github.com/jmbataller/terraform@v0.6.8-0.20151125192640-b7a12e3a580c/website/source/docs/providers/google/r/compute_ssl_certificate.html.markdown (about) 1 --- 2 layout: "google" 3 page_title: "Google: google_compute_ssl_certificate" 4 sidebar_current: "docs-google-compute-ssl-certificate" 5 description: |- 6 Creates an SSL certificate resource necessary for HTTPS load balancing in GCE. 7 --- 8 9 # google\_compute\_ssl\_certificate 10 11 Creates an SSL certificate resource necessary for HTTPS load balancing in GCE. 12 For more information see 13 [the official documentation](https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/load-balancing/http/ssl-certificates) and 14 [API](https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/latest/sslCertificates). 15 16 17 ## Example Usage 18 19 ``` 20 resource "google_compute_ssl_certificate" "default" { 21 name = "my-certificate" 22 description = "a description" 23 private_key = "${file("path/to/private.key")}" 24 certificate = "${file("path/to/certificate.crt")}" 25 } 26 ``` 27 28 ## Argument Reference 29 30 The following arguments are supported: 31 32 * `name` - (Required) A unique name for the resource, required by GCE. 33 Changing this forces a new resource to be created. 34 * `description` - (Optional) An optional description of this resource. 35 Changing this forces a new resource to be created. 36 * `private_key` - (Required) Write only private key in PEM format. 37 Changing this forces a new resource to be created. 38 * `certificate` - (Required) A local certificate file in PEM format. The chain 39 may be at most 5 certs long, and must include at least one intermediate cert. 40 Changing this forces a new resource to be created. 41 42 ## Attributes Reference 43 44 The following attributes are exported: 45 46 * `self_link` - The URI of the created resource. 47 * `id` - A unique ID assigned by GCE.