From 4b0abc71d960b71c314e4723adb25dac2ac20726 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Richard=20K=C3=B6rber?= Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2021 19:41:24 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify staging and prod ACME URIs (#116) --- src/doc/docs/usage/session.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/doc/docs/usage/session.md b/src/doc/docs/usage/session.md index 3a60e4cd..485b549b 100644 --- a/src/doc/docs/usage/session.md +++ b/src/doc/docs/usage/session.md @@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ Session session = new Session("acme://letsencrypt.org/staging"); Instead of a generic provider, this call uses a special _Let's Encrypt_ provider. +The _Let's Encrypt_ staging server is meant to be used for testing purposes only. The issued certificates are functional, but as the issuer certificate is not known to browsers, it will lead to a certificate error. Later you only need to change the ACME URI in order to use the _Let's Encrypt_ production server. + +```java +Session session = new Session("acme://letsencrypt.org"); +``` + ## Metadata Some CAs provide metadata related to their ACME server: