throw IllegalArgumentException("failed to decode certificate", nsee)
  } catch (iae: IllegalArgumentException) {
    throw IllegalArgumentException("failed to decode certificate", iae)
  } catch (e: GeneralSecurityException) {
    throw IllegalArgumentException("failed to decode certificate", e)
  }
}

/**
 * Returns the certificate encoded in [PEM format][rfc_7468].
 *
 * [rfc_7468]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7468
 */

    val data = CertificateAdapters.certificate.toDer(this)
    try {
      val certificateFactory = CertificateFactory.getInstance("X.509")
      val certificates = certificateFactory.generateCertificates(Buffer().write(data).inputStream())
      return certificates.single() as X509Certificate
    } catch (e: NoSuchElementException) {
      throw IllegalArgumentException("failed to decode certificate", e)
    } catch (e: IllegalArgumentException) {

 *
 *  * The client's handshake certificates must have a [held certificate][HeldCertificate] (a
 *    certificate and its private key). The client must also have a (possibly-empty) chain of
 *    intermediate certificates to establish trust from a root certificate to the client's
 *    certificate. The root certificate is not included in this chain.
 *  * The server's handshake certificates must include a set of trusted root certificates. They

  // bundle, as PEM bundle of PEM-wrapped, DER-formatted X.509 certificates.
  //
  // The data must consist only of PEM certificate blocks that parse as valid
  // X.509 certificates.  Each certificate must include a basic constraints
  // extension with the CA bit set.  The API server will reject objects that
  // contain duplicate certificates, or that use PEM block headers.
  //

a certificate. This can be handled in various ways:
* `GenerateSecret` may additionally write any signed certificates to disk, with `OUTPUT_CERTS` configured.
* Users may have external CA setups that pre-configure certificates.
* The CaClient can use JWT token for the initial setup, then switch to mTLS certificates.

1. [Install MinIO Server](#install-minio-server)
2. [Use an Existing Key and Certificate with MinIO](#use-an-existing-key-and-certificate-with-minio)
3. [Generate and use Self-signed Keys and Certificates with MinIO](#generate-use-self-signed-keys-certificates)
4. [Install Certificates from Third-party CAs](#install-certificates-from-third-party-cas)

The domains are securely verified and the certificates are generated automatically. This also allows automating the renewal of these certificates.

    assertThat(cleaner.clean(certificates, "hostname")).isEqualTo(certificates)
    assertThat(cleaner.clean(certificates.subList(0, 9), "hostname")).isEqualTo(
      certificates,
    )
  }

  @Test
  fun chainTooLong() {
    val heldCertificates = chainOfLength(11)
    val certificates: MutableList<Certificate> = ArrayList()
    for (heldCertificate in heldCertificates) {
      certificates.add(heldCertificate.certificate)

For testing purposes, here is [how to create self-signed certificates](https://github.com/minio/minio/tree/master/docs/tls#3-generate-self-signed-certificates).

## 2. Create Kubernetes secret

  //  5. Expiration/certificate lifetime: whether it is fixed by the signer, configurable by the admin.
  //  6. Whether or not requests for CA certificates are allowed.
  optional string signerName = 7;

  // expirationSeconds is the requested duration of validity of the issued
  // certificate. The certificate signer may issue a certificate with a different