linkerd / linkerd/website

Document external certificates

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Description

```bash
$ step certificate create --profile root-ca "Example Root CA" root-ca.crt root-ca.key --no-password --insecure
$ step certificate create identity.linkerd.cluster.local identity.crt identity.key --profile intermediate-ca --ca ./root-ca.crt --ca-key ./root-ca.key --no-password --insecure
$ linkerd install --identity-trust-anchors-file root-ca.crt --identity-issuer-key-file identity.key --identity-issuer-certificate-file identity.crt
```

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Research direction

Start by locating the website's existing documentation for identity certificates and external certificate setup; the issue provides the bash commands but no target file or section. Document the shown certificate-generation and linkerd install commands in the appropriate place, with completion confirmed by maintainers reviewing the resulting guidance.

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Assessment

Tech stack
bash
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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