It really is free, no real downside. It is fully automated system, you can get/renew a cert in sec.
On Fri, Feb 21, 2020 at 4:05 PM Steve Jones <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> wrote: > Always a catch. Theres got to be some underlying scam > > On Fri, Feb 21, 2020 at 3:00 PM Mike Hammett <af...@ics-il.net> wrote: > >> No catch anymore. Initially, its downfall was that the CA wasn't >> universally supported. It basically is now. >> >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >> Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> >> <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> >> The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> >> >> >> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> >> ------------------------------ >> *From: *"Steve Jones" <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> >> *To: *"AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <af@af.afmug.com> >> *Sent: *Friday, February 21, 2020 2:54:10 PM >> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Security Certificate Questions >> >> I hate apple >> apple sucks >> garbage >> >> What is the catch with letsencrypt? Nothing is free >> >> On Fri, Feb 21, 2020 at 2:53 PM Dan Spitler <d...@common.net> wrote: >> >>> Warning about long-term paid certs: Apple is going to start rejecting >>> certs with expiration dates longer than 13 months: >>> https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/02/20/apple_shorter_cert_lifetime/ >>> >>> On Fri, Feb 21, 2020 at 12:09 PM Mike Hammett <af...@ics-il.net> wrote: >>> >>>> I spend more time baby sitting real SSL certs (every two years at >>>> renewal) than Let's Encrypt... and I have more Let's Encrypt. >>>> >>>> If there's a clear, reliable way of doing Let's Encrypt... do it. >>>> >>>> If not, use a paid cert until someone else gets the bruises getting >>>> Let's Encrypt to work solidly on whatever you're doing with it. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- >>>> Mike Hammett >>>> Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> >>>> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >>>> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >>>> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >>>> Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> >>>> <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> >>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> >>>> <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> >>>> The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> >>>> <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> >>>> >>>> >>>> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> *From: *"Ken Hohhof" <af...@kwisp.com> >>>> *To: *"AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <af@af.afmug.com> >>>> *Sent: *Friday, February 21, 2020 2:04:55 PM >>>> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Security Certificate Questions >>>> >>>> I don't have experience with letsencrypt but a webserver software >>>> mailing >>>> list I'm on has constant traffic about problems with certs not >>>> renewing. It >>>> may be specific to that software, but my gut tells me if this is >>>> something >>>> mission critical and you don't want to monitor it for problems, just >>>> pay a >>>> regular cert authority. It's not a trivial amount of money, but not >>>> Bloomberg money either. I have too many things demanding my time >>>> already >>>> without having to babysit website certs. >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Seth Mattinen >>>> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2020 1:41 PM >>>> To: af@af.afmug.com >>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Security Certificate Questions >>>> >>>> On 2/21/20 11:28 AM, Larry Smith wrote: >>>> > Mark, >>>> > >>>> > Look at letsencrypt.org. They have free certs for personal and >>>> > minor use. >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>>> Anyone can use Let's Encrypt for anything. Personal, commercial, for >>>> profit, >>>> not for profit, whatever you imagine. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> AF mailing list >>>> AF@af.afmug.com >>>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> AF mailing list >>>> AF@af.afmug.com >>>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>>> >>>> -- >>>> AF mailing list >>>> AF@af.afmug.com >>>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> AF@af.afmug.com >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- Zach Underwood (RHCE,RHCSA,RHCT,UACA) My website <http://zachunderwood.me> advance-networking.com
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