On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 03:18:58PM +0530, Pirate Praveen wrote: > 1.Most people in the world including myself thought encryption was an > optional thing two years back. > > 2.automating ssl was not possible before letsencrypt. Now you just need to > click/press yes button to get an encrypted service running.
The "normal" way this was done before letsencrypt was with the 'snake oil' local SSL CA/cert and self-signing. Obviously not suitable for production use, but perfectly fine for an initial install/testing; it is also simpler than worrying about talking to LE (especially in a postinst/root/possibly unattended context) and a more appropriate initial state for a private/corporate install.
