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# AWS::ACMPCA::Certificate Validity
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Length of time for which the certificate issued by your private certificate authority (CA), or by the private CA itself, is valid in days, months, or years. You can issue a certificate by calling the `IssueCertificate` operation.

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
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```
{
  "[Type](#cfn-acmpca-certificate-validity-type)" : String,
  "[Value](#cfn-acmpca-certificate-validity-value)" : Number
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [Type](#cfn-acmpca-certificate-validity-type): String
  [Value](#cfn-acmpca-certificate-validity-value): Number
```

## Properties
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`Type`  <a name="cfn-acmpca-certificate-validity-type"></a>
Specifies whether the `Value` parameter represents days, months, or years.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Allowed values*: `END_DATE | ABSOLUTE | DAYS | MONTHS | YEARS`  
*Update requires*: [Replacement](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-replacement)

`Value`  <a name="cfn-acmpca-certificate-validity-value"></a>
A long integer interpreted according to the value of `Type`, below.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: Number  
*Update requires*: [Replacement](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-replacement)