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RFC 9444: Automated Certificate Management Environment (ACME) for Subdomains

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This document specifies how Automated Certificate Management Environment (ACME) can be used by a client to obtain a certificate for a subdomain identifier from a certification authority. Additionally, this document specifies how a client can fulfill a challenge against an ancestor domain but may not need to fulfill a challenge against the explicit subdomain if certification authority policy allows issuance of the subdomain certificate without explicit subdomain ownership proof.

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Document ID
RFC9444
Published
August 2023
Authors
O. Friel; R. Barnes; T. Hollebeek; M. Richardson
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
sec
Pages
20
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