certbot-dns-e2econfig

E2EConfig DNS Authenticator plugin for Certbot

This plugin automates the process of completing a dns-01 challenge by creating, and subsequently removing, TXT records using the E2EConfig Remote API.

Configuration of E2EConfig

In the System -> Remote Users you have to have a user, with the following rights

  • Client Functions

  • DNS zone functions

  • DNS txt functions

Installation

pip install certbot-dns-e2econfig

Named Arguments

To start using DNS authentication for e2econfig, pass the following arguments on certbot’s command line:

``--authenticator dns-e2econfig``          select the authenticator plugin (Required)

``--dns-e2econfig-credentials``         e2econfig Remote User credentials
                                                            INI file. (Required)

``--dns-e2econfig-propagation-seconds`` | waiting time for DNS to propagate before asking
                                                            | the ACME server to verify the DNS record.
                                                            | (Default: 20, Recommended: >= 600)

(Note that the verbose and seemingly redundant dns-e2econfig: prefix is currently imposed by certbot for external plugins.)

Credentials

An example credentials.ini file:

dns_e2econfig_api_key='api key'
dns_e2econfig_api_token='api token'

The path to this file can be provided interactively or using the --dns-e2econfig-credentials command-line argument. Certbot records the path to this file for use during renewal, but does not store the file’s contents.

CAUTION: You should protect these API credentials as you would the password to your e2econfig account. Users who can read this file can use these credentials to issue arbitrary API calls on your behalf.

Certbot will emit a warning if it detects that the credentials file can be accessed by other users on your system. The warning reads “Unsafe permissions on credentials configuration file”, followed by the path to the credentials file. This warning will be emitted each time Certbot uses the credentials file, including for renewal, and cannot be silenced except by addressing the issue (e.g., by using a command like chmod 600 to restrict access to the file).

Examples

To acquire a single certificate for both example.com and *.example.com, waiting 20 seconds for DNS propagation:

certbot certonly \
  --authenticator dns-e2econfig \
  --dns-e2econfig-credentials /etc/letsencrypt/.secrets/e2e.ini \
  --dns-e2econfig-propagation-seconds 900 \
  --server https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory \
  --agree-tos \
  --rsa-key-size 4096 \
  -d 'example.com' \
  -d '*.example.com'

It is suggested to secure the folder as follows:: chown root:root /etc/letsencrypt/.secrets chmod 600 /etc/letsencrypt/.secrets