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> it requires you to run special software on your servers It doesn't, they ship a tool only for convenience. An open source tool running on your machine would
by throwaway41597 11y ago
> it requires you to run special software on your servers
It doesn't, they ship a tool only for convenience. An open source tool running on your machine would be reverse-engineerable anyway. Plus, it is expected that shared hosting providers will run the tool for you.
- vtlynch 11y agoAny citation for this claim: "it is expected that shared hosting providers will run the tool for you"? Currently SSL is a revenue stream for many shared hosting providers. Are there are on-record comments from major providers who are planning on supporting Let's Encrypt?
- throwaway41597 11y agoThat's not a claim, it's speculation. Since there is not marginal cost, it's going to happen eventually. You only need one provider to do it and some customers to request it for the others to follow. Many shared hosting providers already have removed traffic limits despite the additional revenue it used to bring. They can upsell customers with extended validation anyway. The only problem is lack of browser support for server name indication so one IP can be shared by many customers, but it's getting less of an issue by end-users renewing their hardware or updating their browser.