diff --git a/README b/README index a101a17..df5aa61 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -98,6 +98,13 @@ If you are using IDN (Internationalized Domain Names) and generating a certifica or let the client do that for you. Please note that for the conversion to work properly you need to have correct locale settings on your system. For Linux-based systems you can check that with the "locale" command, for Windows make sure that "System locale" in the Control Panel is set correctly. +EAB (EXTERNAL ACCOUNT BINDING) SUPPORT + +Some ACME-compatible Certificate Authorities manage their accounts differently from how ACME accounts are normally created, but link those to an ACME +account through so-called External Account Binding. In essence, you would need to get 2 additional parameters from those CAs and use those on the command +line. Those parameters are the "Key ID" ('eab-kid') and "HMAC Key" ('eab-hmac-key'). + +Please note that the same EAB credentials, depending on the CA, might be allowed to be used for multiple ACME accounts or just one. PLUGINS