Configuring HTTPS Certificates for Nginx

Principles and Benefits of HTTPS Reasons for Using HTTPS HTTP lacks security measures: Data can be intercepted and read by third parties Content may be altered or hijacked during transmission How HTTPS Works HTTPS secures data through encryption and authentication: Symmetric encrypsion uses identical keys for encryption and decryption Asymme ...

Posted on Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:39:30 +0000 by chrisleon

Deploying a Multi-Location Nginx Web Server with TLS and Basic Authentication

Environment Setup Disable conflicting security services and install the necessary packages using the DNF package manager: dnf install nginx httpd-tools -y Configure local DNS resolution on the client machine by adding the following entry to the C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts file: 10.0.0.10 www.openlab.com Main Domain Configuration Gene ...

Posted on Mon, 07 Sep 2026 16:24:36 +0000 by Who

Enabling HTTP/2 Support in Spring Boot Applications

Although HTTP/3 has been standardized as of June 2022, many projects still do not adopt HTTPS, which is concerning. The official release of HTTP/3 was announced on June 6, 2022, by the IETF QUIC and HTTP working group. For more details, refer to this article. On June 6, 2022, Robin Mark, a member of the IETF QUIC and HTTP working group, announc ...

Posted on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:19:58 +0000 by mattison

Disabling Plaintext Authentication in RabbitMQ AMQP Configuration

Generating RabbitMQ Certificates Clone the certificate repository: git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/example/cert-repo.git cd cert-repo/ssl Modify certificate exipration to 10 years: sed -i "s/valid=365/valid=3650/g" cert_scripts/*.sh sed -i "s/default_days = 365/default_days = 3650/g" openssl.cnf Generate CA certific ...

Posted on Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:08:17 +0000 by Paulus Magnus

Deploying TLS Termination via Nginx Reverse Proxy for Apache Tomcat

Environment and Nginx Installation Assume a CentOS 7 environment targeting Nginx 1.18+. Begin by configuring the official package repository and installing the binary. Ensure the http_ssl_module is compiled into the binary, as it is mandatory for TLS termination. # Install repository management utility yum install -y yum-utils # Create reposit ...

Posted on Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:53:03 +0000 by zenon

Automating SSL Certificate Issuance on Windows with ACME Clients

Managing SSL certificates manually on Windows can be tedious, especially when dealing with DNS challenges and frequent renewals. Since Certbot ceased native Windows support and acme.sh requires a Bash environment, Windows administrators need reliable, native alternatives for managing Let's Encrypt certificates. Using Posh-ACME for Certificate A ...

Posted on Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:43:28 +0000 by allspiritseve

X.509 Certificates: Structure and Format

Certificate Purpose Public key certificates are fundamental components of PKI (Public Key Infrastructure), forming the security foundation of modern internet communication. When vulnerabilities emerge in these protocols, the impact on global internet security can be severe. For this discussion, we'll simplify the CA (Certificate Authority) conc ...

Posted on Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:04:31 +0000 by volomike

Generating Free SSL Certificates Using acme.sh with ACME Protocol

Installation Process To install acme.sh: wget -O - https://get.acme.sh | sh -s email=admin@domain.com source ~/.bash_profile The installation performs these actions: Creates a directory at ~/.acme.sh/ Sets up a shell alias for easy access Configures a cron job for automatic certificate renewal Certificate Authority Selection Switch between d ...

Posted on Sun, 05 Jul 2026 16:40:33 +0000 by nipsilanti

Fixing SQL Server JDBC Connection SSL Certificate Errors

When connecting to a SQL Server database from a Java application using JDBC, you might encounter an SSL/TLS handshake failure. This typically manifests as an error indicating the driver cannot establish a secure connection. The root cause is often that the SQL Server's SSL certificate is not trusted by the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). This can h ...

Posted on Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:22:21 +0000 by nerya

Connecting Spring Boot to Elasticsearch via HTTPS with Self-Signed Certificates

Before diving into the code, ensure your Elasticsearch server is running. Open a terminal and execute the elasticsearch command to start the server. Understanding the Two REST Client Types Elasticsearch provides two distinct REST client implementations: High-Level REST Client (RestHighLevelClient): This wrapper handles serialization and deseria ...

Posted on Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:30:22 +0000 by priya_amb