Python Client for Private Certificate Authority

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Private Certificate Authority_: simplifies the deployment and management of private CAs without managing infrastructure.

• Client Library Documentation_
• Product Documentation_

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Quick Start

In order to use this library, you first need to go through the following steps:

1. Select or create a Cloud Platform project._
2. Enable billing for your project._
3. Enable the Private Certificate Authority._
4. Setup Authentication._

.. _Select or create a Cloud Platform project.: https://console.cloud.google.com/project .. _Enable billing for your project.: https://cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/modify-project#enable_billing_for_a_project .. _Enable the Private Certificate Authority.: https://cloud.google.com/certificate-authority-service .. _Setup Authentication.: https://googleapis.dev/python/google-api-core/latest/auth.html

Installation

Install this library in a virtual environment using `venv`_. `venv`_ is a tool that
creates isolated Python environments. These isolated environments can have separate
versions of Python packages, which allows you to isolate one project's dependencies
from the dependencies of other projects.

With `venv`_, it's possible to install this library without needing system
install permissions, and without clashing with the installed system
dependencies.

.. _`venv`: https://docs.python.org/3/library/venv.html


Code samples and snippets

Code samples and snippets live in the samples/_ folder.

.. _samples/: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/tree/main/packages/google-cloud-private-ca/samples

Supported Python Versions ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Our client libraries are compatible with all current active_ and maintenance_ versions of Python.

Python >= 3.7

.. _active: https://devguide.python.org/devcycle/#in-development-main-branch .. _maintenance: https://devguide.python.org/devcycle/#maintenance-branches

Unsupported Python Versions ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Python <= 3.6

If you are using an end-of-life_ version of Python, we recommend that you update as soon as possible to an actively supported version.

.. _end-of-life: https://devguide.python.org/devcycle/#end-of-life-branches

Mac/Linux ^^^^^^^^^

.. code-block:: console

python3 -m venv <your-env>
source <your-env>/bin/activate
pip install google-cloud-private-ca

Windows ^^^^^^^

.. code-block:: console

py -m venv <your-env>
.\<your-env>\Scripts\activate
pip install google-cloud-private-ca

Next Steps

-  Read the `Client Library Documentation`_ for Private Certificate Authority
   to see other available methods on the client.
-  Read the `Private Certificate Authority Product documentation`_ to learn
   more about the product and see How-to Guides.
-  View this `README`_ to see the full list of Cloud
   APIs that we cover.

.. _Private Certificate Authority Product documentation:  https://cloud.google.com/certificate-authority-service
.. _README: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/README.rst