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Imported ACM Certificate not visible for Client VPN Endpoint in the same region

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Hello everyone,

I'm trying to set up an AWS Client VPN Endpoint in the us-east-2 (Ohio) region and I'm facing an issue where my server certificate isn't being detected.

I have successfully imported a server certificate into AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) in the same us-east-2 region. The certificate's status is "Issued" and its type is "Imported".

However, when I go to the VPC console to create a Client VPN Endpoint (also in us-east-2), the "Server certificate ARN" dropdown list is empty and shows "No certificates available."

Here is what I have already tried and verified:

The ACM certificate and the Client VPN Endpoint are in the exact same AWS region (us-east-2).

I have waited for several hours, so it is not a propagation delay.

I have tried all standard browser troubleshooting: hard refresh (Ctrl+F5), logging out and back in, and using a different browser/incognito mode.

I have inspected the certificate I generated (using openssl) and can confirm it correctly has the X509v3 Extended Key Usage: TLS Web Server Authentication attribute.

Despite all these checks, the certificate is still not visible to the Client VPN service. I do not have a paid support plan, so I'm hoping the community might have some ideas.

Has anyone encountered this specific issue? Are there any other non-obvious certificate requirements or IAM permissions I might be missing that would cause a valid, imported certificate to be unlisted?

Thank you for any suggestions!

1 Answer
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Hello.

I've seen a similar question before.
At that time, I didn't specify a domain when creating the server certificate, and the ACM certificate wasn't displayed when creating ClientVPN.
Try specifying the domain when creating the server certificate as follows:
https://repost.aws/questions/QUbHwO-HGfTcWCrSc5fBZmKw/server-certificate-not-showing-for-vpn-endpoint#ANDsWShOZlTf6Ww-AYypaVyQ

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