Quick summary
- Term
- ACME
- Plain-English definition
- ACME is a protocol used to automate SSL/TLS certificate issuance and renewal.
- Technical definition
- ACME is a protocol used to automate SSL/TLS certificate issuance and renewal.
- Commonly confused with
- Related domain, DNS, registrar, API, or agent-infrastructure terms.
- Related terms
- SSL Certificate, TLS, DNS-01 Challenge, Certbot
Definition
ACME is a protocol used to automate SSL/TLS certificate issuance and renewal.
Why it matters
ACME makes it possible to keep HTTPS certificates current without manual certificate requests.