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Re: Let's Encrypt is Trusted

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post #94

Earlier quoted context omitted.

One of them is not like the other, and that's CloudFlare's free SSL, which is more like "half-SSL". You only get free encryption between Cloudflare and the user, but not between your site and Cloudflare.

I don't think that's true anymore, see https://www.cloudflare.com/ssl ("Full SSL" and "Full SSL (strict)" options)

Ah, but to use the Full SSL options you need an SSL on your origin server (which CloudFlare doesn't provide for free)!

Re: Let's Encrypt is Trusted

#132
From a comment on a similar reddit-thread[1]:

> So thus beings the transition. EV certs are going to be the only ones that get the "green" chrome in browsers anymore. Sites using standard SSL are going to get the normal no-lock/white treatment. And sites without SSL will get the caution symbol/yellow treatment.

I don't like it, but I suspect this is where we're heading.

[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/3pg37u/lets_encrypt_...

Re: Let's Encrypt is Trusted

#133
post #94

Earlier quoted context omitted.

One of them is not like the other, and that's CloudFlare's free SSL, which is more like "half-SSL". You only get free encryption between Cloudflare and the user, but not between your site and Cloudflare.

I don't think that's true anymore, see https://www.cloudflare.com/ssl ("Full SSL" and "Full SSL (strict)" options)

Unfortunately, this means you either have to use a self-signed cert which CloudFlare will not verify at all (meaning it can be MITMed) or use one signed by a trusted CA... which brings you back to square one.

Re: Let's Encrypt is Trusted

#136
post #23

Why python for the client software if you obviously already have Go experience in-house? Using python means you have to run all this virtual-env crap in a bash script, apt-get install a bunch of crap for setup and not support Windows. Seems like using a (nearly) dependency-free Go application for the client as well would have been a no brainer. Was it just a case of having more access to python devs, or were there ot…

Maybe the python client will run on more architectures without having to provide different binaries? (Just guessing)

Re: Let's Encrypt is Trusted

#137

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StartSSL is the opposite of user friendly.

Here's a cert! Hopefully you still have it around somewhere when you try to renew in a year!

They specifically tell you that you need to back up your login-cert or you will lose access.

One year passed, and I checked my backups. Yup, there it was.

If you take security seriously, you should actually read what's on the page instead of clicking "next, next, next" like some driveby malware-installing Windows-installer. And then this shouldn't be an issue.

I guess this is StartSSL's way of not having to deal with people who don't take security as seriously as they do.

Re: Let's Encrypt is Trusted

#138

Earlier quoted context omitted.

StartSSL is the opposite of user friendly.

Here's a cert! Hopefully you still have it around somewhere when you try to renew in a year!

We'll send you a cert in an hour after manually verifying for no reason! – StartSSL, four months ago.

Re: Let's Encrypt is Trusted

#139

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't think that's true anymore, see https://www.cloudflare.com/ssl ("Full SSL" and "Full SSL (strict)" options)

Ah, but to use the Full SSL options you need an SSL on your origin server (which CloudFlare doesn't provide for free)!

That certificate can be self signed.

Re: Let's Encrypt is Trusted

#140

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Here's a cert! Hopefully you still have it around somewhere when you try to renew in a year!

They specifically tell you that you need to back up your login-cert or you will lose access . One year passed, and I checked my backups. Yup, there it was. If you take security seriously, you should actually read what's on the page instead of clicking "next, next, next" like some driveby malware-installing Windows-installer. And then this shouldn't be an issue. I guess this is StartSSL's way of not having to deal wit…

> take security as seriously as they do.

StartSSL doesn't take security serious. They'll happily accept breaches to their terms of use, as long as you pay up.

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