ACME Certificate Auto-Renewal for PRTG Web Server
As an IT Infrastructure Manager, I want PRTG to automatically renew its web server SSL certificates using ACME protocols so that I can ensure continuous secure access to the monitoring system without manual intervention or risk of service disruption from expired certificates.
With the upcoming SSL certificate lifecycle changes requiring certificates with 47-day lifespans by March 2029, manual certificate renewal for the PRTG webserver will become impractical and operationally burdensome. The user needs an automated solution using ACME (Automatic Certificate Management Environment) to handle certificate renewals without manual intervention, ensuring continuous secure access to the PRTG web interface.
AH
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AH
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Been awhile since last response, @Jonah Kowall is there any progress?
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AH
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Hi can we please have an update?
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AH
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can we please have an update
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AH
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This should be done as soon as possible so we can prepare and configure this beforehand.
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AH
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Yeah it's going to be necessary, otherwise renewing the certificate will be very impractical going forward as SSL expiry times will continue to shrink
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Michael Finney 1
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In a year or two we probably won't be able to get 1 year certificates. Certificate renewals need to be automatically done going forward. Please add Let's Encrypt or other CA support.
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Temple Murphy commented
The ability to use Let's Encrypt would make things a lot easier with the coming cert changes - +1 for this one.
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AH
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Hi Jonah, I am referring to the certificate for the PRTG web server.
Currently https://www.paessler.com/tools/certificateimporter is used to renew the certificate for the webserver. But as I say manual renewal will be difficult in future.