certbot-zerossl 1.7.0.dev0

ACME client (with zerossl extensions)

Certbot (ZeroSSL Edition)

Installation

Install the client with:

python -m pip install certbot-zerossl

How to run the client

https://zerossl.com/features/acme/

Understanding the client in more depth

To understand what the client is doing in detail, it’s important to understand the way it uses plugins. Please see the explanation of plugins in the User Guide.

Links

Documentation: https://certbot.eff.org/docs

Upstream project: https://github.com/certbot/certbot

Main Website: https://zerossl.com/features/acme/

ACME spec: http://ietf-wg-acme.github.io/acme/

ACME working area in github: https://github.com/ietf-wg-acme/acme

System Requirements

See https://certbot.eff.org/docs/install.html#system-requirements.

Current Features

• Supports multiple web servers:

  • apache/2.x

  • nginx/0.8.48+

  • webroot (adds files to webroot directories in order to prove control of domains and obtain certs)

  • standalone (runs its own simple webserver to prove you control a domain)

  • other server software via third party plugins

• The private key is generated locally on your system.

• Can talk to the Let’s Encrypt CA or optionally to other ACME compliant services.

• Can get domain-validated (DV) certificates.

• Can revoke certificates.

• Adjustable RSA key bit-length (2048 (default), 4096, …).

• Can optionally install a http -> https redirect, so your site effectively runs https only (Apache only)

• Fully automated.

• Configuration changes are logged and can be reverted.

• Supports an interactive text UI, or can be driven entirely from the command line.

• Free and Open Source Software, made with Python.

For extensive documentation on using Certbot, go to https://certbot.eff.org/docs.