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== Overview ==
== Overview ==


Instructions on installing and maintaining SSL for AWS Elastic Beanstalk web apps.
Instructions on how to install security certificates for websites hosted in AWS Elastic Beanstalk environments.


Amazon offers its own security certificates for load balanced EC2 instances, but not for smaller stand-alone instances.
== AWS Certificate Manager ==


[https://letsencrypt.org/ Let's Encrypt] offers free security certificates.
* In the AWS management console, go to '''AWS Certificate Manager (ACM)'''
* Click '''Request a Certificate'''
** '''Certificate Type''': "Request a public certificate"
** '''Fully qualified domain name:''' ''Enter domain name''
** Click ''Add another name to this certificate'' to add any additional subdomains or wildcards to the certificate
** '''Select validation method:''' DNS validation
** Click '''Request''' button
*  The new certificate will be displayed in a list along with its associated domain name.  


== Prerequisites ==
== Validate the certificate’s domains ==


All these commands are issued after using ssh to get a command prompt on the EC2 instance.
Each domain listed on the certificate must be validated to prove the person creating the certificate has control of the domain.


* ssh access to the EC2 instance
* Click on the certificate in the ACM list.
* Git, virtualenv, pip
* Under '''Domains''', a “Create records in Route 53” button is displayed if the Route 53 is used to manage the domain name.
* Click that button.
* Select the domains to validate.
* Click '''Create Records'''.


=== Open port 443 on the EC2 instance ===
It can take up to 30 minutes for the status of the domain to change from “pending validation” to “issued.”


* '''AWS Management Console''' > '''EC2''' > ''instance'' > click for details > '''Security Group''' > click for details
== Apply the certificate to load balancers ==
* '''Inbound''' tab > '''Edit''' button
* '''Add Rule''' button
** '''Type:''' HTTPS
** '''Protocol:''' TCP
** '''Port Range:''' 443
** '''Source:'''  0.0.0.0/0, ::/0


=== Enable SSL on EC2 instance ===
A certificate is used to add a "listener" to the load balancer associated with an Elastic Beanstalk instance. The listener routes HTTPS requests to the EBS instance.


The Amazon documentation instructs you to install `mod_ssl` with the following command which should create a file `/etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl.conf` when it completes.
* Go to the '''Elastic Beanstalk management console'''.
* Select an EBS environment.
* Click '''Configuration''' from the menu on the left.
* Select '''Load Balancer''' > '''Edit'''
* Under '''Listeners''', click '''Add Listener'''
** '''Port:''' 443
** '''Protocol:''' HTTPS
** '''SSL Certificate:''' Select the certificate created in ACM
** '''SSL Policy:''' (blank)
** '''Default process:''' (default)
** Click '''Add'''


<syntaxhighlight lang="sh">
<span style="color:red;">Make sure to scroll down to the bottom of the page</span> to click '''Apply'''. I didn’t notice this at first and was wondering why the new listener was disappearing.
$ sudo yum install mod_ssl
</syntaxhighlight>


This did not work for me for `dbarchowsky.com` which was on a t1.micro instance, Amazon Linux AMI version 2018.03. What worked instead was:
== Notes ==
 
=== See Also ===
<syntaxhighlight lang="sh">
$ sudo yum install mod24_ssl
</syntaxhighlight>
 
=== Installing Let's Encrypt ===
 
Install Let's encrypt into `/opt/letsencrypt` with git
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="sh">
$ sudo git clone https://github.com/letsencrypt/letsencrypt /opt/letsencript
</syntaxhighlight>
 
=== Preserving Let's Encrypt configuration ===
 
Create a configuration file at `/etc/letsencrypt/config.ini`.
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="sh">
$ echo "rsa-key-size = 4096" >> /etc/letsencrypt/config.ini
$ echo "email = ________@____.com" >> /etc/letsencrypt/config.ini
</syntaxhighlight>
 
== Installing certificates ==
 
=== PHP ===
 
Use Let's Encrypt to install security certificates. <ref>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/SSL-on-an-instance.html Tutorial: Configure Apache Web Server on Amazon Linux 2 to Use SSL/TLS] - AWS documentation</ref> <ref>[https://medium.com/@gnowland/deploying-lets-encrypt-on-an-amazon-linux-ami-ec2-instance-f8e2e8f4fc1f Deploying Let's Encrype on An Amazon Linux AMI EC2 Instance] - Medium.com</ref>
 
The source instructions gave this command:
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="sh">
$ /opt/letsencrypt/letsencrypt-auto --debug
</syntaxhighlight>
 
But that returned the following error:
 
<pre>
PluginError: Unable to find a virtual host listening on port 80 which is currently needed for Certbot to prove to the CA that you control your domain. Please add a virtual host for port 80.
</pre>
 
This is cause by not having the typical [https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/core.html#virtualhost VirtualHost running on port 80] in the Apache configuration, so Certbot needs an alternative method for authenticating the doamin. It's possible to manually specify the web root of the website: <ref>[https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/error-installing-lets-encrypt-on-aws-linux/52227/3 Error installing Let's Encrypt on AWS Linux] - AWS forums</ref> (Set `/var/www/webroot` to a path appropriate to the environment.)
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="sh">
$ /opt/letsencrypt/letsencrypt-auto --debug --authenticator webroot --installer apache -w /var/www/webroot -d mydomain.com -d www.mydomain.com
</syntaxhighlight>
 
=== Python ===
 
[https://blog.lucasferreira.org/howto/2017/07/21/set-up-let-s-encrypt-ssl-certificate-with-aws-elastic-beanstalk-single-instance.html Set Up Let's Encrypt SSL Certificate With AWS Elastic Beanstalk Single Instance] has good clear instructions on how to accomplish this.
 
Create a config file in `.ebextensions` for SSL and use `eb deploy` to update the environment (this should also work for PHP environments).
 
== Renewing certificates ==
 
=== PHP ===
 
Let's Encrypt certificates expire every 90 days. Create a cron job (in `/etc/crontab`) that will run once per day to check and renew the certificates as necessary.
 
Follow the renewal of the certificate with a restart of the Apache server in order to have the server recognize any renewed certificates.
 
<pre>
# Renew SSL Certs
0  1  *  *  *  ec2-user  /opt/letsencrypt/letsencrypt-auto --no-bootstrap renew
 
# Refresh Server
10 1  *  *  *  root      apachectl -k restart > /dev/null 2>&1
</pre>
 
== Troubleshooting ==
 
=== systemctl command not found ===


The AWS documentation uses `systemctl` to restart the Apache server. If this command is not available use the `service` command instead.
* Legacy page: [[Installing Lets Encrypt Security Certificates In Elastic Beanstalk Environments]]


=== Cannot find SSLCertificateFile directive ===
=== References ===
 
When running `letsencrypt-auto` or `certbot-auto`
 
<pre>
Cannot find an SSLCertificateFile directive in /files/etc/httpd/conf/httpd-le-ssl.conf/IfModule/VirtualHost. VirtualHost was not modified
Unable to find an SSLCertificateFile directive
</pre>
 
This was fixed by successfully installing `mod_ssl`
 
=== ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED in Chrome ===
 
Attempting to load the site using https protocol in Chrome results in ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED error.
 
This was fixed after the certificate was installed (creating the httpd-le-ssl.conf file with correct SSL directives).
 
== Notes ==
<references />
<references />


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Latest revision as of 20:48, 21 August 2022

Overview[edit]

Instructions on how to install security certificates for websites hosted in AWS Elastic Beanstalk environments.

AWS Certificate Manager[edit]

  • In the AWS management console, go to AWS Certificate Manager (ACM)
  • Click Request a Certificate
    • Certificate Type: "Request a public certificate"
    • Fully qualified domain name: Enter domain name
    • Click Add another name to this certificate to add any additional subdomains or wildcards to the certificate
    • Select validation method: DNS validation
    • Click Request button
  • The new certificate will be displayed in a list along with its associated domain name.

Validate the certificate’s domains[edit]

Each domain listed on the certificate must be validated to prove the person creating the certificate has control of the domain.

  • Click on the certificate in the ACM list.
  • Under Domains, a “Create records in Route 53” button is displayed if the Route 53 is used to manage the domain name.
  • Click that button.
  • Select the domains to validate.
  • Click Create Records.

It can take up to 30 minutes for the status of the domain to change from “pending validation” to “issued.”

Apply the certificate to load balancers[edit]

A certificate is used to add a "listener" to the load balancer associated with an Elastic Beanstalk instance. The listener routes HTTPS requests to the EBS instance.

  • Go to the Elastic Beanstalk management console.
  • Select an EBS environment.
  • Click Configuration from the menu on the left.
  • Select Load Balancer > Edit
  • Under Listeners, click Add Listener
    • Port: 443
    • Protocol: HTTPS
    • SSL Certificate: Select the certificate created in ACM
    • SSL Policy: (blank)
    • Default process: (default)
    • Click Add

Make sure to scroll down to the bottom of the page to click Apply. I didn’t notice this at first and was wondering why the new listener was disappearing.

Notes[edit]

See Also[edit]

References[edit]

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