RequiredCreate-only
CertificateChain
string
Write-only
Status
string

Return Values

Values returned after the resource is created. Access these with Fn::GetAtt.

AttributeTypeDescription
CompleteCertificateChainstringThe complete certificate chain, including the Certificate Authority certificate.

Sample CloudFormation Template

A minimal template with required properties and common optional ones.

template.yaml
AWSTemplateFormatVersion: "2010-09-09"
Description: Sample template for AWS::ACMPCA::CertificateAuthorityActivation

Resources:
  MyResource:
    Type: AWS::ACMPCA::CertificateAuthorityActivation
    Properties:
      CertificateAuthorityArn: "arn:aws:service:region:account:resource"
      Certificate: "value"

Required IAM Permissions

Permissions CloudFormation needs in your IAM role to manage this resource.

create

acm-pca:ImportCertificateAuthorityCertificateacm-pca:UpdateCertificateAuthority

read

acm-pca:GetCertificateAuthorityCertificateacm-pca:DescribeCertificateAuthority

delete

acm-pca:UpdateCertificateAuthority

update

acm-pca:ImportCertificateAuthorityCertificateacm-pca:UpdateCertificateAuthority

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Quick Facts

ServiceACMPCA
Properties5
Required2
TaggingNot supported
Primary IDCertificateAuthorityArn

Supported Operations

CreateReadDeleteUpdate

Immutable After Creation

These properties cannot be changed after the resource is created. Updating them triggers a replacement.

CertificateAuthorityArn

Related Resources

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