1
0
mirror of https://github.com/apache/httpd.git synced 2025-10-31 19:10:37 +03:00
Files
apache/docs/manual/mod/mod_md.html.en
Luca Toscano 76bbcf1632 doc rebuild
git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/trunk@1806950 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68
2017-09-01 12:48:12 +00:00

464 lines
31 KiB
XML
Raw Blame History

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><head>
<meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type" />
<!--
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
This file is generated from xml source: DO NOT EDIT
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
-->
<title>mod_md - Apache HTTP Server Version 2.5</title>
<link href="../style/css/manual.css" rel="stylesheet" media="all" type="text/css" title="Main stylesheet" />
<link href="../style/css/manual-loose-100pc.css" rel="alternate stylesheet" media="all" type="text/css" title="No Sidebar - Default font size" />
<link href="../style/css/manual-print.css" rel="stylesheet" media="print" type="text/css" /><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../style/css/prettify.css" />
<script src="../style/scripts/prettify.min.js" type="text/javascript">
</script>
<link href="../images/favicon.ico" rel="shortcut icon" /></head>
<body>
<div id="page-header">
<p class="menu"><a href="../mod/">Modules</a> | <a href="../mod/quickreference.html">Directives</a> | <a href="http://wiki.apache.org/httpd/FAQ">FAQ</a> | <a href="../glossary.html">Glossary</a> | <a href="../sitemap.html">Sitemap</a></p>
<p class="apache">Apache HTTP Server Version 2.5</p>
<img alt="" src="../images/feather.png" /></div>
<div class="up"><a href="./"><img title="&lt;-" alt="&lt;-" src="../images/left.gif" /></a></div>
<div id="path">
<a href="http://www.apache.org/">Apache</a> &gt; <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/">HTTP Server</a> &gt; <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/">Documentation</a> &gt; <a href="../">Version 2.5</a> &gt; <a href="./">Modules</a></div>
<div id="page-content">
<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<EFBFBD>Identifier:</a></th><td>md_module</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#SourceFile">Source<EFBFBD>File:</a></th><td>mod_md.c</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Compatibility">Compatibility:</a></th><td>Available in version 2.5.0 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 Autority 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">ManagedDomain example.org
&lt;VirtualHost *:443&gt;
ServerName example.org
DocumentRoot htdocs/a
SSLEngine on
# no certificates specification needed!
&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 mod_ssl.
</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>
<div id="quickview"><h3 class="directives">Directives</h3>
<ul id="toc">
<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#manageddomain">ManagedDomain</a></li>
<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#manageddomainsection">&lt;ManagedDomain&gt;</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="#mdmember">MDMember</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="#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="ManagedDomain" id="ManagedDomain">ManagedDomain</a> <a name="manageddomain" id="manageddomain">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>ManagedDomain <var>dns-name</var> [ <var>other-dns-name</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>
All the names in the list are managed as one Managed Domain (MD).
mod_md 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="#manageddomain">&lt;ManagedDomain&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-v1.1.1-August-1-2016.pdf
ManagedDomain 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 convenince. With 'auto'
all names of a virtual host are added to a MD.
</p>
<div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><pre class="prettyprint lang-config">ManagedDomain example.org
&lt;VirtualHost *:443&gt;
ServerName example.org
ServerAlias www.example.org
DocumentRoot htdocs/root
SSLEngine on
&lt;/VirtualHost&gt;</pre>
</div>
<p>
In this example, the domain 'www.example.org' is automatically added to
the MD 'example.org'. And when you add more ServerAlias names to this
virtual host, they will be added as well.
</p><p>
If this is too much automagic for you, define 'manual' mode.
<code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_md.html">mod_md</a></code> will then complain if the names do not match.
</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="ManagedDomainsection" id="ManagedDomainsection">&lt;ManagedDomain&gt;</a> <a name="manageddomainsection" id="manageddomainsection">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;ManagedDomain <var>dns-name</var> [ <var>other-dns-name</var>... ]&gt;...&lt;/ManagedDomain&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;ManagedDomain sandbox.example.org&gt;
MDDriveMode manual
MDCertificateAuthority https://someotherca.com/ACME
MDCertificateAgreement https://someotherca.com/terms/v_1.02.pdf
&lt;/ManagedDomain&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="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 /></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>MDCAChallenges name [ name ... ]</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>
This tells <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_md.html">mod_md</a></code> which challenge types it shall use in
which order when proving domain ownership. The names are protocol specific. The
current ACME protocol version that Let's Encrypt speaks 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 url-of-terms-of-service</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-v1.1.1-August-1-2016.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-v1.1.1-August-1-2016.pdf
ManagedDomain 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 CA service</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>MDCertificateAuthority url</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, athttps://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-v1.1.1-August-1-2016.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 CA</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>MDCertificateProtocol protocol</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>Controls when <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_md.html">mod_md</a></code> will try 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. certicate 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 existing
ceriticate to mod_ssl, 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' only that <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_md.html">mod_md</a></code> will not
check if the MD is actually used somewhere.
</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 hostname</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"><a href="#mdmember">MDMember</a></code> to add such names
to a managed domain.
</p>
<div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><pre class="prettyprint lang-config">&lt;ManagedDomain example.org&gt;
MDMember www.example.org
MDMember mail.example.org
&lt;/ManagedDomain 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="#manageddomain">&lt;ManagedDomain&gt;</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="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 /></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>MDPortMap map1 [ map2 ]</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 method 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 MDPortMap 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 /></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>MDPrivateKeys type [ params... ]</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 /></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>MDRenewWindow duration</code></td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:</a></th><td><code>MDRenewWindow 14d</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>
Tells mod_md when to renew a certificate. The default means 14 days before a
certificate actually expires. If you configure this too short, a CA might
not be reachable in time and your server will show an invalid certificate. If
you do it too long, the CA might think you are a bother and block your requests.
Let's Encrypt has a certificate expiration of 90 days. So, if you configure the
renew window to 89 days, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_md.html">mod_md</a></code> will renew the certificate
every day and Let's Encrypt will block you.
</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="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 /></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>
<div class="bottomlang">
<p><span>Available Languages: </span><a href="../en/mod/mod_md.html" title="English">&nbsp;en&nbsp;</a></p>
</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img src="../images/up.gif" alt="top" /></a></div><div class="section"><h2><a id="comments_section" name="comments_section">Comments</a></h2><div class="warning"><strong>Notice:</strong><br />This is not a Q&amp;A section. Comments placed here should be pointed towards suggestions on improving the documentation or server, and may be removed again by our moderators if they are either implemented or considered invalid/off-topic. Questions on how to manage the Apache HTTP Server should be directed at either our IRC channel, #httpd, on Freenode, or sent to our <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/lists.html">mailing lists</a>.</div>
<script type="text/javascript"><!--//--><![CDATA[//><!--
var comments_shortname = 'httpd';
var comments_identifier = 'http://httpd.apache.org/docs/trunk/mod/mod_md.html';
(function(w, d) {
if (w.location.hostname.toLowerCase() == "httpd.apache.org") {
d.write('<div id="comments_thread"><\/div>');
var s = d.createElement('script');
s.type = 'text/javascript';
s.async = true;
s.src = 'https://comments.apache.org/show_comments.lua?site=' + comments_shortname + '&page=' + comments_identifier;
(d.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || d.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(s);
}
else {
d.write('<div id="comments_thread">Comments are disabled for this page at the moment.<\/div>');
}
})(window, document);
//--><!]]></script></div><div id="footer">
<p class="apache">Copyright 2017 The Apache Software Foundation.<br />Licensed under the <a href="http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0">Apache License, Version 2.0</a>.</p>
<p class="menu"><a href="../mod/">Modules</a> | <a href="../mod/quickreference.html">Directives</a> | <a href="http://wiki.apache.org/httpd/FAQ">FAQ</a> | <a href="../glossary.html">Glossary</a> | <a href="../sitemap.html">Sitemap</a></p></div><script type="text/javascript"><!--//--><![CDATA[//><!--
if (typeof(prettyPrint) !== 'undefined') {
prettyPrint();
}
//--><!]]></script>
</body></html>