acme.sh

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:40:04 +0200

Follow the below steps to connect acme.sh against labcerts.net.

Please log in to the labcerts.net portal and get your External Account Binding Key ID and HMAC.

Register account and request certificate

The following command just requests a new certificate. It doesn’t install it to any web server.

Step 1

./acme.sh --issue -d server.example.com --server https://labcerts.net/acme/main-dns/directory --eab-kid <EAB KEY ID> --eab-hmac-key <EAB KEY> --accountemail <YOUR CONTACT EMAIL> --dns --yes-I-know-dns-manual-mode-enough-go-ahead-please --keylength 2048

Step 2

After successful execution of the first step run below command to trigger certificate download.

Certbot

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:40:04 +0200

Follow the below steps to connect your Certbot against labcerts.net.

Please log in to the labcerts.net portal and get your External Account Binding Key ID and HMAC.

Register account and request certificate

certbot certonly --server https://labcerts.net/acme/main-dns/directory --preferred-challenges dns --key-type rsa --cert-name server.example.com -d 'server.example.com' --eab-kid <EAB KEY ID> --eab-hmac-key <EAB KEY> --manual

Revoke a certificate with Certbot

certbot revoke --cert-path /etc/letsencrypt/live/server.example.com/fullchain.pem --reason superseded --server https://labcerts.net/acme/main-dns/directory

De-Register account at labcerts.net

certbot unregister --account <account id> --server https://labcerts.net/acme/main-dns/directory --eab-kid <EAB KEY ID> --eab-hmac-key <EAB KEY>

Usage on labcerts.net

acme.sh

Register account and request certificate

Step 1

Step 2

Certbot

Register account and request certificate

Revoke a certificate with Certbot

De-Register account at labcerts.net