@misc{rfc9444, series = {Request for Comments}, number = 9444, howpublished = {RFC 9444}, publisher = {RFC Editor}, doi = {10.17487/RFC9444}, url = {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc9444}, author = {Owen Friel and Richard Barnes and Tim Hollebeek and Michael Richardson}, title = {{Automated Certificate Management Environment (ACME) for Subdomains}}, pagetotal = 20, year = 2023, month = aug, abstract = {This document specifies how Automated Certificate Management Environment (ACME) can be used by a client to obtain a certificate for a subdomain identifier from a certification authority. Additionally, this document specifies how a client can fulfill a challenge against an ancestor domain but may not need to fulfill a challenge against the explicit subdomain if certification authority policy allows issuance of the subdomain certificate without explicit subdomain ownership proof.}, }