Lets Encrypt allows users to create and renew public HTTPS/SSL/TLS Certificates free of charge. This post demonstrates how to create and automatically renew SSL certificates running on an Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS based nginx server. Additionally, automated DNS validation is done via the DNS servers configured on cloudflare. This post only works if the domain usesContinue reading “HTTPS/SSL Encryption with Lets Encrypt and Cloudflare DNS”
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AWS Certificate Manager (ACM)
If you host services on Amazon Web Services (AWS), you should be using AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) to create and renew all SSL Certificates. Note: This post assumes you have ownership of the domain, and it is configured in AWS. Request a Certificate Choose: “Request a public certificate“ Then enter the following information: Note doubleContinue reading “AWS Certificate Manager (ACM)”
SSL Certs – The Important Stuff
What is an SSL Cert? First, Cert is short for certificate. An SSL Cert, or more accurately TLS cert, is essentially a public key, and private key, that allows a website, and its users to encrypt the data they send each other. An SSL cert goes one step further, in that a trusted third party validatesContinue reading “SSL Certs – The Important Stuff”