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    Securing home network services with HTTPS explained●heise+ | HTTPS im Heimnetz: So sichern Sie lokale Dienste ab Selbst gehostete Dienste lassen sich dank DNS-01-ChallengeMmastodonWorld41 d ago

    German tech outlet heise has published a guide explaining how to secure self-hosted services in a home network with HTTPS. It describes how the DNS-01 challenge lets users obtain Let's Encrypt certificates for local services without exposing them to the public internet. The piece is aimed at home server operators who want encrypted connections for internal tools.

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    NASA's APOD site serves a certificate dated in the future●`openssl s_client -4 -connect apod.nasa.gov:443` Nice cert you got there, NASA :-) ``` Certificate chain 0 s:CN=go-vip.cMmastodonScienceSpace21 d ago

    A system administrator ran a TLS check against apod.nasa.gov and found the site's certificate chain shows a validity window starting in late 2026, issued via Let's Encrypt. The odd future-dated dates have drawn amused attention from tech observers, who note that such entries usually point to certificate misconfiguration or overlapping issuer logs rather than anything nefarious. NASA has not commented on the quirk.