Tag: certificates

  • homelab SmallStep

    In my quest to issue self signed certifications to machines in the homelab, I first went down the OpenSSL path. Then XCA and now SmallStep. I think the SmallStep configuration may be a winner but then again I thought that about pure OpenSSL and XCA so we will see. Should know by tomorrow. Regardless, this…

  • Certificates

    I’ve chosen to avoid running a certificate server on my homelab. It isn’t that I don’t understand the importance of security – I do. It is just that the isolation and configuration of my network makes using something like Let’s Encrypt complicated and I have been unwilling to punch a hole in my firewall to…