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+<div id="preamble"><h1>Apache Module mod_md</h1>
+<div class="toplang">
+<p><span>Available Languages: </span><a href="../en/mod/mod_md.html" title="English">&nbsp;en&nbsp;</a></p>
+</div>
+<table class="module"><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Managing domains across virtual hosts, certificate provisioning
+ via the ACME protocol
+ </td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#ModuleIdentifier">Module Identifier:</a></th><td>md_module</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#SourceFile">Source File:</a></th><td>mod_md.c</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Compatibility">Compatibility:</a></th><td>Available in version 2.4.30 and later</td></tr></table>
+<h3>Summary</h3>
+
+ <p>
+ This module manages common properties of domains for one or more virtual hosts.
+ Specifically it can use the ACME protocol
+ (<a href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-acme-acme/">RFC Draft</a>)
+ to automate certificate provisioning. These will be configured for managed domains and
+ their virtual hosts automatically. This includes renewal of certificates before they
+ expire. The most famous Certificate Authority currently implementing the ACME protocol
+ is <a href="https://letsencrypt.org/">Let's Encrypt</a>.</p>
+
+ <div class="warning"><h3>Warning</h3>
+ <p>This module is experimental. Its behaviors, directives, and
+ defaults are subject to more change from release to
+ release relative to other standard modules. Users are encouraged to
+ consult the "CHANGES" file for potential updates.</p>
+ </div>
+
+ <p>Simple configuration example:</p>
+
+ <div class="note"><h3>TLS in a VirtualHost context</h3>
+ <pre class="prettyprint lang-config">MDomain example.org
+
+&lt;VirtualHost *:443&gt;
+ ServerName example.org
+ DocumentRoot htdocs/a
+
+ SSLEngine on
+ # no certificates specification
+&lt;/VirtualHost&gt;</pre>
+
+ <p>
+ This setup will, on server start, contact
+ <a href="https://letsencrypt.org/">Let's Encrypt</a>
+ to request a certificate for the domain. If Let's Encrypt can verify the ownership
+ of the domain, the module will retrieve the certificate and its chain, store it
+ in the local file system (see <code class="directive"><a href="#mdstoredir">MDStoreDir</a></code>)
+ and provide it, on next restart, to <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_ssl.html">mod_ssl</a></code>.
+ </p><p>
+ This happens while the server is already running. All other hosts will continue
+ to work as before. While a certificate is not available, requests for the managed
+ domain will be answered with a '503 Service Unavailable'.
+ </p>
+ </div>
+
+ <div class="note"><h3>Prerequisites</h3>
+ <p>
+ This module requires <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_watchdog.html">mod_watchdog</a></code> to be loaded as well.
+ </p><p>
+ Certificate signup and renewal with Let's Encrypt requires your server to be
+ reachable on port 80 (http:) from the outside. The alternative method over
+ port 443 (https:) is currently disabled for security reasons (status from
+ 2018-01-14).
+ </p><p>
+ The module will select from the methods offered by Let's Encrypt. If LE decides
+ at one point in the future, to re-enable it again, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_md.html">mod_md</a></code> will
+ use it when suitable.
+ </p><p>
+ But for now, only the port 80 variant is available (termed "http-01"). Only
+ when LE can reach your server on port 80 will <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_md.html">mod_md</a></code> work for
+ you. For now, at least.
+ </p><p>
+ If you do not want to offer any sites on port 80 any more, you may leave it open
+ and redirect all requests to your https: sites instead. Use the
+ <code class="directive"><a href="#mdrequirehttps">MDRequireHttps</a></code> described below to do
+ that in a convenient fashion. This will continue to answer http: challenges
+ from Let's Encrypt.
+ </p>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+<div id="quickview"><a href="https://www.apache.org/foundation/contributing.html" class="badge"><img src="https://www.apache.org/images/SupportApache-small.png" alt="Support Apache!" /></a><h3 class="directives">Directives</h3>
+<ul id="toc">
+<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#mdbaseserver">MDBaseServer</a></li>
+<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#mdcachallenges">MDCAChallenges</a></li>
+<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#mdcertificateagreement">MDCertificateAgreement</a></li>
+<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#mdcertificateauthority">MDCertificateAuthority</a></li>
+<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#mdcertificateprotocol">MDCertificateProtocol</a></li>
+<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#mddrivemode">MDDriveMode</a></li>
+<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#mdhttpproxy">MDHttpProxy</a></li>
+<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#mdmember">MDMember</a></li>
+<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#mdmembers">MDMembers</a></li>
+<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#mdmuststaple">MDMustStaple</a></li>
+<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#mdnotifycmd">MDNotifyCmd</a></li>
+<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#mdomain">MDomain</a></li>
+<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#mdomainsetsection">&lt;MDomainSet&gt;</a></li>
+<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#mdportmap">MDPortMap</a></li>
+<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#mdprivatekeys">MDPrivateKeys</a></li>
+<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#mdrenewwindow">MDRenewWindow</a></li>
+<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#mdrequirehttps">MDRequireHttps</a></li>
+<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#mdstoredir">MDStoreDir</a></li>
+</ul>
+<h3>Bugfix checklist</h3><ul class="seealso"><li><a href="https://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/CHANGES_2.4">httpd changelog</a></li><li><a href="https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/buglist.cgi?bug_status=__open__&amp;list_id=144532&amp;product=Apache%20httpd-2&amp;query_format=specific&amp;order=changeddate%20DESC%2Cpriority%2Cbug_severity&amp;component=mod_md">Known issues</a></li><li><a href="https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/enter_bug.cgi?product=Apache%20httpd-2&amp;component=mod_md">Report a bug</a></li></ul><h3>See also</h3>
+<ul class="seealso">
+<li><a href="#comments_section">Comments</a></li></ul></div>
+
+<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
+<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="MDBaseServer" id="MDBaseServer">MDBaseServer</a> <a name="mdbaseserver" id="mdbaseserver">Directive</a></h2>
+<table class="directive">
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Control if base server may be managed or only virtual hosts.</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>MDBaseServer on|off</code></td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:</a></th><td><code>MDBaseServer off</code></td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_md</td></tr>
+</table>
+ <p>
+ Controls if the base server, the one outside all VirtualHosts should be managed by
+ <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_md.html">mod_md</a></code> or not. Default is to not do this, for the very reason that
+ it may have confusing side-effects. It is recommended that you have virtual hosts
+ for all managed domains and do not rely on the global, fallback server configuration.
+ </p>
+
+</div>
+<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
+<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="MDCAChallenges" id="MDCAChallenges">MDCAChallenges</a> <a name="mdcachallenges" id="mdcachallenges">Directive</a></h2>
+<table class="directive">
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Type of ACME challenge used to prove domain ownership.</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>MDCAChallenges <var>name</var> [ <var>name</var> ... ]</code></td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:</a></th><td><code>MDCAChallenges tls-sni-01 http-01</code></td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_md</td></tr>
+</table>
+ <p>
+ Sets challenge types and their execution order when proving domain ownership.
+ The names are protocol specific.
+ The current ACME protocol version implemented by Let's Encrypt defines two challenge
+ types that are supported by <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_md.html">mod_md</a></code>. By default, it will try
+ the one on port 443 when available.
+ </p>
+
+</div>
+<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
+<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="MDCertificateAgreement" id="MDCertificateAgreement">MDCertificateAgreement</a> <a name="mdcertificateagreement" id="mdcertificateagreement">Directive</a></h2>
+<table class="directive">
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>The URL of the Terms-of-Service document, that the CA server requires you to accept.</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>MDCertificateAgreement <var>url-of-terms-of-service</var></code></td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_md</td></tr>
+</table>
+ <p>When you use <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_md.html">mod_md</a></code> to obtain a certificate, you become a customer of the CA (e.g. Let's Encrypt). That means you need to read and agree to their Terms of Service,
+ so that you understand what they offer and what they might exclude or require from you.
+ <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_md.html">mod_md</a></code> cannot, by itself, agree to such a thing.
+ </p>
+ <p>In case of Let's Encrypt, their current <a href="https://letsencrypt.org/documents/LE-SA-v1.2-November-15-2017.pdf">Terms of Service are here</a>.
+ Those terms might (and probably will) change over time. So, the certificate renewal might require you to update this agreement URL.</p>
+ <div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><pre class="prettyprint lang-config">MDCertificateAgreement https://letsencrypt.org/documents/LE-SA-v1.2-November-15-2017.pdf
+MDomain example.org www.example.org mail.example.org</pre>
+</div>
+
+</div>
+<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
+<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="MDCertificateAuthority" id="MDCertificateAuthority">MDCertificateAuthority</a> <a name="mdcertificateauthority" id="mdcertificateauthority">Directive</a></h2>
+<table class="directive">
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>The URL of the ACME Certificate Authority service.</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>MDCertificateAuthority <var>url</var></code></td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:</a></th><td><code>MDCertificateAuthority https://acme-v01.api.letsencrypt.org/directory</code></td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_md</td></tr>
+</table>
+ <p>
+ The URL where the CA offers its service.
+ </p><p>
+ Let's Encrypt offers, right now, two such URLs. One for the real certificates and
+ one for testing (their staging area, at https://acme-staging.api.letsencrypt.org/directory).
+ In order to have <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_md.html">mod_md</a></code> use this testing service, configure your
+ server like this:
+ </p>
+ <div class="example"><h3>LE Staging Setup</h3><pre class="prettyprint lang-config">MDCertificateAuthority https://acme-staging.api.letsencrypt.org/directory
+MDCertificateAgreement https://letsencrypt.org/documents/LE-SA-v1.2-November-15-2017.pdf</pre>
+</div>
+
+</div>
+<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
+<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="MDCertificateProtocol" id="MDCertificateProtocol">MDCertificateProtocol</a> <a name="mdcertificateprotocol" id="mdcertificateprotocol">Directive</a></h2>
+<table class="directive">
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>The protocol to use with the Certificate Authority.</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>MDCertificateProtocol <var>protocol</var></code></td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:</a></th><td><code>MDCertificateProtocol ACME</code></td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_md</td></tr>
+</table>
+ <p>Specifies the protocol to use. Currently, only <code>ACME</code> is supported.</p>
+
+</div>
+<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
+<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="MDDriveMode" id="MDDriveMode">MDDriveMode</a> <a name="mddrivemode" id="mddrivemode">Directive</a></h2>
+<table class="directive">
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Control when it is allowed to obtain/renew certificates.</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>MDDriveMode always|auto|manual</code></td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:</a></th><td><code>MDDriveMode auto</code></td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_md</td></tr>
+</table>
+ <p>In 'auto' mode, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_md.html">mod_md</a></code> will <em>drive</em> a Managed Domain's
+ properties (e.g. certificate management) whenever necessary. When a MD is not used
+ in any virtual host, the module will do nothing. When a certificate is missing, it
+ will try to get one. When a certificate expires soon (see
+ <code class="directive"><a href="#mdrenewwindow">MDRenewWindow</a></code>), it will
+ renew it.
+ </p><p>
+ In 'manual' mode, it is your duty to do all this. The module will provide the existing
+ certificate to <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_ssl.html">mod_ssl</a></code>, if available. But it will not contact the CA for signup/renewal.
+ This can be useful in clustered setups where you want just one node to perform
+ the driving.
+ </p><p>
+ The third mode 'always' is like 'auto', with the difference that
+ <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_md.html">mod_md</a></code> will not check if the MD is actually used.
+ </p>
+
+</div>
+<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
+<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="MDHttpProxy" id="MDHttpProxy">MDHttpProxy</a> <a name="mdhttpproxy" id="mdhttpproxy">Directive</a></h2>
+<table class="directive">
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Define a proxy for outgoing connections.</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>MDHttpProxy <var>url</var></code></td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_md</td></tr>
+</table>
+ <p>Use a http proxy to connect to the MDCertificateAuthority. Define this
+ if your webserver can only reach the internet with a forward proxy.
+ </p>
+
+</div>
+<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
+<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="MDMember" id="MDMember">MDMember</a> <a name="mdmember" id="mdmember">Directive</a></h2>
+<table class="directive">
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Additional hostname for the managed domain.</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>MDMember <var>hostname</var></code></td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_md</td></tr>
+</table>
+ <p>
+ Instead of listing all dns names on the same line, you may use
+ <code class="directive">MDMember</code> to add such names
+ to a managed domain.
+ </p>
+ <div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><pre class="prettyprint lang-config">&lt;MDomainSet example.org&gt;
+ MDMember www.example.org
+ MDMember mail.example.org
+&lt;/MDomainSet example.org&gt;</pre>
+</div>
+ <p>
+ If you use it in the global context, outside a specific MD, you can only
+ specify one value, 'auto' or 'manual' as the default for all other MDs. See
+ <code class="directive"><a href="#mdomain">MDomain</a></code> for a
+ description of these special values.
+ </p>
+
+</div>
+<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
+<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="MDMembers" id="MDMembers">MDMembers</a> <a name="mdmembers" id="mdmembers">Directive</a></h2>
+<table class="directive">
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Control if the alias domain names are automatically added.</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>MDMembers auto|manual</code></td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:</a></th><td><code>MDMembers auto</code></td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_md</td></tr>
+</table>
+ <p>Defines if the <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#servername">ServerName</a></code> and
+ <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#serveralias">ServerAlias</a></code> values of a VirtualHost
+ are automatically added to the members of a Managed Domain or not.
+ </p>
+
+</div>
+<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
+<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="MDMustStaple" id="MDMustStaple">MDMustStaple</a> <a name="mdmuststaple" id="mdmuststaple">Directive</a></h2>
+<table class="directive">
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Control if new certificates carry the OCSP Must Staple flag.</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>MDMustStaple on|off</code></td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:</a></th><td><code>MDMustStaple off</code></td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_md</td></tr>
+</table>
+ <p>Defines if newly requested certificate should have the OCSP Must Staple flag
+ set or not. If a certificate has this flag, the server is required to send a
+ OCSP stapling response to every client. This only works if you configure
+ <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_ssl.html">mod_ssl</a></code> to generate this (see <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_ssl.html#sslusestapling">SSLUseStapling</a></code>
+ and friends).
+ </p>
+
+</div>
+<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
+<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="MDNotifyCmd" id="MDNotifyCmd">MDNotifyCmd</a> <a name="mdnotifycmd" id="mdnotifycmd">Directive</a></h2>
+<table class="directive">
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Run a program when Managed Domain are ready.</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>MDNotifyCmd <var>path</var> [ <var>args</var> ]</code></td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_md</td></tr>
+</table>
+ <p>The configured executable is run when Managed Domains have signed up or
+ renewed their certificates. It is given the names of the processed MDs as
+ additional arguments (after the parameters specified here). It should
+ return status code 0 to indicate that it has run successfully.
+ </p>
+
+</div>
+<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
+<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="MDomain" id="MDomain">MDomain</a> <a name="mdomain" id="mdomain">Directive</a></h2>
+<table class="directive">
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Define list of domain names that belong to one group.</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>MDomain <var>dns-name</var> [ <var>other-dns-name</var>... ] [auto|manual]</code></td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_md</td></tr>
+</table>
+ <p>
+ All the names in the list are managed as one Managed Domain (MD).
+ <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_md.html">mod_md</a></code> will request one single certificate that is valid for all these names. This
+ directive uses the global settings (see other MD directives below). If you
+ need specific settings for one MD, use
+ the <code class="directive"><a href="#mdomainset">&lt;MDomainSet&gt;</a></code>.
+ </p><p>
+ There are 2 additional settings that are necessary for a Managed Domain:
+ <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#serveradmin">ServerAdmin</a></code>
+ and <code class="directive"><a href="#mdcertificateagreement">MDCertificateAgreement</a></code>.
+ The mail address of <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#serveradmin">ServerAdmin</a></code>
+ is used to register at the CA (Let's Encrypt by default).
+ The CA may use it to notify you about
+ changes in its service or status of your certificates.
+ </p><p>
+ The second setting, <code class="directive"><a href="#mdcertificateagreement">MDCertificateAgreement</a></code>,
+ is the URL of the Terms of Service of the CA. When you configure the URL,
+ you confirm that you have read and agree to the terms described in the linked
+ document. Before you do that, the CA will not hand out certificates to you.
+ </p>
+ <div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><pre class="prettyprint lang-config">ServerAdmin mailto:admin@example.org
+MDCertificateAgreement https://letsencrypt.org/documents/LE-SA-v1.2-November-15-2017.pdf
+MDomain example.org www.example.org
+
+&lt;VirtualHost *:443&gt;
+ ServerName example.org
+ DocumentRoot htdocs/root
+
+ SSLEngine on
+&lt;/VirtualHost&gt;
+
+&lt;VirtualHost *:443&gt;
+ ServerName www.example.org
+ DocumentRoot htdocs/www
+
+ SSLEngine on
+&lt;/VirtualHost&gt;</pre>
+</div>
+ <p>
+ There are two special names that you may use in this directive: 'manual'
+ and 'auto'. This determines if a Managed Domain shall have exactly the
+ name list as is configured ('manual') or offer more convenience. With 'auto'
+ all names of a virtual host are added to a MD. Conventiently, 'auto' is also
+ the default.
+ </p>
+ <div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><pre class="prettyprint lang-config">MDomain example.org
+
+&lt;VirtualHost *:443&gt;
+ ServerName example.org
+ ServerAlias www.example.org
+ DocumentRoot htdocs/root
+
+ SSLEngine on
+&lt;/VirtualHost&gt;
+
+MDomain example2.org auto
+
+&lt;VirtualHost *:443&gt;
+ ServerName example2.org
+ ServerAlias www.example2.org
+ ...
+&lt;/VirtualHost&gt;</pre>
+</div>
+ <p>
+ In this example, the domain 'www.example.org' is automatically added to
+ the MD 'example.org'. Similarly for 'example2.org' where 'auto' is configured
+ explicitly. Whenever you add more ServerAlias names to this
+ virtual host, they will be added as well to the Managed Domain.
+ </p><p>
+ If you prefer to explicitly declare all the domain names, use 'manual' mode.
+ An error will be logged if the names do not match with the expected ones.
+ </p>
+
+</div>
+<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
+<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="MDomainSetsection" id="MDomainSetsection">&lt;MDomainSet&gt;</a> <a name="mdomainsetsection" id="mdomainsetsection">Directive</a></h2>
+<table class="directive">
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Container for directives applied to the same managed domains.</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>&lt;MDomainSet <var>dns-name</var> [ <var>other-dns-name</var>... ]&gt;...&lt;/MDomainSet&gt;</code></td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_md</td></tr>
+</table>
+ <p>
+ This directive allows you to define a Managed Domain (MD) with specific
+ settings, different from the global MD* ones. For example, you can have
+ such an MD use another CA then Let's Encrypt, have its unique renewal duration
+ etc.
+ </p>
+ <div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><pre class="prettyprint lang-config">&lt;MDomainSet sandbox.example.org&gt;
+ MDCertificateAuthority https://someotherca.com/ACME
+ MDCertificateAgreement https://someotherca.com/terms/v_1.02.pdf
+&lt;/MDomainSet&gt;</pre>
+</div>
+ <p>This is a specialized version of <code class="directive"><a href="#mdomain">MDomain</a></code>,
+ it should be used only when a fine grained configuration is required.
+ <code class="directive"><a href="#mdomain">MDomain</a></code> is the suggested choice
+ for the general use case.</p>
+
+</div>
+<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
+<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="MDPortMap" id="MDPortMap">MDPortMap</a> <a name="mdportmap" id="mdportmap">Directive</a></h2>
+<table class="directive">
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Map external to internal ports for domain ownership verification.</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>MDPortMap <var>map1</var> [ <var>map2</var> ]</code></td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:</a></th><td><code>MDPortMap 80:80 443:443</code></td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_md</td></tr>
+</table>
+ <p>
+ The ACME protocol provides two methods to verify domain ownership: one that uses
+ port 80 and one for port 443. If your server is not reachable by at least one
+ of the two, ACME will not work for you.
+ </p><p>
+ <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_md.html">mod_md</a></code> will look at your server configuration and try to figure
+ out which of those are available. Then it can select the proper ACME challenge
+ to create a certificate for your site.
+ </p><p>
+ However if you have some fancy port forwarding in place, your server may be
+ reachable from the Internet on port 443, but the local port that httpd uses is
+ another one. Your server might only listen on ports 5001 and 5002, but be reached
+ on ports 443 and 80. How should <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_md.html">mod_md</a></code> figure that one out?
+ </p><p>
+ With <code class="directive">MDPortMap</code> you can tell it which 'Internet port'
+ corresponds to which local port.
+ </p>
+ <div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><pre class="prettyprint lang-config">MDPortMap 80:- 443:5002</pre>
+</div>
+ <p>
+ This example says that the server is not reachable on port 80 from the outside, but
+ local port 5002 is the one responding to https: requests.
+ </p>
+
+</div>
+<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
+<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="MDPrivateKeys" id="MDPrivateKeys">MDPrivateKeys</a> <a name="mdprivatekeys" id="mdprivatekeys">Directive</a></h2>
+<table class="directive">
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Set type and size of the private keys generated.</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>MDPrivateKeys <var>type</var> [ <var>params</var>... ]</code></td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:</a></th><td><code>MDPrivateKeys RSA 2048</code></td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_md</td></tr>
+</table>
+ <p>
+ Defines what kind of private keys are generated for a managed domain and with
+ what parameters. The only supported type right now is 'RSA' and the only parameter
+ it takes is the number of bits used for the key.
+ </p><p>
+ The current (2017) recommendation is at least 2048 bits and a smaller number is
+ not accepted here. Higher numbers offer longer security, but are computationally more
+ expensive, e.g. increase the load on your server. That might or might not be an
+ issue for you.
+ </p><p>
+ Other key types will be defined in the future.
+ </p>
+ <div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><pre class="prettyprint lang-config">MDPrivateKeys RSA 3072</pre>
+</div>
+ <p>
+ Please note that this setting only has an effect on new keys. Any existing
+ private key you have remains unaffected. Also, this only affects private keys
+ generated for certificates. ACME account keys are unaffected by this.
+ </p>
+
+</div>
+<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
+<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="MDRenewWindow" id="MDRenewWindow">MDRenewWindow</a> <a name="mdrenewwindow" id="mdrenewwindow">Directive</a></h2>
+<table class="directive">
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Control when a certificate will be renewed.</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>MDRenewWindow <var>duration</var></code></td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:</a></th><td><code>MDRenewWindow 33%</code></td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_md</td></tr>
+</table>
+ <p>
+ If the validity of the certificate falls below duration, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_md.html">mod_md</a></code>
+ will get a new signed certificate.
+ </p><p>
+ Normally, certificates are valid for around 90 days and <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_md.html">mod_md</a></code> will renew
+ them the earliest 33% of their complete lifetime before they expire (so for
+ 90 days validity, 30 days before it expires). If you think this is not what
+ you need, you can specify either the exact time, as in:
+ </p>
+ <div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><pre class="prettyprint lang-config"># 21 days before expiry
+MDRenewWindow 21d
+# 30 seconds (might be close)
+MDRenewWindow 30s
+# 10% of the cert lifetime
+MDRenewWindow 10%</pre>
+</div>
+ <p>When in auto drive mode, the module will check every 12 hours at least
+ what the status of the managed domains is and if it needs to do something.
+ On errors, for example when the CA is unreachable, it will initially retry
+ after some seconds. Should that continue to fail, it will back off to a
+ maximum interval of hourly checks.
+ </p>
+
+</div>
+<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
+<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="MDRequireHttps" id="MDRequireHttps">MDRequireHttps</a> <a name="mdrequirehttps" id="mdrequirehttps">Directive</a></h2>
+<table class="directive">
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Redirects http: traffic to https: for Managed Domains.</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>MDRequireHttps off|temporary|permanent</code></td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:</a></th><td><code>MDRequireHttps off</code></td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_md</td></tr>
+</table>
+ <p>This is a convenience directive to ease http: to https: migration of
+ your Managed Domains. With:
+ </p>
+ <div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><pre class="prettyprint lang-config">MDRequireHttps temporary</pre>
+</div>
+ <p>you announce that you want all traffic via http: URLs to be redirected
+ to the https: ones, for now. This is safe and you can remove this again at
+ any time.
+ </p><p>
+ <strong>The following has consequences: </strong>if you want client to <strong>no longer</strong> use the
+ http: URLs, configure:
+ </p>
+ <div class="example"><h3>Permanent (for at least half a year!)</h3><pre class="prettyprint lang-config">MDRequireHttps permanent</pre>
+</div>
+ <p>This does two things:
+ </p>
+ <ol>
+ <li>All request to the <code>http:</code> resources are redirected to the
+ same url with the <code>https:</code> scheme using the <code>301</code>
+ status code. This tells clients that this is intended to be forever and
+ the should update any links they have accordingly.
+ </li>
+ <li>All answers to <code>https:</code> requests will carry the header
+ <code>Strict-Transport-Security</code> with a life time of half a year.
+ This tells the browser that it <strong>never</strong> (for half a year) shall use <code>http:</code>
+ when talking to this domain name. Browsers will, after having seen this, refuse
+ to contact your unencrypted site. This prevents malicious middleware to
+ downgrade connections and listen/manipulate the traffic. Which is good. But
+ you cannot simply take it back again.
+ </li>
+ </ol>
+ <p>You can achieve the same with <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_alias.html">mod_alias</a></code> and some
+ <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_alias.html#redirect">Redirect</a></code> configuration,
+ basically. If you do it yourself, please make sure to exclude the paths
+ /.well-known/* from your redirection, otherwise <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_md.html">mod_md</a></code>
+ might have trouble signing on new certificates.
+ </p>
+ <p>If you set this globally, it applies to all managed domains. If you want
+ it for a specific domain only, use:
+ </p>
+ <div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><pre class="prettyprint lang-config">&lt;MDomainSet xxx.yyy&gt;
+ MDRequireHttps temporary
+&lt;/MDomainSet&gt;</pre>
+</div>
+
+</div>
+<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
+<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="MDStoreDir" id="MDStoreDir">MDStoreDir</a> <a name="mdstoredir" id="mdstoredir">Directive</a></h2>
+<table class="directive">
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Path on the local file system to store the Managed Domains data.</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>MDStoreDir path</code></td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:</a></th><td><code>MDStoreDir md</code></td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_md</td></tr>
+</table>
+ <p>
+ Defines where on the local file system the Managed Domain data is stored. This is
+ an absolute path or interpreted relative to the server root. The default will create
+ a directory 'md' in your server root.
+ </p><p>
+ If you move this and have already data, be sure to move/copy the data first to
+ the new location, reconfigure and then restart the server. If you reconfigure
+ and restart first, the server will try to get new certificates that it thinks
+ are missing.
+ </p>
+
+</div>
+</div>
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+<p><span>Available Languages: </span><a href="../en/mod/mod_md.html" title="English">&nbsp;en&nbsp;</a></p>
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