Eric, this is awesome! Thanks for the write up! On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 10:13 AM, Eric Hellman <e...@hellman.net> wrote:
> The past few days, I've been configuring a website to use HTTPS with Let's > Encrypt. (on a beta invite.) I blogged my experience. > > http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2015/11/using-lets-encrypt-to-secure-elastic.html > < > http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2015/11/using-lets-encrypt-to-secure-elastic.html > > > > I don't think we (as a community) have understood how LE is going to > affect us. I was thinking of it as delivering free certificates, but in > fact their main emphasis is delivering automated certificates. > > What this means is that to take full advantage of Let's Encrypt, LE client > software will need to be integrated into the web platforms we use. And that > won't happen unless the priority of doing so is made clear, via mechanisms > such as the Library Digital Privacy Pledge. > > I imagine that most libraries will NOT want to use Let's Encrypt until > that integration occurs. However, once it occurs, certificate maintenance > and renewal will cease to be an issue. > > > Eric Hellman > President, Free Ebook Foundation > Founder, Unglue.it https://unglue.it/ > https://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/ > twitter: @gluejar >
