Google dns-persist-01 uses an outdated draft format
Google's dns-persist-01 follows an outdated draft, forcing ACME client authors to support two incompatible record formats.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
3 public reports · first reported 3 October 2026 · last reported 4 October 2026
What's going wrong
Authors of ACME clients report that a major certificate provider launched dns-persist-01 based on an earlier draft, even though a later draft was already published.
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