# Certificates
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Contains one or more certificates or a certificate signing request (CSR).

## Contents
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 ** AwsHardwareCertificate **   <a name="CloudHSMV2-Type-Certificates-AwsHardwareCertificate"></a>
The HSM hardware certificate issued (signed) by AWS CloudHSM.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Maximum length of 20000.  
Pattern: `[a-zA-Z0-9+-/=\s]*`   
Required: No

 ** ClusterCertificate **   <a name="CloudHSMV2-Type-Certificates-ClusterCertificate"></a>
The cluster certificate issued (signed) by the issuing certificate authority (CA) of the cluster's owner.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Maximum length of 20000.  
Pattern: `[a-zA-Z0-9+-/=\s]*`   
Required: No

 ** ClusterCsr **   <a name="CloudHSMV2-Type-Certificates-ClusterCsr"></a>
The cluster's certificate signing request (CSR). The CSR exists only when the cluster's state is `UNINITIALIZED`.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Maximum length of 20000.  
Pattern: `[a-zA-Z0-9+-/=\s]*`   
Required: No

 ** HsmCertificate **   <a name="CloudHSMV2-Type-Certificates-HsmCertificate"></a>
The HSM certificate issued (signed) by the HSM hardware.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Maximum length of 20000.  
Pattern: `[a-zA-Z0-9+-/=\s]*`   
Required: No

 ** ManufacturerHardwareCertificate **   <a name="CloudHSMV2-Type-Certificates-ManufacturerHardwareCertificate"></a>
The HSM hardware certificate issued (signed) by the hardware manufacturer.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Maximum length of 20000.  
Pattern: `[a-zA-Z0-9+-/=\s]*`   
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/cloudhsmv2-2017-04-28/Certificates) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/cloudhsmv2-2017-04-28/Certificates) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/cloudhsmv2-2017-04-28/Certificates)