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SSL TLS and Certificates

How to Get an SSL Labs A+ Rating with Nginx on Ubuntu 24.04

Configure Nginx on Ubuntu 24.04 with a Let's Encrypt ECDSA certificate, TLS 1.2 and 1.3 only, strong ciphers and HSTS to earn an A+ on the SSL Labs server test.

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How to Set Up Mutual TLS Client Certificates with Nginx

Build a private CA with OpenSSL, issue client certificates, require them in Nginx on Ubuntu 24.04 with mutual TLS, and revoke lost certificates with a CRL.

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SSL TLS and Certificates

How to Set Up a Private CA with step-ca on Ubuntu 24.04

Install Smallstep step-ca on Ubuntu 24.04, run it as a systemd service, enable its ACME server and issue internal TLS certificates with the step CLI or Certbot.

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Let's Encrypt Wildcard Certificates on Ubuntu 24.04

Obtain a free Let's Encrypt wildcard certificate on Ubuntu 24.04 with Certbot and the Cloudflare DNS plugin, renew it automatically and use it in Nginx.

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SSL TLS and Certificates

How to Fix SSL Certificate Chain Errors with OpenSSL

Diagnose and fix incomplete or misordered SSL certificate chains with OpenSSL: inspect what a server sends, find missing intermediates and fix Nginx and Apache.

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ACME Protocol Explained: Automate TLS Certificates

Learn how the ACME protocol and its HTTP-01 and DNS-01 challenges work, then use Certbot on Ubuntu 24.04 to issue, renew and deploy Let's Encrypt certificates.

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How to Build a Private CA for Internal TLS with OpenSSL

Create a private certificate authority with OpenSSL on Ubuntu 24.04, issue server and client certificates with SANs, trust the CA on your hosts and serve HTTPS.

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SSL TLS and Certificates

How to Implement Certificate Pinning with SPKI Hashes

Generate SPKI pins with OpenSSL, choose leaf or CA pins, keep keys stable across Certbot renewals, and test pinning with curl and Android without lockouts.

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How to Configure OCSP Stapling in Nginx and Apache

Check whether your certificate still supports OCSP, then enable and verify OCSP stapling in Nginx and Apache on Ubuntu 24.04, with the Let's Encrypt caveat.

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How to Configure TLS 1.3 on Nginx and Apache (Ubuntu 24.04)

Enable TLS 1.3 with a TLS 1.2 fallback on Nginx and Apache in Ubuntu 24.04, choose safe ciphers and curves, tune resumption, and verify with OpenSSL and nmap.

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