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| Feb 8, 2021 at 23:43 | comment | added | andrewbuilder | @HagenvonEitzen except the nudge in that example is towards a paid subscription, whereas LetsEncrypt is free of charge and can be used with an ACME client to regularly automate certificate renewal. However, as is my case, my hosting provider does not allow full Shell access to their servers, so I obtain certificates from a CA, then request that they install these for my domains. I'm a newbie to website design and still learning about secure site deployment so happy to be corrected. | |
| Feb 7, 2021 at 13:20 | comment | added | Hagen von Eitzen | @andrewbuilder Conceptually, that sounds a lot like letsencrypt, where the short validity period is a key to nudge you into automating renewal (instead of panicking after two years). Don't ZeroSSL perhaps offer some kind of automation as well? | |
| Feb 6, 2021 at 23:55 | comment | added | andrewbuilder | Worth mentioning that some free certificate providers such as ZeroSSL currently allow certificates for only three domains and then for only 90 days, so that every three months you must renew. | |
| Feb 6, 2021 at 16:14 | vote | accept | Angus Comber | ||
| Feb 5, 2021 at 22:28 | comment | added | Brian | I'll note that there are 3 levels of provider: 1) Providers that will help you (or automate) installing a free cert. 2) Providers that will help you, but only if you're installing a paid cert. 3) Providers that will block you from installing a free cert. I'll note that providers of type 2 and 3 often respond to support requests the same way, so investigating this yourself may serve you better than asking support for help. | |
| Feb 5, 2021 at 16:22 | comment | added | jornane | There are more free certificate authorities than only letsencrypt. ZeroSSL and BuyPass for example. | |
| Feb 5, 2021 at 9:36 | comment | added | Amazon Dies In Darkness | +1 Take your business elsewhere if needed. There are plenty of quality web hosting providers that support LetsEncrypt. | |
| Feb 4, 2021 at 20:22 | history | edited | Stephen Ostermiller♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Feb 4, 2021 at 18:45 | history | edited | davidgo | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Feb 4, 2021 at 18:25 | history | answered | davidgo | CC BY-SA 4.0 |