AWS: Domain name + SSL/TLS certificate

Arno Pretorius
Aug 14, 2022

Evaluating the AWS services required to obtain a domain name and provision an SSL/TLS certificate.

Photo by An Tran on Unsplash

How to obtain a domain name and provision an SSL/TLS certificate?

Amazon Route53

Route53 is DNS (Domain Name System) Service. A DNS consists of a collection of rules and records which are used to help users connect to the infrastructure on AWS. With Route53 you will be able to register a domain name.

AWS Certificate Manager (ACM)

AWS certificate manager allows you to create and deploy SSL/TLS certificates. All public TLS certificates that are provisioned by AWS are FREE. SSL/TLS certificates allow your website to be secure with HTTPS.

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Originally published at https://www.cloudwithdjango.com on August 14, 2022.

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Arno Pretorius

Hi, I’m Arno… I love cloud computing and django web development and I want to share my knowledge and experiences with you.