AWS ACM SSL Certificate Setup
Prerequisites
DNS hosted zone active and nameservers propagated (required for ACM DNS validation).
Steps
Request a Public Certificate
- AWS Console → Certificate Manager
- Region: US East (N. Virginia) — us-east-1 — CloudFront only accepts certificates from this region
- Click Request → Request a public certificate
Add Domain Names
| Domain |
|---|
superloom.dev |
*.superloom.dev |
Configure Certificate Settings
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Validation method | DNS validation |
| Key algorithm | RSA 2048 |
| Allow export | Disabled |
Validate via Route 53
After submitting, ACM shows a "Create DNS records in Amazon Route 53" button.
- Select both domains and click Create records
ACM creates the CNAME validation records automatically. Validation completes within minutes.
Notes
- Certificate ID:
655a8721-a54b-448a-b564-6edd91d9fb9b - ARN:
arn:aws:acm:us-east-1:279637172655:certificate/655a8721-a54b-448a-b564-6edd91d9fb9b - Auto-renews as long as the DNS CNAME validation records remain in Route 53