dns

Let's Encrypt Proxy DNS Authentication

Certain use cases preclude DNS dynamic updates to a zone for technical, policy or other reasons. This post explains a simple way to enable automatic DNS-based authorization for Let’s Encrypt certificates – and perhaps for other vendors’ – by way of delegating the authorization challenge to a trusted DNS zone.

DNS with Dynamic Updates

I manage my own DNS servers for my personal projects and some of the causes I support. This gives me absolute control over the operation. Recently I decided to return to a 100% dynamically updated setup – where records can be added securely and in real time from anywhere. This post includes some notes on how to do this easily.