mkcert: valid HTTPS certificates for localhost

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mkcert: valid HTTPS certificates for localhost
January 7, 2019
https://blog.filippo.io/mkcert-valid-https-certificates-for-localhost/

The web is moving to HTTPS, preventing network attackers from observing or injecting page contents. But HTTPS needs TLS certificates, and while deployment is increasingly a solved issue thanks to the ACME protocol and Let's Encrypt, development still mostly ends up happening over HTTP because no one can get an universally valid certificate for localhost.

Developing with HTTPS should be as easy as deploying with HTTPS.
That's what mkcert is for.

mkcert is a simple by design tool that hides all the arcane knowledge required to generate valid TLS certificates. It works for any hostname or IP, including localhost, because it only works for you.
It supports macOS, Linux, and Windows, and Firefox, Chrome and Java. It even works on mobile devices with a couple manual steps.
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mkcert - A simple zero-config tool to make locally trusted development certificates with any names you'd like.
https://github.com/FiloSottile/mkcert

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