NAME

gcloud beta privateca certificates create - create a new certificate

SYNOPSIS

gcloud beta privateca certificates create [[CERTIFICATE] --issuer=ISSUER --issuer-location=ISSUER_LOCATION] (--csr=CSR | [(--dns-san=[DNS_SAN,...] --email-san=[EMAIL_SAN,...] --ip-san=[IP_SAN,...] --subject=[SUBJECT,...] --uri-san=[URI_SAN,...]) (--generate-key --key-output-file=KEY_OUTPUT_FILE) : [--reusable-config=REUSABLE_CONFIG : --extended-key-usages=[EXTENDED_KEY_USAGES,...] --is-ca-cert --key-usages=[KEY_USAGES,...] --max-chain-length=MAX_CHAIN_LENGTH]]) [--cert-output-file=CERT_OUTPUT_FILE] [--labels=[KEY=VALUE,...]] [--validity=VALIDITY; default="P30D"] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG ...]

EXAMPLES

To create a certificate using a CSR:

$ gcloud beta privateca certificates create frontend-server-tls \ --issuer=server-tls-1 --issuer-location=us --csr=./csr.pem \ --cert-output-file=./cert.pem --validity=P30D

To create a certificate using a client-generated key:

$ gcloud beta privateca certificates create frontend-server-tls \ --issuer=server-tls-1 --issuer-location=us --generate-key \ --key-output-file=./key --cert-output-file=./cert.pem \ --dns-san=www.example.com --reusable-config=server-tls

POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS

CERTIFICATE resource - The name of the certificate to issue. If the certificate

ID is omitted, a random identifier will be generated according to the following format: {YYYYMMDD}-{3 random alphanumeric characters}-{3 random alphanumeric characters}. The certificate ID is not required when the issuing CA is in the DevOps tier. The arguments in this group can be used to specify the attributes of this resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in other ways. To set the project attribute:

provide the argument CERTIFICATE on the command line with a fully specified name;

certificate id will default to an automatically generated id with a fully specified name;

provide the argument --project on the command line;

set the property core/project.

[CERTIFICATE]

ID of the CERTIFICATE or fully qualified identifier for the CERTIFICATE. To set the certificate attribute:

  • provide the argument CERTIFICATE on the command line;

  • certificate id will default to an automatically generated id.

--issuer=ISSUER

The issuing certificate authority of the CERTIFICATE. To set the issuer attribute:

  • provide the argument CERTIFICATE on the command line with a fully specified name;

  • certificate id will default to an automatically generated id with a fully specified name;

  • provide the argument --issuer on the command line.

--issuer-location=ISSUER_LOCATION

The location of the CERTIFICATE. To set the issuer-location attribute:

  • provide the argument CERTIFICATE on the command line with a fully specified name;

  • certificate id will default to an automatically generated id with a fully specified name;

  • provide the argument --issuer-location on the command line;

  • set the property privateca/location.

REQUIRED FLAGS

Certificate generation method.

Exactly one of these must be specified:

--csr=CSR

A PEM-encoded certificate signing request file path.

Alternatively, you may describe the certificate and key to use.
The subject names for the certificate.

At least one of these must be specified:

--dns-san=[DNS_SAN,...]

One or more comma-separated DNS Subject Alternative Names.

--email-san=[EMAIL_SAN,...]

One or more comma-separated email Subject Alternative Names.

--ip-san=[IP_SAN,...]

One or more comma-separated IP Subject Alternative Names.

--subject=[SUBJECT,...]

X.501 name of the certificate subject. Example: --subject "C=US,ST=California,L=Mountain View,O=Google LLC,CN=google.com"

--uri-san=[URI_SAN,...]

One or more comma-separated URI Subject Alternative Names.

To describe the key that will be used for this certificate, use one of the

following options.

This must be specified.

To generate a new key pair, use the following:
--generate-key

Use this flag to have a new RSA-2048 private key securely generated on your machine.

This flag argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this group are specified.

--key-output-file=KEY_OUTPUT_FILE

The path where the generated private key file should be written (in PEM format).

Note: possession of this key file could allow anybody to act as this certificate's subject. Please make sure that you store this key file in a secure location at all times, and ensure that only authorized users have access to it.

This flag argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this group are specified.

The x509 configuration used for this certificate.

At most one of these can be specified:

Reusable config resource - The Reusable Config containing X.509 values for this

certificate. This represents a Cloud resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in other ways. To set the project attribute:

  • provide the argument --reusable-config on the command line with a fully specified name;

  • project will default to privateca-data. To set the location attribute:

  • provide the argument --reusable-config on the command line with a fully specified name;

  • location will default to the same location as the certificate.

--reusable-config=REUSABLE_CONFIG

ID of the reusable config or fully qualified identifier for the reusable config. To set the reusable_config attribute:

provide the argument --reusable-config on the command line.

--extended-key-usages=[EXTENDED_KEY_USAGES,...]

The list of extended key usages for this certificate. This can only be provided if --reusable-config is not provided. EXTENDED_KEY_USAGES must be one of: server_auth, client_auth, code_signing, email_protection, time_stamping, ocsp_signing.

--is-ca-cert

Whether this certificate is for a CertificateAuthority or not. Indicates the Certificate Authority field in the x509 basic constraints extension.

--key-usages=[KEY_USAGES,...]

The list of key usages for this certificate. This can only be provided if --reusable-config is not provided. KEY_USAGES must be one of: digital_signature, content_commitment, key_encipherment, data_encipherment, key_agreement, cert_sign, crl_sign, encipher_only, decipher_only.

--max-chain-length=MAX_CHAIN_LENGTH

Maximum depth of subordinate CAs allowed under this CA for a CA certificate. This can only be provided if --reusable-config is not provided.

OPTIONAL FLAGS

--cert-output-file=CERT_OUTPUT_FILE

The path where the resulting PEM-encoded certificate chain file should be written (ordered from leaf to root).

--labels=[KEY=VALUE,...]

List of label KEY=VALUE pairs to add.

Keys must start with a lowercase character and contain only hyphens (-), underscores (_), lowercase characters, and numbers. Values must contain only hyphens (-), underscores (_), lowercase characters, and numbers.

--validity=VALIDITY; default="P30D"

The validity of this certificate, as an ISO8601 duration. Defaults to 30 days.

GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS

These flags are available to all commands: --access-token-file, --account, --billing-project, --configuration, --flags-file, --flatten, --format, --help, --impersonate-service-account, --log-http, --project, --quiet, --trace-token, --user-output-enabled, --verbosity.

Run $ gcloud help for details.

NOTES

This command is currently in beta and might change without notice. This variant is also available:

$ gcloud privateca certificates create