diff --git a/mmv1/templates/terraform/examples/privateca_certificate_authority_basic.tf.tmpl b/mmv1/templates/terraform/examples/privateca_certificate_authority_basic.tf.tmpl
index ed24575b3c9b..e4eb51d3b870 100644
--- a/mmv1/templates/terraform/examples/privateca_certificate_authority_basic.tf.tmpl
+++ b/mmv1/templates/terraform/examples/privateca_certificate_authority_basic.tf.tmpl
@@ -8,40 +8,28 @@ resource "google_privateca_certificate_authority" "{{$.PrimaryResourceId}}" {
   config {
     subject_config {
       subject {
-        organization = "HashiCorp"
+        organization = "ACME"
         common_name = "my-certificate-authority"
       }
-      subject_alt_name {
-        dns_names = ["hashicorp.com"]
-      }
     }
     x509_config {
       ca_options {
+        # is_ca *MUST* be true for certificate authorities
         is_ca = true
-        max_issuer_path_length = 10
       }
       key_usage {
         base_key_usage {
-          digital_signature = true
-          content_commitment = true
-          key_encipherment = false
-          data_encipherment = true
-          key_agreement = true
+          # cert_sign and crl_sign *MUST* be true for certificate authorities
           cert_sign = true
           crl_sign = true
-          decipher_only = true
         }
         extended_key_usage {
-          server_auth = true
-          client_auth = false
-          email_protection = true
-          code_signing = true
-          time_stamping = true
         }
       }
     }
   }
-  lifetime = "86400s"
+  # valid for 10 years
+  lifetime = "${10 * 365 * 24 * 3600}s"
   key_spec {
     algorithm = "RSA_PKCS1_4096_SHA256"
   }
diff --git a/mmv1/templates/terraform/examples/privateca_certificate_authority_byo_key.tf.tmpl b/mmv1/templates/terraform/examples/privateca_certificate_authority_byo_key.tf.tmpl
index 2c93253cbb2a..505e9a4e0852 100644
--- a/mmv1/templates/terraform/examples/privateca_certificate_authority_byo_key.tf.tmpl
+++ b/mmv1/templates/terraform/examples/privateca_certificate_authority_byo_key.tf.tmpl
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ resource "google_privateca_certificate_authority" "{{$.PrimaryResourceId}}" {
       ca_options {
         # is_ca *MUST* be true for certificate authorities
         is_ca = true
-        max_issuer_path_length = 10
       }
       key_usage {
         base_key_usage {
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ resource "google_privateca_certificate_authority" "{{$.PrimaryResourceId}}" {
           crl_sign = true
         }
         extended_key_usage {
-          server_auth = false
         }
       }
       name_constraints {
diff --git a/mmv1/templates/terraform/examples/privateca_certificate_authority_custom_ski.tf.tmpl b/mmv1/templates/terraform/examples/privateca_certificate_authority_custom_ski.tf.tmpl
index 757455779e18..8a05eabf8339 100644
--- a/mmv1/templates/terraform/examples/privateca_certificate_authority_custom_ski.tf.tmpl
+++ b/mmv1/templates/terraform/examples/privateca_certificate_authority_custom_ski.tf.tmpl
@@ -8,12 +8,9 @@ resource "google_privateca_certificate_authority" "{{$.PrimaryResourceId}}" {
   config {
     subject_config {
       subject {
-        organization = "HashiCorp"
+        organization = "ACME"
         common_name = "my-certificate-authority"
       }
-      subject_alt_name {
-        dns_names = ["hashicorp.com"]
-      }
     }
     subject_key_id {
         key_id = "4cf3372289b1d411b999dbb9ebcd44744b6b2fca"
@@ -21,30 +18,19 @@ resource "google_privateca_certificate_authority" "{{$.PrimaryResourceId}}" {
     x509_config {
       ca_options {
         is_ca = true
-        max_issuer_path_length = 10
       }
       key_usage {
         base_key_usage {
-          digital_signature = true
-          content_commitment = true
-          key_encipherment = false
-          data_encipherment = true
-          key_agreement = true
           cert_sign = true
           crl_sign = true
-          decipher_only = true
         }
         extended_key_usage {
-          server_auth = true
-          client_auth = false
-          email_protection = true
-          code_signing = true
-          time_stamping = true
         }
       }
     }
   }
-  lifetime = "86400s"
+  # valid for 10 years
+  lifetime = "${10 * 365 * 24 * 3600}s"
   key_spec {
     cloud_kms_key_version = "{{index $.Vars "kms_key_name"}}/cryptoKeyVersions/1"
   }
diff --git a/mmv1/templates/terraform/examples/privateca_certificate_authority_subordinate.tf.tmpl b/mmv1/templates/terraform/examples/privateca_certificate_authority_subordinate.tf.tmpl
index e43ce2111cb7..754d1f26c065 100644
--- a/mmv1/templates/terraform/examples/privateca_certificate_authority_subordinate.tf.tmpl
+++ b/mmv1/templates/terraform/examples/privateca_certificate_authority_subordinate.tf.tmpl
@@ -5,12 +5,9 @@ resource "google_privateca_certificate_authority" "root-ca" {
   config {
     subject_config {
       subject {
-        organization = "HashiCorp"
+        organization = "ACME"
         common_name = "my-certificate-authority"
       }
-      subject_alt_name {
-        dns_names = ["hashicorp.com"]
-      }
     }
     x509_config {
       ca_options {
@@ -24,7 +21,6 @@ resource "google_privateca_certificate_authority" "root-ca" {
           crl_sign = true
         }
         extended_key_usage {
-          server_auth = false
         }
       }
     }
@@ -52,43 +48,33 @@ resource "google_privateca_certificate_authority" "{{$.PrimaryResourceId}}" {
   config {
     subject_config {
       subject {
-        organization = "HashiCorp"
+        organization = "ACME"
         common_name = "my-subordinate-authority"
       }
-      subject_alt_name {
-        dns_names = ["hashicorp.com"]
-      }
     }
     x509_config {
       ca_options {
         is_ca = true
-        # Force the sub CA to only issue leaf certs
-        max_issuer_path_length = 0
+        # Force the sub CA to only issue leaf certs.
+        # Use e.g.
+        #    max_issuer_path_length = 1
+        # if you need to chain more subordinates.
+        zero_max_issuer_path_length = true
       }
       key_usage {
         base_key_usage {
-          digital_signature = true
-          content_commitment = true
-          key_encipherment = false
-          data_encipherment = true
-          key_agreement = true
           cert_sign = true
           crl_sign = true
-          decipher_only = true
         }
         extended_key_usage {
-          server_auth = true
-          client_auth = false
-          email_protection = true
-          code_signing = true
-          time_stamping = true
         }
       }
     }
   }
-  lifetime = "86400s"
+  # valid for 5 years
+  lifetime = "${5 * 365 * 24 * 3600}s"
   key_spec {
-    algorithm = "RSA_PKCS1_4096_SHA256"
+    algorithm = "RSA_PKCS1_2048_SHA256"
   }
   type = "SUBORDINATE"
 }