Force new DNS validation

Hello,

I am writing a DNS-Update script that should be called from certbot and therefor have to do some testing. It seems that after a valid request of a cert I can renew this without a new DNS validation. Even deleting the cert doesn’t start a new DNS validation. I have tried --force-renew and are always using --test-cert, but with no success.

What will I have to do to start over and force a new DNS validation?

Thanks in advance.

If you use a recent version of Certbot, --dry-run will automatically deactivate any existing valid authorisations, ensuring that a fresh challenge is performed every time.

Using certbot-auto might be a good choice to test with, since it’s always up to date.

I am already using the --dry-run param, certbot then tells me that renewal is simulated, but no DNS validation is executed. certbot immediately exits after the renewal.

Saving debug log to /var/log/letsencrypt/letsencrypt.log
Plugins selected: Authenticator manual, Installer None
Cert not due for renewal, but simulating renewal for dry run
Renewing an existing certificate

IMPORTANT NOTES:

  • The dry run was successful.

What version of Certbot? The dry-run deactivation logic only got added in 0.40.

Like I said, try testing with certbot-auto to guarantee the latest version.

Oh, my certbot seems to be quite old. It’s v0.31.

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