Let's Encrypt Rolls Out Free Security Certs For IP Addresses (theregister.com)
(Thursday July 03, 2025 @11:20AM (msmash)
from the bless-your-heart dept.)
- Reference: 0178270610
- News link: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/07/03/1452239/lets-encrypt-rolls-out-free-security-certs-for-ip-addresses
- Source link: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/03/lets_encrypt_rolls_out_free/
Let's Encrypt, a certificate authority (CA) known for its free TLS/SSL certificates, has [1]begun issuing digital certificates for IP addresses . From a report:
> 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.
>
> For those with a static IP address who want to host a website, an IP address certificate provides a way to offer visitors a secure connection with that numeric identifier while avoiding the nominal expense of a domain name.
[1] https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/03/lets_encrypt_rolls_out_free/
> 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.
>
> For those with a static IP address who want to host a website, an IP address certificate provides a way to offer visitors a secure connection with that numeric identifier while avoiding the nominal expense of a domain name.
[1] https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/03/lets_encrypt_rolls_out_free/
No place like home (Score:2)
I want certs for 127.0.0.1 and ::1 (they are mine).
Re: (Score:2)
Wait you need certs for that? Just who is it that you don't trust to snoop on your loopback network. ;-)