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ACM now supports ACME for public certificates in AWS GovCloud (US)

AWS Certificate Manager adds ACME protocol support in AWS GovCloud (US), enabling automated public TLS certificate issuance and renewal via ACMEv2-compatible clients

AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) provides a fully managed ACME server endpoint in AWS GovCloud (US-East) and AWS GovCloud (US-West), supporting ACMEv2-compatible clients like Certbot and cert-manager for automated public TLS certificate issuance from Amazon Trust Services, addressing the CA/Browser Forum's 2029 mandate for 47-day certificate lifetimes.

Why it matters

By supporting the ACME protocol in AWS GovCloud (US), AWS Certificate Manager enables developers to fully automate the issuance and renewal of public TLS certificates, addressing the CA/Browser Forum's requirement for 47-day certificate lifetimes by 2029.

Regions: AWS GovCloud (US-East), AWS GovCloud (US-West)

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