{"slug":"aws-private-ca-issuer-review","title":"aws-private-ca-issuer-review","summary":"Use this skill when reviewing AWS ACM Private CA (Private Certificate Authority) issuer configurations for cert-manager. Trigger on any request to audit AWSPCAIssuer, AWSPCAClusterIssuer, IRSA policy for cert-manager, certificate template ARNs, CRL configuration, or cross-account","platform":"Claude","tags":[],"authorName":"LLM Mart","authorSlug":"llm-mart","score":0,"source":"github","price":null,"verified":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-05T21:50:55.620013Z","repo":{"url":"https://github.com/VincentChuWaiChow/vanguard-frontier-agentic","stars":24,"forks":3,"license":"Apache-2.0","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T13:00:24Z"},"bodyHtml":"<hr>\n<h2>name: aws-private-ca-issuer-review\ndescription: Use this skill when reviewing AWS ACM Private CA (Private Certificate Authority) issuer configurations for cert-manager. Trigger on any request to audit AWSPCAIssuer, AWSPCAClusterIssuer, IRSA policy for cert-manager, certificate template ARNs, CRL configuration, or cross-account PCA usage.\nallowed-tools: Read Grep Glob\nmetadata:\nauthor: \"github: VincentChuWaiChow\"\nversion: \"0.1.4\"\nupdated: \"2026-06-02\"\ncategory: security</h2>\n<h1>AWS Private CA Issuer Review</h1>\n<h2>Purpose</h2>\n<p>Review AWS ACM Private Certificate Authority configurations used by the cert-manager <code>aws-privateca-issuer</code> plugin. Identify CA hierarchy misconfigurations, overly permissive certificate templates, excessive IRSA permissions, unsafe validity periods, CRL reachability gaps, and cross-account PCA setup risks.</p>\n<h2>Lean operating rules</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Flag any <code>AWSPCAIssuer</code> referencing a ROOT CA ARN directly as CRITICAL — only a SUBORDINATE CA should be active for cert-manager issuance.</li>\n<li>Check <code>spec.template.arn</code>: flag any SubordinateCACertificate template as CRITICAL (allows cert-manager to mint sub-CAs). Correct template is <code>EndEntityCertificate/V1</code>.</li>\n<li>Review IRSA role policy: required actions are <code>acm-pca:IssueCertificate</code>, <code>acm-pca:GetCertificate</code>, <code>acm-pca:DescribeCertificateAuthority</code>. Flag <code>acm-pca:DeleteCertificateAuthority</code> or <code>acm-pca:CreateCertificateAuthority</code> as HIGH.</li>\n<li>Review <code>spec.duration</code> in Certificate resources; flag durations &gt; 365d for workload certs as MEDIUM; best practice is &lt;= 90d.</li>\n<li>Check CRL S3 bucket reachability from within the VPC; flag unreachable CRL distribution points as HIGH (revocation disabled).</li>\n<li>For cross-account PCA (RAM-shared CA): verify minimum issuance-only permissions in the security account.</li>\n<li>Label all claims as live evidence, documentation-based, or inference.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>References</h2>\n<p>Load these only when needed:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"references/workflow-and-output.md\">Workflow and output contract</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"references/safety-checklist.md\">Safety checklist</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"references/official-sources.md\">Official sources</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"references/private-ca-issuer-trust-boundaries.md\">Private CA Issuer Trust Boundaries Guide</a> — use for domain-specific failure modes, safe workflow, verification targets, and pushback criteria.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Response minimum</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Severity-labeled findings list (CRITICAL / HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW)</li>\n<li>Evidence source for each finding</li>\n<li>Specific resource name or field path</li>\n<li>Recommended remediation with example policy or YAML snippet</li>\n<li>Overall PKI trust posture verdict</li>\n</ul>\n","files":[{"path":"metadata.json","sizeBytes":1432,"isText":true},{"path":"references/official-sources.md","sizeBytes":1934,"isText":true},{"path":"references/private-ca-issuer-trust-boundaries.md","sizeBytes":3424,"isText":true},{"path":"references/safety-checklist.md","sizeBytes":1965,"isText":true},{"path":"references/workflow-and-output.md","sizeBytes":6694,"isText":true},{"path":"SKILL.md","sizeBytes":2529,"isText":true}],"reviewScore":null,"reviewSummary":null,"trust":{"provenance":"trusted-source-unreviewed","notice":"Community-authored content, reproduced verbatim and not vetted as instructions. 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