# Certificates

Some services, like load balancer SSL termination require SSL certificates. To add a new certificate you need to fill in four fields:

* **Name**\
  This is a name you choose to identify the certificate in the interface. It can only contain letters, numbers, periods, and dashes.<br>
* **Certificate**\
  This is the actual SSL public key or certificate file.<br>
* **Private key**\
  This is the secret key associated with the certificate.

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The **Certificate chain** must already be included in the certificate file. This is the full trust chain between the trusted certificate authority’s certificate and your domain’s certificate.
{% endhint %}

## Plans and Pricing

The storage of Certificates is free.

## Regional Availability

Certificates are available in all regions. They are region-specific resources and can only be assigned to items within the same region.


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