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Because as the article says, it is as good as a CA-signed one, is easier to make and can have a long validity period. StartSSL limits you to one year and Let's
by avian 11y ago
Because as the article says, it is as good as a CA-signed one, is easier to make and can have a long validity period.
StartSSL limits you to one year and Let's Encrypt is really focused on certificates for HTTPS (their ACME protocol AFAIK requires a handshake through HTTPS).
- Natanael_L 11y agoOnce you have LE certs, you can reuse them for anything on the same domain AFAICT. Might need some configuration changes though to get a cert issued for something like a dedicated email server subdomain.
- cm2187 11y agoto be honest a commercial SSL certificate costs the price of a coffee per year https://cheapsslsecurity.com/ https://cheapsslsecurity.com/