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TUTORIAL 07 • DEVOPS AUTOMATION

ACME Automation Tutorials

Implement RFC 8555 Automated Certificate Management Environment (ACME) across Linux servers, Windows IIS, cPanel, and Kubernetes clusters.

RFC 8555 Standard
Certbot, acme.sh & win-acme
EAB Enterprise Binding
Kubernetes cert-manager
AUTOMATION PROTOCOL

Why ACME Automation is the Future of SSL Lifecycle

With certificate validity dropping toward 90 days and automated cryptographic security becoming mandatory, manual CSR generation and manual server renewal are no longer sustainable. ACME (Automated Certificate Management Environment, RFC 8555) fully automates domain validation, certificate issuance, server deployment, and renewal without human intervention.

AUTOMATION DEPLOYMENT EXAMPLES

Step-by-Step ACME Implementation Guides

1. Certbot with NGINX on Ubuntu/Debian
# Install certbot via snap
sudo snap install --classic certbot

# Request and auto-configure Nginx
sudo certbot --nginx -d example.com -d www.example.com

# Test auto-renewal timer
sudo certbot renew --dry-run
2. Commercial CA ACME with External Account Binding (EAB)
certbot register --server https://acme.sectigo.com/v2/DV \
  --eab-kid "YOUR_EAB_KEY_ID" \
  --eab-hmac-key "YOUR_EAB_HMAC_KEY"
3. Kubernetes cert-manager ClusterIssuer Definition
apiVersion: cert-manager.io/v1
kind: ClusterIssuer
metadata:
  name: letsencrypt-prod
spec:
  acme:
    server: https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory
    email: admin@example.com
    privateKeySecretRef:
      name: letsencrypt-prod-key
    solvers:
    - http01:
        ingress:
          class: nginx

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