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Certbot: Issue and install certificate for Apache

Command syntax

At the command-line prompt, run the following command to issue and install a certificate for the Apache web server.

sudo certbot --apache --register-unsafely-without-email --eab-kid {MY-KEY-IDENTIFIER} --eab-hmac-key {MY-HMAC-KEY} --server {ACME-URL} --config-dir {MY-CONFIG-DIR} -d {FQDN}

Fill in values for the command arguments shown in curly braces, as described below:

Command argument

Description

{MY-KEY-IDENTIFIER}

The EAB key identifier (KID). For CertCentral. accounts, use ACME credentialsi.

{MY-HMAC-KEY}

Use the EAB HMAC key.

{ACME-URL}

For CertCentral accounts, use https://one.digicert.com/mpki/api/v1/acme/v2/directory

{MY-CONFIG-DIR}

Use the local path to Certbot configuration files for the current application.

{FQDN}

Use the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) to secure the certificate.

Example command:

sudo certbot --apache --register-unsafely-without-email --eab-kid zcwmKf9sCnDUZsbCOgnv1ijy46l6UeEYCavSQQirl-g --eab-hmac-key RHZraHBXQUxWTEFGdFhndjRVNmV3S3F6c2VNZDM1QzRURGhjdHF3S1NublJjN3dhVUFObzA0SXJwVHBnU2xnRA --server https://one.digicert.com/mpki/api/v1/acme/v2/directory --config-dir /usr/local/certbot/my_webserver_config/ -d my.host -d alias.my.host

Usage notes

  • Default order: If the requested certificate matches an existing order, CertCentral applies the default automation action. See ACME automation actions.

  • This command only works for OV/EV certificates for which the domain has been prevalidated in CertCentral. To issue DV certificates, or to issue OV/EV certificates when the domain is not prevalidated, you must use additional options to validate the domain dynamically through Certbot. For examples, see here (DNS-01 validation method) and here (HTTP-01 validation method).

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