Six-Day and IP Address Certificates Available in Certbot
2 days ago
- #SSL Certificates
- #Let’s Encrypt
- #Certbot
- Let’s Encrypt now issues IP address and six-day certificates to the general public.
- Certbot 5.3 introduces the --ip-address flag, and Certbot 5.4 adds webroot support for IP addresses.
- To get an IP address certificate, use Certbot with the --staging flag for testing and --preferred-profile shortlived for a 6-day certificate.
- Certbot currently supports obtaining IP address certificates but not installing them; manual configuration is required.
- Webroot, manual, and standalone plugins support IP address certificates, but nginx and apache plugins do not yet.
- Automatic renewal setup is recommended, with a --deploy-hook for webserver certificate updates.