docs: Phase 11 (partial) — fix cross-references after Phase 2 moves

Per Phase 1 audit at cowork/docs-overhaul-phase-1-audit-2026-05-04/.
Sweeps the highest-impact link surfaces affected by the Phase 2-7
mechanical moves and renames. Covers README.md (49 docs/ links) and
the most-trafficked docs/ files (compliance, getting-started, archive).

README.md fixes (49 link updates):
  - All single-doc references mapped from old to new paths:
    docs/quickstart.md → docs/getting-started/quickstart.md
    docs/architecture.md → docs/reference/architecture.md
    docs/connectors.md → docs/reference/connectors/index.md
    docs/acme-server.md → docs/reference/protocols/acme-server.md
    docs/{soc2,pci-dss,nist}.md → docs/compliance/{soc2,pci-dss,nist-sp-800-57}.md
    ... (full mapping in the sed pipeline)
  - 3 references to deleted features.md replaced with pointers to
    architecture.md + connectors/index.md.

docs/compliance/index.md (3 sibling renames):
  compliance-soc2.md     → soc2.md
  compliance-pci-dss.md  → pci-dss.md
  compliance-nist.md     → nist-sp-800-57.md

docs/compliance/pci-dss.md (3 external refs need ../):
  architecture.md  → ../reference/architecture.md
  connectors.md    → ../reference/connectors/index.md
  quickstart.md    → ../getting-started/quickstart.md

docs/getting-started/concepts.md (4 external refs):
  crl-ocsp.md      → ../reference/protocols/crl-ocsp.md
  architecture.md  → ../reference/architecture.md
  mcp.md           → ../reference/mcp.md
  openapi.md       → ../reference/api.md

docs/getting-started/quickstart.md (4 external refs + 1 sibling):
  tls.md           → ../operator/tls.md
  upgrade-to-tls.md → ../archive/upgrades/to-tls-v2.2.md
  architecture.md  → ../reference/architecture.md
  demo-advanced.md → advanced-demo.md (sibling rename)

docs/getting-started/examples.md (4 external refs):
  migrate-from-certbot.md         → ../migration/from-certbot.md
  migrate-from-acmesh.md          → ../migration/from-acmesh.md
  certctl-for-cert-manager-users.md → ../migration/cert-manager-coexistence.md
  connectors.md                   → ../reference/connectors/index.md

docs/archive/upgrades/to-tls-v2.2.md (3 external refs need ../../):
  tls.md           → ../../operator/tls.md
  quickstart.md    → ../../getting-started/quickstart.md
  test-env.md      → ../../contributor/test-environment.md

docs/archive/upgrades/to-v2-jwt-removal.md (2 external refs need ../../):
  architecture.md  → ../../reference/architecture.md
  tls.md           → ../../operator/tls.md

Verified all README.md docs/ links resolve to existing files. The only
remaining top-level link is testing-guide.md which still exists at the
top of docs/ (Phase 5 will prune it later).

Inter-doc broken links in deeper subdirectories (docs/reference/*,
docs/operator/*, docs/contributor/*) that don't appear in README's
direct surface area still need fixing in follow-up Phase 11 commits.
This commit handles the operator-facing entry points.
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@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ certctl implements revocation using three complementary mechanisms:
**Certificate Revocation List (CRL)**: certctl serves DER-encoded X.509 CRLs per issuer at `GET /.well-known/pki/crl/{issuer_id}` (RFC 5280 §5 wire format, RFC 8615 well-known namespace). The endpoint is unauthenticated so any relying party — browser, TLS client, hardware appliance — can fetch it without a certctl API key. The CRL is signed by the issuing CA's key and has 24-hour validity; clients can download it periodically to check revocation status offline. The response carries `Content-Type: application/pkix-crl`. The CRL is **pre-generated** by a scheduler-driven loop (`crlGenerationLoop`, default interval 1 hour, configurable via `CERTCTL_CRL_GENERATION_INTERVAL`) and persisted in the `crl_cache` table — HTTP fetches read from the cache rather than rebuilding per request, so a busy CA does not DOS itself at scale. Concurrent regeneration requests for the same issuer are coalesced via an in-tree singleflight gate.
**OCSP Responder**: For real-time revocation checking, certctl includes an embedded OCSP responder serving both forms RFC 6960 §A.1.1 defines: `GET /.well-known/pki/ocsp/{issuer_id}/{serial}` (URL-path lookup, useful for ops curl-debugging) and `POST /.well-known/pki/ocsp/{issuer_id}` with a binary `application/ocsp-request` body (the form most production clients use — Firefox, OpenSSL `s_client -status`, cert-manager, Intune device-state validators). Both forms are unauthenticated and return signed OCSP responses (good, revoked, or unknown) with `Content-Type: application/ocsp-response`. OCSP responses are signed by a **dedicated per-issuer OCSP responder cert** (RFC 6960 §2.6 / §4.2.2.2) — NOT by the CA private key directly — that carries the `id-pkix-ocsp-nocheck` extension (RFC 6960 §4.2.2.2.1) so OCSP clients do not recursively check the responder cert's own revocation status. The responder cert auto-rotates within 7 days of expiry (configurable via `CERTCTL_OCSP_RESPONDER_ROTATION_GRACE`), letting the responder key live on disk or rotate frequently while the CA key stays cold. See [`crl-ocsp.md`](crl-ocsp.md) for endpoint examples (curl, OpenSSL, Firefox, Intune) and the responder cert lifecycle.
**OCSP Responder**: For real-time revocation checking, certctl includes an embedded OCSP responder serving both forms RFC 6960 §A.1.1 defines: `GET /.well-known/pki/ocsp/{issuer_id}/{serial}` (URL-path lookup, useful for ops curl-debugging) and `POST /.well-known/pki/ocsp/{issuer_id}` with a binary `application/ocsp-request` body (the form most production clients use — Firefox, OpenSSL `s_client -status`, cert-manager, Intune device-state validators). Both forms are unauthenticated and return signed OCSP responses (good, revoked, or unknown) with `Content-Type: application/ocsp-response`. OCSP responses are signed by a **dedicated per-issuer OCSP responder cert** (RFC 6960 §2.6 / §4.2.2.2) — NOT by the CA private key directly — that carries the `id-pkix-ocsp-nocheck` extension (RFC 6960 §4.2.2.2.1) so OCSP clients do not recursively check the responder cert's own revocation status. The responder cert auto-rotates within 7 days of expiry (configurable via `CERTCTL_OCSP_RESPONDER_ROTATION_GRACE`), letting the responder key live on disk or rotate frequently while the CA key stays cold. See [`crl-ocsp.md`](../reference/protocols/crl-ocsp.md) for endpoint examples (curl, OpenSSL, Firefox, Intune) and the responder cert lifecycle.
Short-lived certificates (those assigned to profiles with TTL under 1 hour) are exempt from CRL and OCSP — their rapid expiry is considered sufficient revocation. This is a deliberate design choice to reduce infrastructure overhead for ephemeral machine-to-machine credentials.
@@ -291,4 +291,4 @@ The agent fleet overview page groups agents by OS, architecture, and version, sh
Now that you understand the concepts, head to the [Quick Start Guide](quickstart.md) to get certctl running locally in under 5 minutes. You'll see a pre-loaded dashboard with demo certificates, explore the API, and understand how everything fits together.
For a deeper look at the system design, see the [Architecture Guide](architecture.md). For terminal-based workflows, check out the CLI Guide (docs coming soon). For AI-native integration, see the [MCP Server Guide](mcp.md). For the full API reference, see the [OpenAPI Spec Guide](openapi.md).
For a deeper look at the system design, see the [Architecture Guide](../reference/architecture.md). For terminal-based workflows, check out the CLI Guide (docs coming soon). For AI-native integration, see the [MCP Server Guide](../reference/mcp.md). For the full API reference, see the [OpenAPI Spec Guide](../reference/api.md).
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@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ docker compose up -d
The full walkthrough — including how HTTP-01 challenges work, adding multiple domains, switching to staging for testing, and a production checklist — is in the [example README](../examples/acme-nginx/acme-nginx.md).
**Migrating from Certbot?** certctl discovers your existing `/etc/letsencrypt/live/` certificates automatically. You keep your ACME account, disable the Certbot cron, and certctl takes over renewal with centralized visibility and deployment verification. The step-by-step process is in [Migrating from Certbot](migrate-from-certbot.md).
**Migrating from Certbot?** certctl discovers your existing `/etc/letsencrypt/live/` certificates automatically. You keep your ACME account, disable the Certbot cron, and certctl takes over renewal with centralized visibility and deployment verification. The step-by-step process is in [Migrating from Certbot](../migration/from-certbot.md).
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@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ docker compose up -d
The full walkthrough — including DNS-PERSIST-01 (set a TXT record once, never touch DNS again on renewals), adapting scripts for other providers, and propagation troubleshooting — is in the [example README](../examples/acme-wildcard-dns01/acme-wildcard-dns01.md).
**Migrating from acme.sh?** Your existing `dns_*` hook scripts are compatible with certctl's DNS-01 — they use the same pattern (shell scripts creating TXT records). The migration guide covers script adaptation, discovery of existing acme.sh certificates, and phasing out the acme.sh cron. See [Migrating from acme.sh](migrate-from-acmesh.md).
**Migrating from acme.sh?** Your existing `dns_*` hook scripts are compatible with certctl's DNS-01 — they use the same pattern (shell scripts creating TXT records). The migration guide covers script adaptation, discovery of existing acme.sh certificates, and phasing out the acme.sh cron. See [Migrating from acme.sh](../migration/from-acmesh.md).
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@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ docker compose up -d
The full walkthrough — including profile-based issuer assignment, testing with ACME staging, Local CA enterprise sub-CA mode, and scaling beyond Docker Compose — is in the [example README](../examples/multi-issuer/multi-issuer.md).
**Using cert-manager for Kubernetes?** certctl complements cert-manager — cert-manager handles in-cluster certs, certctl handles everything outside: VMs, bare metal, network appliances, Windows servers. They can share the same CA (ACME, step-ca, Vault PKI). See [certctl for cert-manager Users](certctl-for-cert-manager-users.md).
**Using cert-manager for Kubernetes?** certctl complements cert-manager — cert-manager handles in-cluster certs, certctl handles everything outside: VMs, bare metal, network appliances, Windows servers. They can share the same CA (ACME, step-ca, Vault PKI). See [certctl for cert-manager Users](../migration/cert-manager-coexistence.md).
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@@ -117,4 +117,4 @@ These 5 scenarios cover the most common deployment patterns, but certctl support
**Targets:** NGINX, Apache, HAProxy, Traefik, Caddy, Envoy, IIS (local PowerShell or WinRM proxy), Postfix, Dovecot, F5 BIG-IP (coming soon).
See [Connector Reference](connectors.md) for configuration details on every issuer and target.
See [Connector Reference](../reference/connectors/index.md) for configuration details on every issuer and target.
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{"status":"healthy"}
```
If you're bringing your own cert (internal CA, cert-manager, operator-supplied Secret), see [`docs/tls.md`](tls.md) for the full provisioning matrix. If you're cutting over an existing install, see [`docs/upgrade-to-tls.md`](upgrade-to-tls.md) for the failure modes (out-of-date `http://…` agents fail at the TLS handshake) and the one-step procedure.
If you're bringing your own cert (internal CA, cert-manager, operator-supplied Secret), see [`docs/operator/tls.md`](../operator/tls.md) for the full provisioning matrix. If you're cutting over an existing install, see [`docs/archive/upgrades/to-tls-v2.2.md`](../archive/upgrades/to-tls-v2.2.md) for the failure modes (out-of-date `http://…` agents fail at the TLS handshake) and the one-step procedure.
## Open the Dashboard
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ The `-v` flag removes the PostgreSQL data volume for a clean slate.
**Ready to deploy with your stack?** The [Deployment Examples](examples.md) page has 5 turnkey docker-compose scenarios — pick the one closest to your setup and have it running in minutes. It also covers migration paths from Certbot, acme.sh, and cert-manager.
- **[Deployment Examples](examples.md)** — ACME+NGINX, wildcard DNS-01, private CA+Traefik, step-ca+HAProxy, multi-issuer
- **[Advanced Demo](demo-advanced.md)** — Issue a real certificate via the Local CA end-to-end
- **[Architecture](architecture.md)** — How the control plane, agents, and connectors work together
- **[Advanced Demo](advanced-demo.md)** — Issue a real certificate via the Local CA end-to-end
- **[Architecture](../reference/architecture.md)** — How the control plane, agents, and connectors work together
- **[Connector Reference](connectors.md)** — Configuration for all 7 issuers and 10 targets
- **[Concepts Guide](concepts.md)** — TLS certificates, CAs, and private keys explained from scratch