Automated Machine Learning Model Deployment with Secure Certificates

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To achieve automated machine learning model deployment with secure certificates, we will use AWS SageMaker which is a fully managed service that provides every developer and data scientist with the ability to build, train, and deploy machine learning (ML) models quickly. SageMaker takes care of many of the underlying tasks related to ML model deployment and security, making it easier to get models into production.

Secure certificates are critical for ensuring the security of the endpoints where your model is hosted. This typically involves use of HTTPS for encrypted data transmission, which requires SSL/TLS certificates.

In this program, we will set up an AWS SageMaker endpoint for deploying an ML model using Pulumi in Python. We will focus on the SageMaker domain, which can be configured with security settings including a custom SSL/TLS certificate. The `aws.sagemaker.Domain` resource will be used as it allows us to create and manage a domain for SageMaker.

Within the `aws.sagemaker.Domain`, you can specify various properties:

- `vpcId` and `subnetIds`: These properties define the VPC and subnets SageMaker uses, ensuring our resources are inside a secure virtual network.
- `authMode`: Specifies the authentication mode.
- `kmsKeyId`: The AWS KMS key that is used to encrypt the EFS storage attached to SageMaker domain.
- `domainName`: The name of the SageMaker domain.

For demonstrating purposes, we'll focus on just setting up the domain without actually specifying a Model or a fully functional endpoint configuration, as that would require a trained model and potentially other resources such as a Kubernetes cluster, databases, or a proper CI/CD pipeline to fully automate the deployment process.

Here is the Pulumi Python program that will set up the resources needed:

```python
import pulumi
import pulumi_aws as aws

# Example configuration for the SageMaker domain. This should be updated with actual values.
vpc_id = "vpc-12345678"
subnet_ids = ["subnet-12345678", "subnet-87654321"]
certificate_arn = "arn:aws:acm:region:account-id:certificate/certificate-id"

# Create a SageMaker domain with secure settings.
sagemaker_domain = aws.sagemaker.Domain("sagemakerDomain",
    vpc_id=vpc_id,
    subnet_ids=subnet_ids,
    auth_mode="IAM",
    domain_name="my-ml-domain",
    # Assuming you have provisioned the certification within AWS Certificate Manager and have the ARN
    domain_settings=aws.sagemaker.DomainDomainSettingsArgs(
        security_group_ids=["sg-12345678"],
        execution_role_identity_config="AWS_IAM_ROLE",
        rStudioServerProDomainSettings=aws.sagemaker.DomainDomainSettingsRStudioServerProDomainSettingsArgs(
            domain_execution_role_arn="arn:aws:iam::account-id:role/sagemaker-execution-role",
            default_resource_spec=aws.sagemaker.DomainDomainSettingsRStudioServerProDomainSettingsDefaultResourceSpecArgs(
                instance_type="ml.t2.medium"
            )
        )
    ),
    app_network_access_type="VpcOnly",
    retention_policy=aws.sagemaker.DomainRetentionPolicyArgs(
        home_efs_file_system="Retain"
    )
)

# Exporting some relevant information for connecting or managing the Domain
pulumi.export('sagemaker_domain_name', sagemaker_domain.domain_name)
pulumi.export('sagemaker_domain_id', sagemaker_domain.id)
```
Above, we have defined a SageMaker domain which will be within your specified VPC and subnets to make sure it is secure. The actual deployment of your ML model would require additional steps, such as creating a SageMaker endpoint, as well as training and building your ML model.

To further enforce security, we assumed you have a TLS certificate managed by AWS Certificate Manager, the ARN of which you'd include in the domain configuration (though this specific code does not reference certificate_arn due to SageMaker certificate management specifics).

This example gives a basic infrastructure configuration, which is essential before deploying your machine learning models securely. For a complete end-to-end solution, you would need additional resources not covered here. Always make sure to comply with best practices in terms of security, such as setting appropriate IAM roles and policies.