Note: The following fields are mutually exclusive: certificate_provider_instance, grpc_endpoint. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared.
Note: The following fields are mutually exclusive: certificate_provider_instance, grpc_endpoint. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared.
Note: The following fields are mutually exclusive: certificate_provider_instance, grpc_endpoint. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared.
Note: The following fields are mutually exclusive: grpc_endpoint, certificate_provider_instance. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared.
Note: The following fields are mutually exclusive: grpc_endpoint, certificate_provider_instance. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared.
Note: The following fields are mutually exclusive: grpc_endpoint, certificate_provider_instance. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared.
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Defines the mechanism to obtain the\ncertificate and private key for peer to peer authentication. \n\nInherits\n--------\n\n- Object \n\nExtended By\n-----------\n\n- Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods \n\nIncludes\n--------\n\n- Google::Protobuf::MessageExts\n\nMethods\n-------\n\n### #certificate_provider_instance\n\n def certificate_provider_instance() -\u003e ::Google::Cloud::NetworkSecurity::V1beta1::CertificateProviderInstance\n\n**Returns**\n\n- ([::Google::Cloud::NetworkSecurity::V1beta1::CertificateProviderInstance](./Google-Cloud-NetworkSecurity-V1beta1-CertificateProviderInstance)) --- The certificate provider instance specification that will be passed to the data plane, which will be used to load necessary credential information.\n\n\n Note: The following fields are mutually exclusive: `certificate_provider_instance`, `grpc_endpoint`. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared.\n\n### #certificate_provider_instance=\n\n def certificate_provider_instance=(value) -\u003e ::Google::Cloud::NetworkSecurity::V1beta1::CertificateProviderInstance\n\n**Parameter**\n\n- **value** ([::Google::Cloud::NetworkSecurity::V1beta1::CertificateProviderInstance](./Google-Cloud-NetworkSecurity-V1beta1-CertificateProviderInstance)) --- The certificate provider instance specification that will be passed to the data plane, which will be used to load necessary credential information.\n\n\nNote: The following fields are mutually exclusive: `certificate_provider_instance`, `grpc_endpoint`. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared. \n**Returns**\n\n- ([::Google::Cloud::NetworkSecurity::V1beta1::CertificateProviderInstance](./Google-Cloud-NetworkSecurity-V1beta1-CertificateProviderInstance)) --- The certificate provider instance specification that will be passed to the data plane, which will be used to load necessary credential information.\n\n\n Note: The following fields are mutually exclusive: `certificate_provider_instance`, `grpc_endpoint`. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared.\n\n### #grpc_endpoint\n\n def grpc_endpoint() -\u003e ::Google::Cloud::NetworkSecurity::V1beta1::GrpcEndpoint\n\n**Returns**\n\n- ([::Google::Cloud::NetworkSecurity::V1beta1::GrpcEndpoint](./Google-Cloud-NetworkSecurity-V1beta1-GrpcEndpoint)) --- gRPC specific configuration to access the gRPC server to obtain the cert and private key.\n\n\n Note: The following fields are mutually exclusive: `grpc_endpoint`, `certificate_provider_instance`. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared.\n\n### #grpc_endpoint=\n\n def grpc_endpoint=(value) -\u003e ::Google::Cloud::NetworkSecurity::V1beta1::GrpcEndpoint\n\n**Parameter**\n\n- **value** ([::Google::Cloud::NetworkSecurity::V1beta1::GrpcEndpoint](./Google-Cloud-NetworkSecurity-V1beta1-GrpcEndpoint)) --- gRPC specific configuration to access the gRPC server to obtain the cert and private key.\n\n\nNote: The following fields are mutually exclusive: `grpc_endpoint`, `certificate_provider_instance`. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared. \n**Returns**\n\n- ([::Google::Cloud::NetworkSecurity::V1beta1::GrpcEndpoint](./Google-Cloud-NetworkSecurity-V1beta1-GrpcEndpoint)) --- gRPC specific configuration to access the gRPC server to obtain the cert and private key.\n\n\n Note: The following fields are mutually exclusive: `grpc_endpoint`, `certificate_provider_instance`. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared."]]