ACME

acronym

securitycryptography

Stands for: Automatic Certificate Management Environment

A protocol that automates getting and renewing TLS certificates.

Automatic Certificate Management Environment (RFC 8555) is the protocol behind Let's Encrypt and similar CAs. It lets a client prove domain control and obtain certificates without human interaction, which is why free, auto-renewing TLS became universal.

Also known as: acme

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