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punkybr3wster
on Sept 16, 2023
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Running one’s own root Certificate Authority in 20...
I’ve also struggled with this. Is there an elegant solution that you’re aware of? Everything I’ve tried feels really rickety.
fiddlerwoaroof
on Sept 16, 2023
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I've been using cfssl[1] to generate a root certificate + a localhost certificate and then trusting the root.
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https://github.com/cloudflare/cfssl
ceejayoz
on Sept 16, 2023
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For localhost, there’s not much downside to a self-signed cert.
unethical_ban
on Sept 16, 2023
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Browsers won't offer to save passwords on self signed sites.
lozenge
on Sept 16, 2023
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You might be able to get around this using the Chrome "flags" page, search for unsafely-treat-insecure-origin-as-secure.
fiddlerwoaroof
on Sept 16, 2023
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Chrome flags are pretty annoying to use, especially if you use the same browser for regular browsing.
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