Back in the early 90’s, back in my day, encryption for web sites was only for the big corporations and… well, that was about it. Obtaining a certificate was super expensive and wrapped in red tape. These days it’s not as bad, but possibly more confusing. EV certs vs “regular”. Are you using a chained cert or?? Maintaining the infrastructure is another nightmare. It’s easy to make little mistakes and in a production setting that can be catastrophic.
Today there is an up and coming alternative. Let’s Encrypt
This site, using caddy, automatically obtains a certificate for me and maintains the renewal for me. It was super simple to configure - I did nothing but use the new version of caddy - and my site is encrypted by default. Very cool. Might not be ready for production use yet, but the future is hopeful and filled with light.
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