KrakenKey is in early access — available now for testing and feedback as we continue to develop and refine the platform.

TLS certificate management, automated.

Get a TLS certificate in 4 minutes. No manual DNS, no cron jobs, no forgotten renewals.

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Free to use. No credit card required.

# Submit your CSR via API
$ curl -X POST https://api.krakenkey.io/certs/tls \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
  -d '{"csr": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST..."}'
# Certificate issued in ~4 minutes
$ curl https://api.krakenkey.io/certs/tls/abc123
✓ Status: issued
✓ Domain: example.com
✓ Expires: 2026-09-03
# Download your certificate
$ curl https://api.krakenkey.io/certs/tls/abc123/download \
  -o cert.pem
✓ Saved to cert.pem

What KrakenKey does today

Privacy-first certificate issuance with automated DNS-01 challenges. No manual steps.

Client-Side CSR Generation

Generate Certificate Signing Requests in your browser using WebCrypto API. Your private keys never leave your environment.

ACME/Let's Encrypt Automation

Fully automated DNS-01 challenge resolution via Cloudflare. Certificate issued and ready in approximately 4 minutes.

REST API

Issue and retrieve certificates programmatically. Every action in the dashboard is also available via REST API.

Domain Management

Add domains, verify ownership via DNS TXT records, and scope certificate issuance per domain.

The certificate deadline is here

CA/Browser Forum Ballot SC-081v3 is phasing TLS certificate lifetimes down to 47 days. Manual renewal won't scale.

March 2026 200 days ~2 renewals/yr
March 2027 100 days ~4 renewals/yr
March 2029 47 days ~8 renewals/yr

How it works

From CSR to issued certificate in four steps. Zero manual DNS.

1

Generate CSR in-browser

Use the WebCrypto API to generate your Certificate Signing Request. Your private key never leaves your device.

2

Submit via dashboard or API

Upload your CSR through the web dashboard or submit it programmatically via REST API.

3

Automatic DNS-01 challenge

KrakenKey handles the ACME DNS-01 challenge automatically — no manual DNS records needed.

4

Certificate issued in ~4 min

Your TLS certificate is issued and ready to download. Set up auto-renewal so you never think about it again.

Free to use

Get started with automated TLS certificate issuance at no cost. Paid plans with monitoring, auto-renewal, and team features are coming soon.

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Free

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  • ACME automation via Let's Encrypt
  • In-browser CSR generator
  • DNS-01 challenge automation
  • REST API for programmatic access
  • Web dashboard
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KrakenKey automates certificate management so you don't have to.

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Free to use. No credit card required.