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>There is no reason to use HTTPS on your LAN. Save yourself the effort and just don't do it. SSL https is definitely a hassle which seems like overkill with pr
by jasode 3y ago
>There is no reason to use HTTPS on your LAN. Save yourself the effort and just don't do it.
SSL https is definitely a hassle which seems like overkill with private home networks but there can be reasons for it.
For example, self-hosted Bitwarden/Vaultwarden password manager doesn't work without https:// https:// SSL.
The client UI for managing passwords running in web browsers depend on the Chrome/Firefox cryptography APIs and those don't work for non-encrypted http:// http:// :
>Access to the WebCrypto API is restricted to secure origins (which is to say
https:// https:// pages). -- from https://www.chromium.org/blink/webcrypto/#:~:text=Access%20to%20the%20WebCrypto%20API%20is%20restricted%20to%20secure%20origins%20(which%20is%20to%20say%20https%3A//%20pages) https://www.chromium.org/blink/webcrypto/#:~:text=Access%20t....