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Kubernetes Certificate Manager

This is not an official Google Project.

Features

  • Manage Kubernetes TLS secrets backed by Let's Encrypt issued certificates.
  • Manage Let's Encrypt issued certificates based on Kubernetes ThirdParty Resources.
  • Domain validation using ACME dns-01 challenges.
  • Support for multiple DNS providers via dns-01 exec plugins

The secrets created by the Kubernetes Certificate Manager can be used to configure any TLS terminating load balancer.

Project Goals

  • Demonstrate how to build custom Kubernetes controllers.
  • Demonstrate how to use Kubernetes Third Party Resources.
  • Demonstrate how to interact with the Kubernetes API (watches, reconciliation, etc).
  • Demonstrate how to write great documentation for Kubernetes add-ons and extensions.
  • Promote the usage of Let's Encrypt for securing web applications running on Kubernetes.

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The Kubernetes Certificate Manager has inspired many projects which have added new features and additional domain validation methods.

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  • Kubernetes 1.3+
  • A registered DNS domain hosted by a supported DNS provider

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