diff --git a/acme/acme.go b/acme/acme.go
index b53ea28891..c86901ba4a 100644
--- a/acme/acme.go
+++ b/acme/acme.go
@@ -185,10 +185,11 @@ func (c *Client) Discover(ctx context.Context) (Directory, error) {
 		Nonce     string `json:"newNonce"`
 		KeyChange string `json:"keyChange"`
 		Meta      struct {
-			Terms        string   `json:"termsOfService"`
-			Website      string   `json:"website"`
-			CAA          []string `json:"caaIdentities"`
-			ExternalAcct bool     `json:"externalAccountRequired"`
+			Terms        string            `json:"termsOfService"`
+			Website      string            `json:"website"`
+			CAA          []string          `json:"caaIdentities"`
+			ExternalAcct bool              `json:"externalAccountRequired"`
+			Profiles     map[string]string `json:"profiles"`
 		}
 	}
 	if err := json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&v); err != nil {
@@ -208,6 +209,7 @@ func (c *Client) Discover(ctx context.Context) (Directory, error) {
 		Website:                 v.Meta.Website,
 		CAA:                     v.Meta.CAA,
 		ExternalAccountRequired: v.Meta.ExternalAcct,
+		Profiles:                v.Meta.Profiles,
 	}
 	return *c.dir, nil
 }
@@ -219,6 +221,20 @@ func (c *Client) directoryURL() string {
 	return LetsEncryptURL
 }
 
+func (c *Client) validProfile(name string) bool {
+	// profile names are optional, so empty string ("") is valid
+	if name == "" {
+		return true
+	}
+	if len(c.dir.Profiles) == 0 {
+		// no profiles are supported so only valid name is empty string ("")
+		// which is caught above
+		return false
+	}
+	_, has := c.dir.Profiles[name]
+	return has
+}
+
 // CreateCert was part of the old version of ACME. It is incompatible with RFC 8555.
 //
 // Deprecated: this was for the pre-RFC 8555 version of ACME. Callers should use CreateOrderCert.
diff --git a/acme/autocert/autocert.go b/acme/autocert/autocert.go
index 69461e31d3..74bf84d112 100644
--- a/acme/autocert/autocert.go
+++ b/acme/autocert/autocert.go
@@ -176,6 +176,14 @@ type Manager struct {
 	// See RFC 8555, Section 7.3.4 for more details.
 	ExternalAccountBinding *acme.ExternalAccountBinding
 
+	// Profile optional name of certificate profile to use when creating a new order
+	//
+	// available profiles are defined by the ACME server and listed in the
+	// ACME server's directory response.
+	//
+	// See RFC: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-aaron-acme-profiles/
+	Profile string
+
 	clientMu sync.Mutex
 	client   *acme.Client // initialized by acmeClient method
 
@@ -693,9 +701,16 @@ func (m *Manager) verifyRFC(ctx context.Context, client *acme.Client, domain str
 	// it will most likely not work on another order's authorization either.
 	challengeTypes := m.supportedChallengeTypes()
 	nextTyp := 0 // challengeTypes index
+	authOpts := []acme.OrderOption{acme.WithOrderProfile(m.Profile)}
 AuthorizeOrderLoop:
 	for {
-		o, err := client.AuthorizeOrder(ctx, acme.DomainIDs(domain))
+		var ids []acme.AuthzID
+		if ip := net.ParseIP(domain); ip != nil {
+			ids = acme.IPIDs(domain)
+		} else {
+			ids = acme.DomainIDs(domain)
+		}
+		o, err := client.AuthorizeOrder(ctx, ids, authOpts...)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -1060,10 +1075,15 @@ func (s *certState) tlscert() (*tls.Certificate, error) {
 // certRequest generates a CSR for the given common name.
 func certRequest(key crypto.Signer, name string, ext []pkix.Extension) ([]byte, error) {
 	req := &x509.CertificateRequest{
-		Subject:         pkix.Name{CommonName: name},
-		DNSNames:        []string{name},
+		Subject:         pkix.Name{},
 		ExtraExtensions: ext,
 	}
+	if ip := net.ParseIP(name); ip != nil {
+		req.IPAddresses = []net.IP{ip}
+	} else {
+		req.DNSNames = []string{name}
+		req.Subject.CommonName = name
+	}
 	return x509.CreateCertificateRequest(rand.Reader, req, key)
 }
 
diff --git a/acme/rfc8555.go b/acme/rfc8555.go
index 1fb110e08a..f61043763b 100644
--- a/acme/rfc8555.go
+++ b/acme/rfc8555.go
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ func (c *Client) AuthorizeOrder(ctx context.Context, id []AuthzID, opt ...OrderO
 		Identifiers []wireAuthzID `json:"identifiers"`
 		NotBefore   string        `json:"notBefore,omitempty"`
 		NotAfter    string        `json:"notAfter,omitempty"`
+		Profile     string        `json:"profile,omitempty"`
 	}{}
 	for _, v := range id {
 		req.Identifiers = append(req.Identifiers, wireAuthzID{
@@ -221,6 +222,11 @@ func (c *Client) AuthorizeOrder(ctx context.Context, id []AuthzID, opt ...OrderO
 			req.NotBefore = time.Time(o).Format(time.RFC3339)
 		case orderNotAfterOpt:
 			req.NotAfter = time.Time(o).Format(time.RFC3339)
+		case orderProfileOpt:
+			req.Profile = string(o)
+			if !c.validProfile(req.Profile) {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid acme profile: %s", req.Profile)
+			}
 		default:
 			// Package's fault if we let this happen.
 			panic(fmt.Sprintf("unsupported order option type %T", o))
@@ -308,6 +314,7 @@ func responseOrder(res *http.Response) (*Order, error) {
 		Authorizations []string
 		Finalize       string
 		Certificate    string
+		Profile        string
 	}
 	if err := json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&v); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("acme: error reading order: %v", err)
@@ -321,6 +328,7 @@ func responseOrder(res *http.Response) (*Order, error) {
 		AuthzURLs:   v.Authorizations,
 		FinalizeURL: v.Finalize,
 		CertURL:     v.Certificate,
+		Profile:     v.Profile,
 	}
 	for _, id := range v.Identifiers {
 		o.Identifiers = append(o.Identifiers, AuthzID{Type: id.Type, Value: id.Value})
diff --git a/acme/types.go b/acme/types.go
index 322640c453..ee78bbdc8a 100644
--- a/acme/types.go
+++ b/acme/types.go
@@ -311,6 +311,9 @@ type Directory struct {
 	// ExternalAccountRequired indicates that the CA requires for all account-related
 	// requests to include external account binding information.
 	ExternalAccountRequired bool
+
+	// Profiles the certificate profiles which are supported by the ACME server
+	Profiles map[string]string
 }
 
 // Order represents a client's request for a certificate.
@@ -345,6 +348,13 @@ type Order struct {
 	// NotAfter is the requested value of the notAfter field in the certificate.
 	NotAfter time.Time
 
+	// Profile the certificate profile to use with the order (optional)
+	// available profiles are defined by the ACME server and listed in the
+	// ACME server's directory response.
+	//
+	// RFC: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-aaron-acme-profiles/
+	Profile string
+
 	// AuthzURLs represents authorizations to complete before a certificate
 	// for identifiers specified in the order can be issued.
 	// It also contains unexpired authorizations that the client has completed
@@ -386,6 +396,11 @@ func WithOrderNotAfter(t time.Time) OrderOption {
 	return orderNotAfterOpt(t)
 }
 
+// WithOrderProfile sets tthe order's Profile field.
+func WithOrderProfile(p string) OrderOption {
+	return orderProfileOpt(p)
+}
+
 type orderNotBeforeOpt time.Time
 
 func (orderNotBeforeOpt) privateOrderOpt() {}
@@ -394,6 +409,10 @@ type orderNotAfterOpt time.Time
 
 func (orderNotAfterOpt) privateOrderOpt() {}
 
+type orderProfileOpt string
+
+func (orderProfileOpt) privateOrderOpt() {}
+
 // Authorization encodes an authorization response.
 type Authorization struct {
 	// URI uniquely identifies a authorization.