Exploring SSL Certificates and HTTPS by default

Digital security is paramount, adopting a security-first approach is not just best practice—it’s essential. As such, plaintext transmission is no longer acceptable; SSL encryption is the new standard.

Recognizing this, we turn to acme.sh, a versatile tool favored for its flexibility in supporting a diverse range of certificate authorities and its capability to employ DNS APIs for the creation of wildcard certificates. To streamline our setup, we’ll craft a centralized NGINX configuration file for SSL, ssl.conf, which will serve as a reusable component in all our secure site configurations. This foundation of SSL by default sets a robust stage for all web services we deploy.

Certificate Management with acme.sh

Step by step, we’ll learn how to exploit acme.sh’ integration with DNS APIs, simplifying the validation process for certificate issuance. By the end of this tutorial, you’ll have...