diff --git a/modules/caddytls/capools.go b/modules/caddytls/capools.go
index 72eb77063ae..5d26c8b9ffa 100644
--- a/modules/caddytls/capools.go
+++ b/modules/caddytls/capools.go
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 package caddytls
 
 import (
+	"crypto/tls"
 	"crypto/x509"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"reflect"
 
 	"github.com/caddyserver/certmagic"
 
@@ -19,10 +23,13 @@ func init() {
 	caddy.RegisterModule(StoragePool{})
 }
 
+// The interface to be implemented by all guest modules part of
+// the namespace 'tls.ca_pool.source.'
 type CA interface {
 	CertPool() *x509.CertPool
 }
 
+// FileCAPool generates trusted root certificates pool from the designated DER and PEM file
 type FileCAPool struct {
 	// A list of base64 DER-encoded CA certificates
 	// against which to validate client certificates.
@@ -42,13 +49,14 @@ type FileCAPool struct {
 // CaddyModule implements caddy.Module.
 func (FileCAPool) CaddyModule() caddy.ModuleInfo {
 	return caddy.ModuleInfo{
-		ID: "tls.client_auth.ca.file",
+		ID: "tls.ca_pool.source.file",
 		New: func() caddy.Module {
 			return new(FileCAPool)
 		},
 	}
 }
 
+// Loads and decodes the DER and pem files to generate the certificate pool
 func (f *FileCAPool) Provision(ctx caddy.Context) error {
 	caPool := x509.NewCertPool()
 	for _, clientCAString := range f.TrustedCACerts {
@@ -73,8 +81,11 @@ func (f FileCAPool) CertPool() *x509.CertPool {
 	return f.pool
 }
 
+// PKIRootCAPool extracts the trusted root certificates from Caddy's native 'pki' app
 type PKIRootCAPool struct {
-	CA   []string `json:"ca,omitempty"`
+	// List of the CA names that are configured in the `pki` app whose root certificates are trusted
+	CA []string `json:"ca,omitempty"`
+
 	ca   []*caddypki.CA
 	pool *x509.CertPool
 }
@@ -82,14 +93,14 @@ type PKIRootCAPool struct {
 // CaddyModule implements caddy.Module.
 func (PKIRootCAPool) CaddyModule() caddy.ModuleInfo {
 	return caddy.ModuleInfo{
-		ID: "tls.client_auth.ca.pki_root",
+		ID: "tls.ca_pool.source.pki_root",
 		New: func() caddy.Module {
 			return new(PKIRootCAPool)
 		},
 	}
 }
 
-// Provision implements caddy.Provisioner.
+// Loads the PKI app and load the root certificates into the certificate pool
 func (p *PKIRootCAPool) Provision(ctx caddy.Context) error {
 	pkiApp := ctx.AppIfConfigured("pki")
 	if pkiApp == nil {
@@ -113,12 +124,16 @@ func (p *PKIRootCAPool) Provision(ctx caddy.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// return the certificate pool generated with root certificates from the PKI app
 func (p PKIRootCAPool) CertPool() *x509.CertPool {
 	return p.pool
 }
 
+// PKIIntermediateCAPool extracts the trusted intermediate certificates from Caddy's native 'pki' app
 type PKIIntermediateCAPool struct {
-	CA   []string `json:"ca,omitempty"`
+	// List of the CA names that are configured in the `pki` app whose intermediate certificates are trusted
+	CA []string `json:"ca,omitempty"`
+
 	ca   []*caddypki.CA
 	pool *x509.CertPool
 }
@@ -126,14 +141,14 @@ type PKIIntermediateCAPool struct {
 // CaddyModule implements caddy.Module.
 func (PKIIntermediateCAPool) CaddyModule() caddy.ModuleInfo {
 	return caddy.ModuleInfo{
-		ID: "tls.client_auth.ca.pki_intermediate",
+		ID: "tls.ca_pool.source.pki_intermediate",
 		New: func() caddy.Module {
 			return new(PKIIntermediateCAPool)
 		},
 	}
 }
 
-// Provision implements caddy.Provisioner.
+// Loads the PKI app and load the intermediate certificates into the certificate pool
 func (p *PKIIntermediateCAPool) Provision(ctx caddy.Context) error {
 	pkiApp := ctx.AppIfConfigured("pki")
 	if pkiApp == nil {
@@ -157,21 +172,28 @@ func (p *PKIIntermediateCAPool) Provision(ctx caddy.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// return the certificate pool generated with intermediate certificates from the PKI app
 func (p PKIIntermediateCAPool) CertPool() *x509.CertPool {
 	return p.pool
 }
 
+// StoragePool extracts the trusted certificates root from Caddy storage
 type StoragePool struct {
+	// The storage module where the trusted root certificates are stored. Absent
+	// explicit storage implies the use of Caddy default storage.
 	StorageRaw json.RawMessage `json:"storage,omitempty" caddy:"namespace=caddy.storage inline_key=module"`
-	PEMKeys    []string        `json:"pem_keys,omitempty"`
-	storage    certmagic.Storage
-	pool       *x509.CertPool
+
+	// The storage key/index to the location of the certificates
+	PEMKeys []string `json:"pem_keys,omitempty"`
+
+	storage certmagic.Storage
+	pool    *x509.CertPool
 }
 
 // CaddyModule implements caddy.Module.
 func (StoragePool) CaddyModule() caddy.ModuleInfo {
 	return caddy.ModuleInfo{
-		ID: "tls.client_auth.ca.storage",
+		ID: "tls.ca_pool.source.storage",
 		New: func() caddy.Module {
 			return new(StoragePool)
 		},
@@ -214,6 +236,211 @@ func (p StoragePool) CertPool() *x509.CertPool {
 	return p.pool
 }
 
+// TLSConfig holds configuration related to the TLS configuration for the
+// transport/client.
+// copied from with minor modifications: modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/httptransport.go
+type TLSConfig struct {
+	// Provides the guest module that provides the trusted certificate authority (CA) certificates
+	CARaw json.RawMessage `json:"ca,omitempty" caddy:"namespace=tls.ca_pool.source inline_key=provider"`
+
+	// If true, TLS verification of server certificates will be disabled.
+	// This is insecure and may be removed in the future. Do not use this
+	// option except in testing or local development environments.
+	InsecureSkipVerify bool `json:"insecure_skip_verify,omitempty"`
+
+	// The duration to allow a TLS handshake to a server. Default: No timeout.
+	HandshakeTimeout caddy.Duration `json:"handshake_timeout,omitempty"`
+
+	// The server name used when verifying the certificate received in the TLS
+	// handshake. By default, this will use the upstream address' host part.
+	// You only need to override this if your upstream address does not match the
+	// certificate the upstream is likely to use. For example if the upstream
+	// address is an IP address, then you would need to configure this to the
+	// hostname being served by the upstream server. Currently, this does not
+	// support placeholders because the TLS config is not provisioned on each
+	// connection, so a static value must be used.
+	ServerName string `json:"server_name,omitempty"`
+
+	// TLS renegotiation level. TLS renegotiation is the act of performing
+	// subsequent handshakes on a connection after the first.
+	// The level can be:
+	//  - "never": (the default) disables renegotiation.
+	//  - "once": allows a remote server to request renegotiation once per connection.
+	//  - "freely": allows a remote server to repeatedly request renegotiation.
+	Renegotiation string `json:"renegotiation,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// MakeTLSClientConfig returns a tls.Config usable by a client to a backend.
+// If there is no custom TLS configuration, a nil config may be returned.
+// copied from with minor modifications: modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/httptransport.go
+func (t TLSConfig) makeTLSClientConfig(ctx caddy.Context) (*tls.Config, error) {
+	cfg := new(tls.Config)
+
+	if t.CARaw != nil {
+		caRaw, err := ctx.LoadModule(t, "CARaw")
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		ca := caRaw.(CA)
+		cfg.RootCAs = ca.CertPool()
+	}
+
+	// Renegotiation
+	switch t.Renegotiation {
+	case "never", "":
+		cfg.Renegotiation = tls.RenegotiateNever
+	case "once":
+		cfg.Renegotiation = tls.RenegotiateOnceAsClient
+	case "freely":
+		cfg.Renegotiation = tls.RenegotiateFreelyAsClient
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid TLS renegotiation level: %v", t.Renegotiation)
+	}
+
+	// override for the server name used verify the TLS handshake
+	cfg.ServerName = t.ServerName
+
+	// throw all security out the window
+	cfg.InsecureSkipVerify = t.InsecureSkipVerify
+
+	// only return a config if it's not empty
+	if reflect.DeepEqual(cfg, new(tls.Config)) {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	return cfg, nil
+}
+
+// The HTTPCertPool fetches the trusted root certificates from HTTP(S)
+// endpoints. The TLS connection properties can be customized, including custom
+// trusted root certificate. One example usage of this module is to get the trusted
+// certificates from another Caddy instance that is running the PKI app and ACME server.
+type HTTPCertPool struct {
+	// the list of URLs that respond with PEM-encoded certificates to trust.
+	Endpoints []string `json:"endpoints,omitempty"`
+
+	// Customize the TLS connection knobs to used during the HTTP call
+	TLS *TLSConfig `json:"tls,omitempty"`
+
+	pool *x509.CertPool
+}
+
+// CaddyModule implements caddy.Module.
+func (*HTTPCertPool) CaddyModule() caddy.ModuleInfo {
+	return caddy.ModuleInfo{
+		ID: "tls.ca_pool.source.http",
+		New: func() caddy.Module {
+			return new(StoragePool)
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+// Provision implements caddy.Provisioner.
+func (hcp *HTTPCertPool) Provision(ctx caddy.Context) error {
+	caPool := x509.NewCertPool()
+
+	customTransport := http.DefaultTransport.(*http.Transport).Clone()
+	if hcp.TLS != nil {
+		tlsConfig, err := hcp.TLS.makeTLSClientConfig(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		customTransport.TLSClientConfig = tlsConfig
+	}
+
+	var httpClient *http.Client
+	*httpClient = *http.DefaultClient
+	httpClient.Transport = customTransport
+
+	for _, uri := range hcp.Endpoints {
+		req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, uri, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		res, err := httpClient.Do(req)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		pembs, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
+		res.Body.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if !caPool.AppendCertsFromPEM(pembs) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to add certs from URL: %s", uri)
+		}
+	}
+	hcp.pool = caPool
+	return nil
+}
+
+// CertPool return the certificate pool generated from the HTTP responses
+func (hcp HTTPCertPool) CertPool() *x509.CertPool {
+	return hcp.pool
+}
+
+// LazyCertPool defers the generation of the certificate pool from the
+// guest module to demand-time rather than at provisionig time. The gain of the
+// lazy load adds a risk of failure to load the certificates at demand time
+// because the validation that's typically done at provisioning is deferred.
+// The validation can be enforced to run before runtime by setting
+// `EagerValidation`/`eager_validation` to `true`. It is the operator's responsibility
+// to ensure the resources are available if `EagerValidation`/`eager_validation`
+// is set to `true`. The module also incurs performance cost at every demand.
+type LazyCertPool struct {
+	// Provides the guest module that provides the trusted certificate authority (CA) certificates
+	CARaw json.RawMessage `json:"ca,omitempty" caddy:"namespace=tls.ca_pool.source inline_key=provider"`
+
+	// Whether the validation step should try to load and provision the guest module to validate
+	// the correctness of the configuration. Depeneding on the type of the guest module,
+	// the resources may not be available at validation time. It is the
+	// operator's responsibility to ensure the resources are available if `EagerValidation`/`eager_validation`
+	// is set to `true`.
+	EagerValidation bool `json:"eager_validation,omitempty"`
+
+	ctx caddy.Context
+}
+
+// CaddyModule implements caddy.Module.
+func (*LazyCertPool) CaddyModule() caddy.ModuleInfo {
+	return caddy.ModuleInfo{
+		ID: "tls.ca_pool.source.lazy",
+		New: func() caddy.Module {
+			return new(LazyCertPool)
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+// Provision implements caddy.Provisioner.
+func (lcp *LazyCertPool) Provision(ctx caddy.Context) error {
+	lcp.ctx = ctx
+	return nil
+}
+
+// If EagerValidation is `true`, it attempts to load and provision the guest module
+// to ensure the guesst module's configuration is correct. Depeneding on the type of the
+// guest module, the resources may not be available at validation time. It is the
+// operator's responsibility to ensure the resources are available if `EagerValidation` is
+// set to `true`.
+func (lcp *LazyCertPool) Validate() error {
+	if lcp.EagerValidation {
+		_, err := lcp.ctx.LoadModule(lcp, "CARaw")
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// CertPool loads the guest module and returns the CertPool from there
+// TODO: Cache?
+func (lcp *LazyCertPool) CertPool() *x509.CertPool {
+	caRaw, err := lcp.ctx.LoadModule(lcp, "CARaw")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	ca := caRaw.(CA)
+	return ca.CertPool()
+}
+
 var (
 	_ caddy.Module      = (*FileCAPool)(nil)
 	_ caddy.Provisioner = (*FileCAPool)(nil)
@@ -230,4 +457,13 @@ var (
 	_ caddy.Module      = (*StoragePool)(nil)
 	_ caddy.Provisioner = (*StoragePool)(nil)
 	_ CA                = (*StoragePool)(nil)
+
+	_ caddy.Module      = (*HTTPCertPool)(nil)
+	_ caddy.Provisioner = (*HTTPCertPool)(nil)
+	_ CA                = (*HTTPCertPool)(nil)
+
+	_ caddy.Module      = (*LazyCertPool)(nil)
+	_ caddy.Provisioner = (*LazyCertPool)(nil)
+	_ caddy.Validator   = (*LazyCertPool)(nil)
+	_ CA                = (*LazyCertPool)(nil)
 )
diff --git a/modules/caddytls/connpolicy.go b/modules/caddytls/connpolicy.go
index d0bb15555e2..4d714e233df 100644
--- a/modules/caddytls/connpolicy.go
+++ b/modules/caddytls/connpolicy.go
@@ -356,13 +356,15 @@ func (p ConnectionPolicy) SettingsEmpty() bool {
 
 // ClientAuthentication configures TLS client auth.
 type ClientAuthentication struct {
-	CARaw json.RawMessage `json:"ca,omitempty" caddy:"namespace=tls.client_auth.ca inline_key=provider"`
+	// Certificate authority module which provides the certificate pool of trusted certificates
+	CARaw json.RawMessage `json:"ca,omitempty" caddy:"namespace=tls.ca_pool.source inline_key=provider"`
 	ca    CA
 
 	// A list of base64 DER-encoded CA certificates
 	// against which to validate client certificates.
 	// Client certs which are not signed by any of
 	// these CAs will be rejected.
+	// Deprecated: Use the `ca` field.
 	TrustedCACerts []string `json:"trusted_ca_certs,omitempty"`
 
 	// TrustedCACertPEMFiles is a list of PEM file names