cert-manager
A Kubernetes and OpenShift controller that issues and renews X.509 TLS certificates automatically.
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About cert-manager
cert-manager runs inside a Kubernetes or OpenShift cluster and obtains certificates from public and private certificate authorities, keeps them valid and renews them at a configured time before they expire. It is commonly used to secure Ingress with TLS.
It also supports mutual TLS between pods using private PKI issuers and has open-source add-ons for service mesh security. The project was donated to the CNCF in 2020. It suits anyone running services on Kubernetes who wants certificates handled without manual renewal.
Strengths
- Automatic issuance and renewal before expiry
- Works with public and private certificate authorities
- Supports mTLS between pods with private PKI
- Widely used, with a large community
Limitations
- Only runs inside Kubernetes or OpenShift
- Issuer setup takes some reading of the docs
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree open-source CNCF project.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- The cert-manager contributors
- Platforms
- Self-hosted
- How it runs
- Self-hosted
- Account
- Not required
- Best suited for
- Kubernetes clusters that need TLS certificates managed automatically
- Categories
- Container tools, Security tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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