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Let's Encrypt on a Big-IP

Problem this snippet solves: It is now possible to make use of Let's Encrypt certificates and maintain them on the Big-IP. Code : http://wiki.lnxgeek.org/doku.php/howtos:let_s_encrypt_-_how_to_iss...
Published Dec 12, 2015
Version 1.0
automatic renew certificates
BIG-IP
certificate automation
certificate management
Let's Encrypt
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Feb 19, 2019

Im getting Challenge is invalid which is understandable since DNS has not been updated with the TXT record. So my question is, after running the script, do I add the token value presented after "token": to the DNS server as TXT?

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' ERROR: Challenge is invalid! (returned: invalid) (result: {
        "type": "dns-01",
        "status": "invalid",
  "error": {
    "type": "urn:ietf:params:acme:error:dns",
    "detail": "DNS problem: NXDOMAIN looking up TXT for _acme-challenge.my.example.com",
    "status": 400
  },
  "url": "https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/acme/challenge/cdsuhihdfushduhfisuhuhsufhushdfauiiuf",
  "token": "jsifneriufhsfnasuhnfasnruafegigsi-si"
})

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