From e94b7da516eb9b487fe1d5229f4732a57c5fc9b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andy Stevens Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2018 11:41:54 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] [Update] Install Let's Encrypt to Create SSL Certificates This update changes the note that said that Let's Encrypt doesn't support wildcard certificates to reflect that they now do support them. --- .../install-lets-encrypt-to-create-ssl-certificates/index.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/security/ssl/install-lets-encrypt-to-create-ssl-certificates/index.md b/docs/security/ssl/install-lets-encrypt-to-create-ssl-certificates/index.md index 612aa351004..524619e2c29 100644 --- a/docs/security/ssl/install-lets-encrypt-to-create-ssl-certificates/index.md +++ b/docs/security/ssl/install-lets-encrypt-to-create-ssl-certificates/index.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ description: "Let's Encrypt is an SSL certificate authority managed by the Inter keywords: ['ACME','HTTPS',"Let's Encrypt",'SSL','SSL certificates', 'renew certificate'] license: '[CC BY-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0)' published: 2016-02-25 -modified: 2018-05-11 +modified: 2018-12-19 modified_by: name: 'Linode' title: "Install Let's Encrypt to Create SSL Certificates" @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Let's Encrypt automatically performs Domain Validation (DV) using a series of *c sudo -H ./letsencrypt-auto certonly --standalone -d example.com -d www.example.com {{< note >}} -Let's Encrypt **does not** deploy wildcard certificates. Each subdomain requires its own certificate. +ACME version 2 now supports wildcard certificates for subdomains by using the a DNS challenge. For more information on obtaining wildcards, visit the [Let's Encrypt documentation](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/acme-v2-production-environment-wildcards/55578). {{< /note >}} 2. When prompted, specify an administrative email address. This will allow you to regain control of a lost certificate and receive urgent security notices if necessary. Press **ENTER** or **RETURN** to save.