Request and manage certificates with ACME
You can use the ACME protocol to enroll new certificates from CertCentral or to renew, reissue, or duplicate existing ones.
To start, run the ACME request on the server where you want to install the certificate. Follow your third-party software provider’s instructions to invoke the local ACME client, using your CertCentral ACME credentials for the certificate type you want to install.
The ACME client sends the request to CertCentral and, if successful, downloads and installs the issued certificate automatically.
DigiCert supports all ACMEv2-compliant clients and ACME-ready applications. Examples in this section use the Certbot ACME client to request and install certificates for a web server on Linux.
These examples are for illustration only. For a full list of supported options, run certbot --help or visit the Certbot documentation website.
Warning
This information applies to the new CertCentral ACME service, released January 30, 2024. ACME credentials created before this date do not support DV certificates, dynamic domain control validation, or automatic certificate action selection (enroll, renew, reissue, duplicate).
To request certificates using legacy credentials created before January 30, 2024, see: Use legacy CertCentral ACME credentials