Add extract_altnames() function

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# letsencrypt.sh [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/lukas2511/letsencrypt.sh.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/lukas2511/letsencrypt.sh)

This is a client for signing certificates with an ACME-server (currently only provided by letsencrypt) implemented as a relatively simple bash-script.

It uses the `openssl` utility for everything related to actually handling keys and certificates, so you need to have that installed.

Other dependencies are: curl, sed, grep, mktemp (all found on almost any system, curl being the only exception)

Current features:
- Signing of a list of domains
- Renewal if a certificate is about to expire or SAN (subdomains) changed
- Certificate revocation

If you want to import existing keys from the official letsencrypt client have a look at [Import from official letsencrypt client](https://github.com/lukas2511/letsencrypt.sh/wiki/Import-from-official-letsencrypt-client).

Please keep in mind that this software and even the acme-protocol are relatively young and may still have some unresolved issues.
Feel free to report any issues you find with this script or contribute by submitting a pullrequest.

## Usage:

```text
Usage: ./letsencrypt.sh [-h] [command [argument]] [parameter [argument]] [parameter [argument]] ...

Default command: help

Commands:
 --cron (-c)                      Sign/renew non-existant/changed/expiring certificates.
 --revoke (-r) path/to/cert.pem   Revoke specified certificate
 --help (-h)                      Show help text
 --env (-e)                       Output configuration variables for use in other scripts

Parameters:
 --domain (-d) domain.tld         Use specified domain name(s) instead of domains.txt entry (one certificate!)
 --force (-x)                     Force renew of certificate even if it is longer valid than value in RENEW_DAYS
 --privkey (-p) path/to/key.pem   Use specified private key instead of account key (useful for revocation)
 --config (-f) path/to/config.sh  Use specified config file
 --hook (-k) path/to/hook.sh      Use specified script for hooks
 --challenge (-t) http-01|dns-01  Which challenge should be used? Currently http-01 and dns-01 are supported
```

### domains.txt

The file `domains.txt` should have the following format:

```text
example.com www.example.com
example.net www.example.net wiki.example.net
```

This states that there should be two certificates `example.com` and `example.net`,
with the other domains in the corresponding line being their alternative names.

### $WELLKNOWN / challenge-response

Boulder (acme-server) is looking for challenge responses under your domain in the `.well-known/acme-challenge` directory

This script uses `http-01`-type verification (for now) so you need to have that directory available over normal http (no ssl).

A full URL would look like `http://example.org/.well-known/acme-challenge/c3VjaC1jaGFsbGVuZ2UtbXVjaA-aW52YWxpZC13b3c`.

An example setup to get this to work would be:

nginx.conf:
```
...
location /.well-known/acme-challenge {
  alias /var/www/letsencrypt;
}
...
```

config.sh:
```bash
...
WELLKNOWN="/var/www/letsencrypt"
...
```

An alternative to setting the WELLKNOWN variable would be to create a symlink to the default location next to the script (or BASEDIR):
`ln -s /var/www/letsencrypt .acme-challenges`

### dns-01 challenge

This script also supports the new `dns-01`-type verification. Be aware that at the moment this is not available on the production servers from letsencrypt. Please read https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/dns-challenge-is-in-staging/8322 for the current state of `dns-01` support.

You need a hook script that deploys the challenge to your DNS server!

### Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC)

This script also supports certificates with Elliptic Curve public keys! Be aware that at the moment this is not available on the production servers from letsencrypt. Please read https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/ecdsa-testing-on-staging/8809/ for the current state of ECC support.