dns acme

Definition

DNS-01

This challenge asks you to prove that you control the DNS for your domain name by putting a specific value in a TXT record under that domain name. It is harder to configure than HTTP-01], but can work in scenarios that HTTP-01 can’t. It also allows you to issue wildcard certificates. After Let’s Encrypt gives your ACME client a token, your client will create a TXT record derived from that token and your account key, and put that record at

_acme-challenge.<YOUR_DOMAIN>

Then Let’s Encrypt will query the DNS system for that record. If it finds a match, you can proceed to issue a certificate!