diff --git a/dnsapi/dns_oci.sh b/dnsapi/dns_oci.sh
index 2843a8ca..1c75b99f 100644
--- a/dnsapi/dns_oci.sh
+++ b/dnsapi/dns_oci.sh
@@ -3,15 +3,16 @@
 # Acme.sh DNS API plugin for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
 # Copyright (c) 2021, Oracle and/or its affiliates
 #
-# Required environment variables:
-# - OCI_TENANCY    : OCID of tenancy that contains the target DNS zone
-# - OCI_USER       : OCID of user with permission to add/remove records from zones
-# - OCI_FINGERPRINT: fingerprint of the public key for the user
-# - OCI_PRIVATE_KEY: Path to private API signing key file in PEM format
+# Required OCI CLI environment variables:
+# - OCI_CLI_TENANCY : OCID of tenancy that contains the target DNS zone
+# - OCI_CLI_USER    : OCID of user with permission to add/remove records from zones
+# - OCI_CLI_REGION  : Should point to the tenancy home region
 #
-# Optional environment variables:
-# - OCI_KEY_PASSPHRASE: if the private key above s encrypted, the passphrase is required
-# - OCI_REGION: Your home region will probably response the fastest
+# One of the following two variables is required:
+# - OCI_CLI_KEY_FILE: Path to private API signing key file in PEM format; or
+# - OCI_CLI_KEY     : The private API signing key in PEM format
+#
+# NOTE: using an encrypted private key that needs a passphrase is not supported.
 #
 
 dns_oci_add() {
@@ -20,11 +21,6 @@ dns_oci_add() {
 
   if _oci_config; then
 
-    if ! _get_zone "$_fqdn"; then
-      _err "Error: DNS Zone not found for $_fqdn."
-      return 1
-    fi
-
     if [ "$_sub_domain" ] && [ "$_domain" ]; then
       _add_record_body="{\"items\":[{\"domain\":\"${_sub_domain}.${_domain}\",\"rdata\":\"$_rdata\",\"rtype\":\"TXT\",\"ttl\": 30,\"operation\":\"ADD\"}]}"
       response=$(_signed_request "PATCH" "/20180115/zones/${_domain}/records" "$_add_record_body")
@@ -48,11 +44,6 @@ dns_oci_rm() {
 
   if _oci_config; then
 
-    if ! _get_zone "$_fqdn"; then
-      _err "Error: DNS Zone not found for $_fqdn."
-      return 1
-    fi
-
     if [ "$_sub_domain" ] && [ "$_domain" ]; then
       _remove_record_body="{\"items\":[{\"domain\":\"${_sub_domain}.${_domain}\",\"rdata\":\"$_rdata\",\"rtype\":\"TXT\",\"operation\":\"REMOVE\"}]}"
       response=$(_signed_request "PATCH" "/20180115/zones/${_domain}/records" "$_remove_record_body")
@@ -73,59 +64,57 @@ dns_oci_rm() {
 ####################  Private functions below ##################################
 _oci_config() {
 
-  OCI_TENANCY="${OCI_TENANCY:-$(_readaccountconf_mutable OCI_TENANCY)}"
-  OCI_USER="${OCI_USER:-$(_readaccountconf_mutable OCI_USER)}"
-  OCI_FINGERPRINT="${OCI_FINGERPRINT:-$(_readaccountconf_mutable OCI_FINGERPRINT)}"
-  OCI_PRIVATE_KEY="${OCI_PRIVATE_KEY:-$(_readaccountconf_mutable OCI_PRIVATE_KEY)}"
-  OCI_KEY_PASSPHRASE="${OCI_KEY_PASSPHRASE:-$(_readaccountconf_mutable OCI_KEY_PASSPHRASE)}"
-  OCI_REGION="${OCI_REGION:-$(_readaccountconf_mutable OCI_REGION)}"
+  OCI_CLI_TENANCY="${OCI_CLI_TENANCY:-$(_readaccountconf_mutable OCI_CLI_TENANCY)}"
+  OCI_CLI_USER="${OCI_CLI_USER:-$(_readaccountconf_mutable OCI_CLI_USER)}"
+  OCI_CLI_KEY="${OCI_CLI_KEY:-$(_readaccountconf_mutable OCI_CLI_KEY)}"
+  OCI_CLI_REGION="${OCI_CLI_REGION:-$(_readaccountconf_mutable OCI_CLI_REGION)}"
 
   _not_set=""
   _ret=0
 
-  if [ -f "$OCI_PRIVATE_KEY" ]; then
-    OCI_PRIVATE_KEY="$(openssl enc -a -A <"$OCI_PRIVATE_KEY")"
+  if [ -z "$OCI_CLI_KEY_FILE" ] && [ -z "$OCI_CLI_KEY" ]; then
+    _err "Fatal: you must provide a value for either OCI_CLI_KEY_FILE or OCI_CLI_KEY."
+    return 1
   fi
 
-  if [ -z "$OCI_TENANCY" ]; then
-    _not_set="OCI_TENANCY "
+  if [ "$OCI_CLI_KEY_FILE" ] && [ -z "$OCI_CLI_KEY" ]; then
+    if [ -f "$OCI_CLI_KEY_FILE" ]; then
+      OCI_CLI_KEY=$(_base64 <"$OCI_CLI_KEY_FILE")
+    else
+      _err "Fatal: unable to read $OCI_CLI_KEY_FILE."
+      return 1
+    fi
   fi
 
-  if [ -z "$OCI_USER" ]; then
-    _not_set="${_not_set}OCI_USER "
+  if [ -z "$OCI_CLI_TENANCY" ]; then
+    _not_set="${_not_set}OCI_CLI_TENANCY "
   fi
 
-  if [ -z "$OCI_FINGERPRINT" ]; then
-    _not_set="${_not_set}OCI_FINGERPRINT "
+  if [ -z "$OCI_CLI_USER" ]; then
+    _not_set="${_not_set}OCI_CLI_USER "
   fi
 
-  if [ -z "$OCI_PRIVATE_KEY" ]; then
-    _not_set="${_not_set}OCI_PRIVATE_KEY"
+  if [ -z "$OCI_CLI_REGION" ]; then
+    _not_set="${_not_set}OCI_CLI_REGION "
   fi
 
   if [ "$_not_set" ]; then
-    _err "Fatal: environment variable(s): ${_not_set} not set."
+    _err "Fatal: required environment variable(s): ${_not_set} not set."
     _ret=1
   else
-    _saveaccountconf_mutable OCI_TENANCY "$OCI_TENANCY"
-    _saveaccountconf_mutable OCI_USER "$OCI_USER"
-    _saveaccountconf_mutable OCI_FINGERPRINT "$OCI_FINGERPRINT"
-    _saveaccountconf_mutable OCI_PRIVATE_KEY "$OCI_PRIVATE_KEY"
-  fi
-
-  if [ "$OCI_PRIVATE_KEY" ] && [ "$(printf "%s\n" "$OCI_PRIVATE_KEY" | wc -l)" -eq 1 ]; then
-    OCI_PRIVATE_KEY="$(echo "$OCI_PRIVATE_KEY" | openssl enc -d -a -A)"
-    _secure_debug3 OCI_PRIVATE_KEY "$OCI_PRIVATE_KEY"
+    _saveaccountconf_mutable OCI_CLI_TENANCY "$OCI_CLI_TENANCY"
+    _saveaccountconf_mutable OCI_CLI_USER "$OCI_CLI_USER"
+    _saveaccountconf_mutable OCI_CLI_KEY "$OCI_CLI_KEY"
+    _saveaccountconf_mutable OCI_CLI_REGION "$OCI_CLI_REGION"
   fi
 
-  if [ "$OCI_KEY_PASSPHRASE" ]; then
-    _saveaccountconf_mutable OCI_KEY_PASSPHRASE "$OCI_KEY_PASSPHRASE"
+  if ! _contains "PRIVATE KEY" "$OCI_CLI_KEY"; then
+    OCI_CLI_KEY=$(printf "%s" "$OCI_CLI_KEY" | _dbase64 multiline)
   fi
 
-  if [ "$OCI_REGION" ]; then
-    _saveaccountconf_mutable OCI_REGION "$OCI_REGION"
-  else
-    OCI_REGION="us-ashburn-1"
+  if ! _get_zone "$_fqdn"; then
+    _err "Error: DNS Zone not found for $_fqdn."
+    _ret=1
   fi
 
   return $_ret
@@ -168,6 +157,19 @@ _get_zone() {
 
 }
 
+#Usage: privatekey
+#Output MD5 fingerprint
+_fingerprint() {
+  pkey="$1"
+  if [ -z "$pkey" ]; then
+    _usage "Usage: _fingerprint privkey"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  printf "%s" "$pkey" | ${ACME_OPENSSL_BIN:-openssl} rsa -pubout -outform DER 2>/dev/null | ${ACME_OPENSSL_BIN:-openssl} md5 -c | cut -d = -f 2 | tr -d ' '
+
+}
+
 _signed_request() {
 
   _sig_method="$1"
@@ -175,17 +177,13 @@ _signed_request() {
   _sig_body="$3"
   _return_field="$4"
 
-  _sig_host="dns.$OCI_REGION.oraclecloud.com"
-  _sig_keyId="$OCI_TENANCY/$OCI_USER/$OCI_FINGERPRINT"
+  _key_fingerprint=$(_fingerprint "$OCI_CLI_KEY")
+  _sig_host="dns.$OCI_CLI_REGION.oraclecloud.com"
+  _sig_keyId="$OCI_CLI_TENANCY/$OCI_CLI_USER/$_key_fingerprint"
   _sig_alg="rsa-sha256"
   _sig_version="1"
   _sig_now="$(LC_ALL=C \date -u "+%a, %d %h %Y %H:%M:%S GMT")"
 
-  if [ "$OCI_KEY_PASSPHRASE" ]; then
-    export OCI_KEY_PASSPHRASE="$OCI_KEY_PASSPHRASE"
-    _sig_passinArg="-passin env:OCI_KEY_PASSPHRASE"
-  fi
-
   _request_method=$(printf %s "$_sig_method" | _lower_case)
   _curl_method=$(printf %s "$_sig_method" | _upper_case)
 
@@ -198,7 +196,7 @@ _signed_request() {
 
   if [ "$_sig_body" ]; then
     _secure_debug3 _sig_body "$_sig_body"
-    _sig_body_sha256="x-content-sha256: $(printf %s "$_sig_body" | openssl dgst -binary -sha256 | openssl enc -e -base64)"
+    _sig_body_sha256="x-content-sha256: $(printf %s "$_sig_body" | _digest sha256)"
     _sig_body_type="content-type: application/json"
     _sig_body_length="content-length: ${#_sig_body}"
     _string_to_sign="$_string_to_sign\n$_sig_body_sha256\n$_sig_body_type\n$_sig_body_length"
@@ -207,10 +205,8 @@ _signed_request() {
 
   _tmp_file=$(_mktemp)
   if [ -f "$_tmp_file" ]; then
-    printf '%s' "$OCI_PRIVATE_KEY" >"$_tmp_file"
-    # Double quoting the file and passphrase breaks openssl
-    # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-    _signature=$(printf '%b' "$_string_to_sign" | openssl dgst -sha256 -sign $_tmp_file $_sig_passinArg | openssl enc -e -base64 | tr -d '\r\n')
+    printf '%s' "$OCI_CLI_KEY" >"$_tmp_file"
+    _signature=$(printf '%b' "$_string_to_sign" | _sign "$_tmp_file" sha256 | tr -d '\r\n')
     rm -f "$_tmp_file"
   fi