Google Compute Engine Managed SSL Certificate

google_compute_managed_ssl_certificate (Terraform)

The Managed SSL Certificate in Compute Engine can be configured in Terraform with the resource name google_compute_managed_ssl_certificate. The following sections describe 1 example of how to use the resource and its parameters.

Example Usage from GitHub

4holder/public_service

resource "google_compute_managed_ssl_certificate" "public_api_certificate" {
  provider = "google-beta"

  name = var.certificate_name

  managed {

Parameters

• certificate_id optional computed - number

The unique identifier for the resource.

• creation_timestamp optional computed - string

Creation timestamp in RFC3339 text format.

• description optional - string

An optional description of this resource.

• expire_time optional computed - string

Expire time of the certificate.

• id optional computed - string
• name optional - string

Name of the resource. Provided by the client when the resource is created. The name must be 1-63 characters long, and comply with RFC1035. Specifically, the name must be 1-63 characters long and match the regular expression 'a-z?' which means the first character must be a lowercase letter, and all following characters must be a dash, lowercase letter, or digit, except the last character, which cannot be a dash. These are in the same namespace as the managed SSL certificates.

• project optional computed - string
• self_link optional computed - string
• subject_alternative_names optional computed - list of string

Domains associated with the certificate via Subject Alternative Name.

• type optional - string

Enum field whose value is always 'MANAGED' - used to signal to the API which type this is. Default value: "MANAGED" Possible values: ["MANAGED"]

• managed list block
  • domains required - list of string

  Domains for which a managed SSL certificate will be valid. Currently, there can be up to 100 domains in this list.

• timeouts single block
  • create optional - string
  • delete optional - string

Explanation in Terraform Registry

An SslCertificate resource, used for HTTPS load balancing. This resource represents a certificate for which the certificate secrets are created and managed by Google. For a resource where you provide the key, see the SSL Certificate resource. To get more information about ManagedSslCertificate, see:

• API documentation
• How-to Guides
  • Official Documentation

    Warning: This resource should be used with extreme caution! Provisioning an SSL certificate is complex. Ensure that you understand the lifecycle of a certificate before attempting complex tasks like cert rotation automatically. This resource will "return" as soon as the certificate object is created, but post-creation the certificate object will go through a "provisioning" process. The provisioning process can complete only when the domain name for which the certificate is created points to a target pool which, itself, points at the certificate. Depending on your DNS provider, this may take some time, and migrating from self-managed certificates to Google-managed certificates may entail some downtime while the certificate provisions. In conclusion: Be extremely cautious.

Tips: Best Practices for The Other Google Compute Engine Resources

In addition to the google_compute_disk, Google Compute Engine has the other resources that should be configured for security reasons. Please check some examples of those resources and precautions.

google_compute_disk

Ensure the encryption key for your GCE disk is stored securely

It is better to store the encryption key for your GCE disk securely. Secret Manager could be used instead.

google_compute_firewall

Ensure your VPC firewall blocks unwanted outbound traffic

It is better to block unwanted outbound traffic not to expose resources in the VPC to unwanted attacks.

google_compute_instance

Ensure appropriate service account is assigned to your GCE instance

It is better to create a custom service account for the instance and assign it.

google_compute_project_metadata

Ensure OS login for your GCE instances is enabled at project level

It is better to enable OS login for your GCE instances. Enabling OS login ensures that SSH keys used to connect to instances are mapped with IAM users, allowing centralized and automated SSH key management.

google_compute_ssl_policy

Ensure to use modern TLS protocols

It's better to adopt TLS v1.2+ instead of outdated TLS protocols.

google_compute_subnetwork

Ensure VPC flow logging is enabled

It is better to enable VPC flow logging. VPC flow logging allows us to audit traffic in your network.