Comment S8Q3 Re: SSL Cert

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SSL Cert (Score: 0)

by Anonymous Coward on 2015-10-30 13:30 (#S3AE)

Please update your SSL certificate and settings :)

Re: SSL Cert (Score: 2, Informative)

by bryan@pipedot.org on 2015-11-01 15:15 (#S8Q3)

The current SSL cert system is a corrupt money grab (although, I suppose we can thank them for indirectly funding Ubuntu.) There is just no reason why they need to charge hundreds of dollars a year to sign a certificate.

The site still gets an "A" from the SSL Labs testing page. A year ago, when I made the certificate, Google still accepted SHA1 signatures. Their new warning (in Chrome based browsers) is just a warning (and, in my opinion, a bit premature.). That being said, the next time I renew the cert, I'll make sure that I switch to a provider with SHA2 certs down the entire chain, as well as one that allows a working SSL stapling setup.

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2015-11-01 21:57 Informative +1 hyper@pipedot.org

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