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Blog posts
Below, read the latest blog posts and articles on AWS Private CA to learn about the latest use cases and features.
How to simplify certificate provisioning in Active Directory with AWS Private Certificate Authority | August 31, 2023
This blog post discusses how you can use Connector for Active Directory to simplify certificate provisioning.
Use AWS Private Certificate Authority to issue device attestation certificates for Matter | June 21, 2023
This blog post shows you how to use AWS Private Certificate Authority (CA) to create Matter device attestation CAs to issue device attestation certificates (DAC).
How to use AWS Private Certificate Authority short-lived certificate mode | February 20, 2023
This blog post compares the two Certificate Authority modes, examines their pricing models, and discusses several potential use cases for short-lived certificates. It also provides a walkthrough that shows you how to create a short-lived mode CA by using the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI).
How to configure certificate-based authentication for Amazon WorkSpaces | January 12, 2023
This blog discusses the benefits of using certificate-based authentication for Amazon WorkSpaces with an overview of the short-lived CA mode offered by AWS Private Certificate Authority and why it is important to this use case.
SAML 2.0 and certificate-based authentication now available with Amazon WorkSpaces | November 18, 2022
Discover how certificate-based authentication integrates with AWS Private CA to issue automatically short-lived certificates when users sign in to their WorkSpaces.
Seamless Active Directory domain logon architecture with Amazon AppStream 2.0 | November 1, 2022
Learn how AppStream 2.0 CBA uses AWS Private CA’s short-lived certificate mode to rotate user certificates for every AppStream 2.0 session.
How to secure an enterprise scale AWS Private CA hierarchy for automotive and manufacturing | June 13, 2022
Find out how you can use AWS Private CA to help follow security best practices when you build a CA hierarchy.
Choosing the right certificate revocation method in AWS Private CA | May 16, 2022
Learn more about the Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) and certificate revocation lists (CRLs), two fully managed certificate revocation status checking mechanisms provided by AWS Private CA.
TLS-enabled Kubernetes clusters with AWS Private CA and Amazon EKS | July 14, 2021
Read about how you can set up end-to-end encryption on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) with AWS Private CA.
Create a portable root CA using AWS CloudHSM and AWS Private CA | June 24, 2021
Learn how you can use AWS Private CA with CloudHSM to operate a hybrid public key infrastructure (PKI) in which the root CA is in CloudHSM and the subordinate CAs are in AWS Private CA.
Videos and webinars
Below, you will find tutorials on getting started with AWS Private CA and examples of customer use cases.