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acmesh-official/acme.sh

An ACME protocol client written purely in Shell language (compatible with Bash, dash, and sh) for automated certificate issuance, renewal, and installation with zero Python dependencies.

CLOUDM0N decision

Trust FAIL · 0/100

Good fit if

System administrators and DevOps teams who require automatic, dependency-free SSL/TLS certificate management across highly diverse Unix-like environments

Watch out for

DNS manual mode cannot be automated, requiring users to manually configure a new TXT record for every single renewal

Practical intelligence

What matters before you adopt it

Decision first · detail on demand

Best for

System administrators and DevOps teams who require automatic, dependency-free SSL/TLS certificate management across highly diverse Unix-like environments

Users who need to manage certificates without root or sudo privileges

Environments with restricted external network access where persistent DNS-based validation is preferred over continuous DNS API modifications

Main trade-offs

DNS manual mode cannot be automated, requiring users to manually configure a new TXT record for every single renewal

Standalone verification modes require root/sudoer access to bind and listen on privileged TCP ports 80 or 443

Apache and Nginx modes require root/sudoer privileges to run, and they only handle certificate issuance without modifying the web server configurations to actually serve the certificate

Why it stands out

Extremely broad platform support, having been tested on over 30 operating systems including various Linux distributions, BSD variants, macOS, Solaris, and Windows via Cygwin

Does not require root access for installation, configuration, or basic certificate issuance

Supports modern ECC (ECDSA) and traditional RSA keys

Trust & CVEs

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Security findings

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Why this score

No trust rationale was stored for this scan.

CLOUDM0N findings

CRITICAL

Private-key material appears to be committed in executable/config scope. 3 sample match(es) found.

HIGH

Remote download piped or chained into a shell requires manual review. 1 sample match(es) found.

HIGH

Container configuration requests host-level control or isolation bypass. 1 sample match(es) found.

MEDIUM

Broad permission or elevated-command pattern detected. 5 sample match(es) found.

MEDIUM

Dockerfile does not end with an explicit non-root USER.

Architecture from code4 modules · 0 edges▼

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Dependency flow

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Shell

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Architecture evidence details

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Integrations

Security notes

Still unknown

• The README does not explicitly list which specific DNS provider APIs are supported (links to an external wiki page instead)

• Does not detail client-side CPU or memory footprints during script execution

• Does not state the minimum required versions of Apache or Nginx for successful verification mode integration

Agent handoff

Use with any agent

JSON API