If you’ve followed the steps we laid out in our initial feature, you’ve got a safe Nginx server all set up and working. It’s serving your static pages without any issue. We don’t yet have a database, ...

One of the most commonly used Web servers, the Apache Hypertext Transport Protocol Server was first released to the public in 1995. The Apache Project has evolved over the years, but it remains ...

E-mail is rarely secure, but users rarely care. E-mail is secure enough for most users under most circumstances, even those involving transmission of sensitive content. People leave most messages ...

Anyone operating a server on any scale should want a digital certificate to encrypt data between clients and services, whether for personal, office, or public use. That’s a broad statement, but it ...

When you first start out building a home lab or self-hosting services, security is often a secondary thought as you're not using your new tools outside your home network. But as you go on, you realize ...

The Internet is a dangerous place. It’s simply too easy to snoop, spoof, and steal unprotected information as it travels over the wires. Last month, I wrote the final article in a series on X.509 ...

Issuing and installing SSL certificates doesn’t have to be a challenge, especially when there are tools like acme.sh available. Jack Wallen shows you how to install and use this handy script.

Most secure sites and pages use Secure Socket Layer certificates to create encrypted links between your browser and the Web server. The SSL certificate isn't ...