AWS Certificate Manager vs OpenSSL

Likelihood to Recommend

I would always recommend AWS Certificate Manager for anyone using AWS cloud services. The perfect scenario would be with your domain managed by AWS Route 53 as you can obtain auto renewal of certificates with really good security for all your public facing application that uses CloudFront, ALB or API Gateway.

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Walter Justet

Solutions Architect

SolisystemsComputer & Network Security, 11-50 employees

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I would recommend OpenSSL for just about any kind of cryptographic operations that you may need. I can't think of a particular situation where it would not be appropriate to use OpenSSL for a cryptographic function of some sort or another. If you are going to provide some sort of encryption service in a product, OpenSSL is probably the best way to get it off the ground and going. With other competitors, you may get it working, but I fear long term support and interoperability will be an issue.

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Engineer in Engineering

Internet Company, 1-10 employees

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Pros

Easy to use interface
Really straight forward functionality
Simple and effective

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Project Manager in Engineering

Entertainment Company, 51-200 employees

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integrates into just about everything
codebase is well managed and follows predictable paths
although there are alternatives, OpenSSL is vastly better supported

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Cons

Domain name validation is time consuming, and requires manual effort.
Domain name validation could be avoided if the domain provider is AWS, they can validate it internally.

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Engineer in Engineering

Computer Software Company, 1001-5000 employees

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the entire project could be completely refactored while preserving the library apis
the documentation on command line usage is not usually the best
code examples are not very well explained

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Usability

AWS Certificate Manager 10.0

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AWS historically has had very confusing interfaces. But in recent times they have improved them. AWS Certificate Manager is a clear sample of this. The interface is clear and straightforward, with no useless or cryptic options. Really I can't think of a way the interface could be better with the actual options available.

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Support Rating

AWS Certificate Manager 9.0

Based on 4 answers

It's easy to manage, easy to purchase, quick to install.

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sandeep singh

Magento Lead / Developer

HiddenComputer Software, 51-200 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Easy to implement within a few clicks, or even from command line, the alternatives doesn't integrate that easy with AWS Application Load Balancers or AWS CloudFront

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Walter Justet

Solutions Architect

SolisystemsComputer & Network Security, 11-50 employees

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LibreSSL is another option to OpenSSL, however, the sheer volume of other applications using OpenSSL and the wide support for it makes OpenSSL a compelling product.

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Verified User

Engineer in Engineering

Internet Company, 1-10 employees

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Return on Investment

It's a good certificate manager.

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roi is hard to measure for openssl. It's not that it doesn't provide a significant roi, but it is in the background of an application, not the foreground.

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Pricing Details

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Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No