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@ -175,8 +175,7 @@ certificates comes with a number of downsides.
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Configuring a working, federating homeserver is a process fraught with
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Configuring a working, federating homeserver is a process fraught with
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pitfalls. This proposal adds the requirement to obtain a signed certificate to
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pitfalls. This proposal adds the requirement to obtain a signed certificate to
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that process. Even with modern intiatives such as Let's Encrypt, this is
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that process. Even with modern intiatives such as Let's Encrypt, this is
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another procedure requiring manual intervention across several moving parts<sup
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another procedure requiring manual intervention across several moving parts.
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id="a3">[3](#f3)</sup>.
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On the other hand: obtaining an SSL certificate should be a familiar process to
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On the other hand: obtaining an SSL certificate should be a familiar process to
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anybody capable of hosting a production homeserver (indeed, they should
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anybody capable of hosting a production homeserver (indeed, they should
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@ -229,9 +228,3 @@ way. [↩](#a1)
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<a id="f2"/>[2] I've not been able to find an authoritative source on this, but
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<a id="f2"/>[2] I've not been able to find an authoritative source on this, but
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most reverse-proxies will reject requests where the SNI and Host headers do not
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most reverse-proxies will reject requests where the SNI and Host headers do not
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match. [↩](#a2)
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match. [↩](#a2)
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<a id="f3"/>[3] Let's Encrypt will issue ACME challenges via port 80 or DNS
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(for the `http-01` or `dns-01` challenge types respectively). It is unlikely
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that a homeserver implementation would be able to control either port 80 or DNS
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responses, so we will be unable to automate a Let's Encrypt certificate
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request. [↩](#a3)
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Richard van der Hoff
6 years ago