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Updated on 2023-10-20 GMT+08:00
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Advantages

Quick SSL certificate issuance

One-click certificate request. You can purchase multiple SSL certificates of different CAs in one place.

Varied SSL certificate types from world-renowned CAs

A wealth of certificates issued by the world's leading digital CAs are available, such as OV, OV Pro, EV, EV Pro, and DV (Basic) certificates.

One-Stop SSL certificate management

SCM lets you easily apply for, manage, query, and verify certificates for use with other Huawei Cloud services. You can upload SSL certificates you have bought from third parties to CCM so that you can view them, quickly use them for other cloud products, and enable expiration notifications in one place.

Identity authentication

Using an SSL certificate to authenticate your website outperforms other encryption methods as visitors can view information about website owners and verify website identity. This builds trust between your website and visitors and guarantee them that they are not visiting a phishing website.

Quickly Deploying Certificates to Cloud Products

You can deploy an SSL certificate to other Huawei Cloud services (such as CDN, ELB, and WAF) you subscribe in just a few clicks.

Private CA Hosting

You can easily manage CAs and certificates on Huawei Cloud in pay-per-use billing mode without having to build or maintain complex CA infrastructures.

Complete CA Hierarchy

You can create a flexible CA hierarchy, including root CAs and subordinate CAs. External CAs are also supported to meet the deployment requirements of more applications.

Managing the Private Certificate Lifecycle

PCA allows you to centrally manage certificates and keys. It can manage millions of certificates, and quickly notify tenants of certificate status using the CRL to prevent certificate expiration.

Varied Key Algorithms for Private Certificates

PCA supports different key algorithms, such as RSA_2048, RSA_4096, EC_P256, and EC_P384. It supports the x.509 v3 certificate format and complies with the PKI and CA international standards.

Secure and Reliable Storage of Private Certificate Keys

PCA uses Key Management Service (KMS) and hardware security modules (HSMs) to store keys securely.

Flexible Integration of Private Certificate APIs

PCA provides you with great flexibility through abundant APIs that allow you to efficiently integrate and deploy products in the development environment.