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DNS-PERSIST-01: A New Model for DNS-based Challenge Validation

When you request a certificate from Let’s Encrypt, our servers validate that you control the hostnames in that certificate using ACME challenges. For subscribers who need wildcard certificates or who prefer not to expose infrastructure to the public Internet, the DNS-01 challenge type has long been the only choice. DNS-01 works well. It is widely supported and battle-tested, but it comes with oper

Reference details

Source category
Research & news
Report title
DNS-PERSIST-01: A New Model for DNS-based Challenge Validation
First reported
Feb 18, 2026 00:00 UTC
Last reported
Feb 18, 2026 00:00 UTC
Catalog updated
Oct 08, 2026 03:47 UTC
Record ID
98d09ed7935a5b432ae2ea0a280c1a3e35c7e74d2d334b80fb84df63d1b865f9

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Source observations

src_823f7b237762257237

Source-provided label
Not reported
Evidence class
mentioned in report
Confidence
Not reported
Observed
Feb 18, 2026 00:00 UTC
Retrieved
Oct 08, 2026 03:47 UTC

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  • src_823f7b237762257237Collection status unverifiedLast successful batch: Unverified

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