Select your cookie preferences

We use essential cookies and similar tools that are necessary to provide our site and services. We use performance cookies to collect anonymous statistics, so we can understand how customers use our site and make improvements. Essential cookies cannot be deactivated, but you can choose “Customize” or “Decline” to decline performance cookies.

If you agree, AWS and approved third parties will also use cookies to provide useful site features, remember your preferences, and display relevant content, including relevant advertising. To accept or decline all non-essential cookies, choose “Accept” or “Decline.” To make more detailed choices, choose “Customize.”

Describing a certificate

Focus mode
Describing a certificate - AWS Certificate Manager

The following example shows how to use the DescribeCertificate function.

package com.amazonaws.samples; import com.amazonaws.services.certificatemanager.AWSCertificateManagerClientBuilder; import com.amazonaws.services.certificatemanager.AWSCertificateManager; import com.amazonaws.services.certificatemanager.model.DescribeCertificateRequest; import com.amazonaws.services.certificatemanager.model.DescribeCertificateResult; import com.amazonaws.auth.profile.ProfileCredentialsProvider; import com.amazonaws.auth.AWSStaticCredentialsProvider; import com.amazonaws.auth.AWSCredentials; import com.amazonaws.regions.Regions; import com.amazonaws.services.certificatemanager.model.InvalidArnException; import com.amazonaws.services.certificatemanager.model.ResourceNotFoundException; import com.amazonaws.AmazonClientException; /** * This sample demonstrates how to use the DescribeCertificate function in the AWS Certificate * Manager service. * * Input parameter: * CertificateArn - The ARN of the certificate to be described. * * Output parameter: * Certificate information * */ public class AWSCertificateManagerExample { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception{ // Retrieve your credentials from the C:\Users\name\.aws\credentials file in Windows // or the ~/.aws/credentials file in Linux. AWSCredentials credentials = null; try { credentials = new ProfileCredentialsProvider().getCredentials(); } catch (Exception ex) { throw new AmazonClientException("Cannot load the credentials from file.", ex); } // Create a client. AWSCertificateManager client = AWSCertificateManagerClientBuilder.standard() .withRegion(Regions.US_EAST_1) .withCredentials(new AWSStaticCredentialsProvider(credentials)) .build(); // Create a request object and set the ARN of the certificate to be described. DescribeCertificateRequest req = new DescribeCertificateRequest(); req.setCertificateArn("arn:aws:acm:region:account:certificate/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012"); DescribeCertificateResult result = null; try{ result = client.describeCertificate(req); } catch (InvalidArnException ex) { throw ex; } catch (ResourceNotFoundException ex) { throw ex; } // Display the certificate information. System.out.println(result); } }

If successful, the preceding example displays information similar to the following.

{ Certificate: { CertificateArn: arn:aws:acm:region:account:certificate/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012, DomainName: www.example.com, SubjectAlternativeNames: [www.example.com], DomainValidationOptions: [{ DomainName: www.example.com, }], Serial: 10: 0a, Subject: C=US, ST=WA, L=Seattle, O=ExampleCompany, OU=sales, CN=www.example.com, Issuer: ExampleCompany, ImportedAt: FriOct0608: 17: 39PDT2017, Status: ISSUED, NotBefore: ThuOct0510: 14: 32PDT2017, NotAfter: SunOct0310: 14: 32PDT2027, KeyAlgorithm: RSA-2048, SignatureAlgorithm: SHA256WITHRSA, InUseBy: [], Type: IMPORTED, } }
PrivacySite termsCookie preferences
© 2025, Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.