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    HOWTO: use a Let's Encrypt ssl certificate on HTTPS web interface

    I hadn't heard about it. Here are the details for the interested...
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    HOWTO: use a Let's Encrypt ssl certificate on HTTPS web interface

    Whatever "donor" system needs to support the let's encrypt stuff. In my case it was a Ubuntu LAMP system. I believe they only support Apache2 for the automatic cert injection stuff at this time. Regardless, you should be able to get it working if you hack at it a bit. As the error message...
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    HOWTO: use a Let's Encrypt ssl certificate on HTTPS web interface

    I see where you are coming from. IMHO if someone has hijacked you DNS the game is already lost. Nothing stopping you from altering the DNS records (physical address, email contacts or whatever) and applying for a more conventional cert. I believe the benefit (free encryption for everyone...
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    HOWTO: use a Let's Encrypt ssl certificate on HTTPS web interface

    I don't think that is a fair characterization. The Let's Encrypt software requires communication with their mother ship over port 443 while validating the setup. This step proves you are in control of the server. Maybe a glossed over the details, but the Linux VM I created must be on the LAN...
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    HOWTO: use a Let's Encrypt ssl certificate on HTTPS web interface

    This isn't a detailed howto. It's more like my notes about what I did to make it work. You should probably know what you are doing before attempting this. I've cobbled this together from various pages on the internet. Nothing is original to me. I am standing on the shoulders of giants...
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