While thinking about what to do after my current contract ends, I keep coming back to the fact that I'd really like a EU-based alternative for lets encrypt. Don't get me wrong, let's encrypt is fantastic, but it's US based and thus subject to US laws, which might pose a problem for the continuity of the usage of their services outside of the US.

Let's say I were to start a project to do this, write a plan, get initial funding, maybe a few (paid) people to help out with this, would there be interest? Would it be worth it?

Would you want to use it? Could you even think of donating, or maybe know of some companies or organisations who would be inclined to go into a sponsorship relation?

I think it might be very welcome, and it is worth trying, but I'd like a reality check please :)

#LetsEncrypt #WebSecurity #https #CertificateAuthority #ITSec #Security #Europe #DigitalSovereignity #DigitalSovereign #SelfHosting #Self

Ah crap, buypass will stop their ACME certificate service and with that ends the non-US alternative to lets encrypt.

I've got half a mind to try and figure out how to get a root cert trusted by the major browsers, but honestly, that sounds like the industry committee bs I'm trying to escape from...

#SelfHosting #SSL #TLS #CertificateAuthority

Am I really the only one who uses 24hrs long living certificates which get automatically renewed and signed by an own CA via ACME?

#ssl #tls #dane #acme #certificate #certificateauthority #ca

Let's #Encrypt rolls out free IP address #certificates • The Register

Let's Encrypt, a #CertificateAuthority (CA) known for its free TLS/SSL certificates, has begun issuing digital certificates for IP addresses.

It's not the first CA to do so. #PositiveSSL , #Sectigo, and #GeoTrust all offer TLS/SSL certificates for use with IP addresses, at prices ranging from $40 to $90 or so annually. But Let's Encrypt does so at no cost.
#security #tls #ssl #privacy

https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/03/lets_encrypt_rolls_out_free/

Hm, do Firefox and Vivaldi really not accept my system-wide custom CA(s)? On Windows, at least Firefox works fine if you set “security.enterprise_roots.enabled” to true, but on Linux it doesn't seem to make any difference. While in Firefox I can at least import a custom CA, I can't find anything similar in Vivaldi. 🤔

#firefox #vivaldi #ca #linux #certificateAuthority

Google is shaking up web security by ditching certificates from Chunghwa Telecom and Netlock after repeated slip-ups. Could your website be at risk? Dive into the details!

https://thedefendopsdiaries.com/googles-strategic-move-to-enhance-web-security-by-distrusting-chunghwa-telecom-and-netlock-certificates/

#google
#websecurity
#certificateauthority
#chunghwatelecom
#netlock