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Obtaining a Cluster Certificate

Scenario

Before accessing cluster resources through open-source Kubernetes APIs, obtain the cluster's certificate.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the CCE console. In the navigation pane, choose Resource Management > Clusters.
  2. In the card view of the target cluster, choose More > Download X.509 Certificate.

    Figure 1 Downloading a cluster certificate

  3. In the Download X.509 Certificate dialog box displayed, select the certificate expiration time and download the X.509 certificate of the cluster as prompted.

    Figure 2 Downloading a certificate
    • The downloaded certificate contains three files: client.key, client.crt, and ca.crt. Keep these files secure.
    • Certificates are not required for mutual access between containers in a cluster.

Parent topic: Clusters