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It does, but it doesn't have a good way to get a public hostname + publicly trusted certificate. Using self-signed https or https with an externally provided c
by tgsovlerkhgsel 3y ago
It does, but it doesn't have a good way to get a public hostname + publicly trusted certificate.
Using self-signed https or https with an externally provided cert is "easy" but not something a normal user would or could do (properly).
- sureglymop 3y agoWait but why do you need that? Are you planning to make your router web interface publicly accessible? I don't really understand. I just created the cert myself and since I control the router I also control the LAN from which it is accessible. And I can install the cert on machines in that LAN.
- toast0 3y agoWithout a public hostname and cert, it's inconvenient to use. And how do you tell the equipment to use your certificate when you can't communicate with it because http is banned and https doesn't work without an approved certificate.
- sureglymop 3y agoYou're right, I didn't consider that! Although most users allow you to plug in your laptop before plugging in any upstream. So you can reconfigure that before actually installing the router.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 3y agoEither you have a valid cert, or you need to manually install the cert, or you're clicking through a scary warning (every time you start a fresh browser session, I think). For a normal user, the procedure for manually installing a certificate is "put the router back in the box, return it to the store, and buy a different brand".