Generating a self-signed SSL certificate using Terraform

In this recipe, we will learn how to generate an SSL certificate using Terraform.

Let’s get started!

Getting ready

This recipe doesn’t require any software installation.

The goal of this recipe is to learn to generate a self-signed SSL certificate with Terraform configuration.

The source code for this recipe is available here: https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Terraform-Cookbook-Second-Edition/tree/main/CHAP12/cert.

How to do it…

To generate an SSL certificate with Terraform, perform the following steps:

1. In a new main.tf file, write the following Terraform configuration:

   terraform {
     required_providers {
       tls = {
         source  = "hashicorp/tls"
         version = "4.0.4"
       }
     }
   }
   resource "tls_private_key" "private_key" {
     algorithm = "RSA"
   }
   resource "tls_self_signed_cert" "self_signed_cert...