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Re:GitHub Pages generated a TLS cert for my own domain by snissn on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @10:06AM (#16867477)
It's kind of github to only make the ssl cert valid for ~90 days

https://www.sslshopper.com/ssl-checker.html#hostname=blog.se...

> The certificate will expire in 87 days.

Good reminder for everyone to check their cert expirations!

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Re:GitHub Pages generated a TLS cert for my own domain by majewsky on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @10:07AM (#16867487)
That's not kindness, that's how Let's Encrypt works. And if you still have certificate expiration reminders in your calendar, you're doing it wrong.
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Re:GitHub Pages generated a TLS cert for my own domain by dannyw on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @11:21AM (#16868079)
That’s like saying “if you’re not using <ESx feature released three months ago>, you’re doing it wrong”.

The vast majority of websites still use traditional, yearly carts without automation. It may not be perfect, but it’s not the worst thing in the world.

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Re:GitHub Pages generated a TLS cert for my own domain by majewsky on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @05:32PM (#16871411)
> three months

Three years.

In these three years, I've seen at least 5 outages because of expired certs. Maybe if you have only one domain, the ROI is not as clear.

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