Requesting a public certificate using ACM

Let's look at the process behind requesting a new SSL/TLS certificate using ACM so you can understand the steps involved:

1. From within the AWS Management Console, select the Certificate Manager service under the Security, Identity, & Compliance category:

2. Select Get started under the Provision certificates option:

3. Select the Request a public certificate option:

4. Finally, select the blue Request a certificate button.

You now have a four-step process to follow, starting with Add domain names:

Let's go over them one by one:

1. Enter the domain name of the site that you want to secure with your SSL/TLS certificate and click the blue Next button:

2. You will then be asked to select a validation method (DNS or email):

This validation is used to verify that you have control or ownership of the domain that you entered in the previous step. You have the options of DNS validation or Email validation. As shown, you can select...