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+layout: "google"
+page_title: "Google: google_compute_ssl_certificate"
+sidebar_current: "docs-google-compute-ssl-certificate"
+description: |-
+  Creates an SSL certificate resource necessary for HTTPS load balancing in GCE.
+---
+
+# google\_compute\_ssl\_certificate
+
+Creates an SSL certificate resource necessary for HTTPS load balancing in GCE.  
+For more information see
+[the official documentation](https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/load-balancing/http/ssl-certificates) and
+[API](https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/latest/sslCertificates).
+
+
+## Example Usage
+
+```
+resource "google_compute_ssl_certificate" "default" {
+	name = "my-certificate"
+	description = "a description"
+	private_key = "${file("path/to/private.key")}"
+	certificate = "${file("path/to/certificate.crt")}"
+}
+```
+
+## Argument Reference
+
+The following arguments are supported:
+
+* `name` - (Required) A unique name for the resource, required by GCE.
+    Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
+* `description` - (Optional) An optional description of this resource.
+    Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
+* `private_key` - (Required) Write only private key in PEM format.
+    Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
+* `description` - (Required) A local certificate file in PEM format. The chain
+    may be at most 5 certs long, and must include at least one intermediate cert.
+    Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
+
+## Attributes Reference
+
+The following attributes are exported:
+
+* `self_link` - The URI of the created resource.
+* `id` - A unique ID assigned by GCE.