Re:Nginx Introduces Native Support for Acme Protocol
by filleokus on Wednesday August 13, 2025 @01:06PM
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Spivak is saying that the DNS method is superior (i.e you are agreeing - and I do too).
One reason I can think of for HTTP-01 / TLS-ALPN-01 is on-demand issuance, issuing the certificate when you get the request. Which might seem insane (and kinda is), but can be useful for e.g crazy web-migration projects. If you have an enormous, deeply levelled, domain sprawl that are almost never used but you need it up for some reason it can be quite handy.
One reason I can think of for HTTP-01 / TLS-ALPN-01 is on-demand issuance, issuing the certificate when you get the request. Which might seem insane (and kinda is), but can be useful for e.g crazy web-migration projects. If you have an enormous, deeply levelled, domain sprawl that are almost never used but you need it up for some reason it can be quite handy.
(Another reason, soon, is that HTTP-01 will be able to issue certs for IP addresses: https://letsencrypt.org/2025/07/01/issuing-our-first-ip-addr...)