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feat(M45): ACME certificate profile selection, ARI RFC 9773 renumber, 45-day renewal positioning
Three related ACME ecosystem changes shipped as a single milestone: 1. ACME Certificate Profile Selection: Custom JWS-signed newOrder POST with `profile` field (e.g., `tlsserver`, `shortlived` for 6-day certs) bypassing acme.Client.AuthorizeOrder() since golang.org/x/crypto lacks profile support. ES256 JWS signing with kid mode, nonce management, directory discovery. Empty profile delegates to standard library path (zero behavior change). Configurable via CERTCTL_ACME_PROFILE env var. GUI: profile dropdown on ACME issuer config. 2. ARI RFC 9702 → 9773 Renumber: All 25+ references updated across Go source, docs, README, and examples. Zero remaining occurrences of RFC 9702. 3. 45-Day / Short-Lived Certificate Positioning: 5 domain tests validating renewal thresholds against SC-081v3 validity reduction timeline (200→100→47 days) and Let's Encrypt 45-day/6-day profiles. ARI (RFC 9773) is the expected renewal path for 6-day shortlived certs. New tests: 13 profile + 5 domain threshold + 1 frontend = 19 new tests. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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For policies with `auto_renew` disabled, renewal jobs enter an **AwaitingApproval** state instead of processing immediately. An operator must explicitly approve or reject the renewal via the API or GUI. Approved jobs transition to Pending and are picked up by the scheduler. Rejected jobs are cancelled with an optional reason. This is useful for high-value certificates where you want human oversight before renewal.
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### Renewal Timing: Thresholds vs. ARI (RFC 9702)
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### Renewal Timing: Thresholds vs. ARI (RFC 9773)
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**Traditional approach (thresholds):** By default, certctl uses static renewal thresholds — renew a certificate at a fixed number of days before expiry (default: 30 days). This simple, predictable model works for most use cases: it avoids unnecessary renewals near expiry and gives you a predictable window to catch failures.
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**Advanced approach (ACME ARI):** Some Certificate Authorities support ACME Renewal Information (RFC 9702), which allows the CA to tell certctl the optimal time to renew. Instead of guessing "renew 30 days before expiry," the CA responds with a precise `suggestedWindow` containing start and end times. This is useful when:
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**Advanced approach (ACME ARI):** Some Certificate Authorities support ACME Renewal Information (RFC 9773), which allows the CA to tell certctl the optimal time to renew. Instead of guessing "renew 30 days before expiry," the CA responds with a precise `suggestedWindow` containing start and end times. This is useful when:
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- The CA is performing maintenance and wants to batch renewals in a specific window
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- The CA is coordinating a mass revocation (e.g., due to a compromise) and needs to control renewal timing
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- You want to avoid thundering herd renewal spikes by accepting the CA's suggested timing
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**Graceful degradation:** If your CA doesn't support ARI (returns 404 from the ARI endpoint), certctl automatically falls back to the traditional threshold-based renewal. No configuration change needed — the fallback is transparent. Errors from the CA are logged as warnings and don't block the renewal process.
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### Shorter Certificate Validity (45-Day and 6-Day Certs)
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The industry is moving toward shorter certificate lifetimes. The CA/Browser Forum's SC-081v3 ballot mandates a phased reduction: 200-day max (March 2026), 100-day max (March 2027), and 47-day max (March 2029). Let's Encrypt has already begun reducing default validity to 45 days, and offers 6-day "shortlived" certificates via ACME profile selection.
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certctl handles shorter-lived certificates correctly out of the box:
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- **45-day certs** with the default 31-day renewal window trigger renewal at day 14 — at roughly 1/3 of the cert's lifetime.
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- **6-day "shortlived" certs** are always within the renewal window. ARI (RFC 9773) is the expected renewal path for these — the CA directs timing. Short-lived certs also skip CRL/OCSP since expiry is sufficient revocation (per profile TTL < 1 hour exemption).
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- **ACME profile selection** lets you request specific certificate profiles from your CA. Set `CERTCTL_ACME_PROFILE=shortlived` to get 6-day certificates from Let's Encrypt, or `CERTCTL_ACME_PROFILE=tlsserver` for standard TLS certificates.
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### Certificate Revocation
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When a private key is compromised, a certificate is superseded, or a service is decommissioned, you need to revoke the certificate immediately — not wait for it to expire. Revocation tells clients "stop trusting this certificate right now."
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