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		eloy on July 20, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: On the fly SSL registration and renewal inside Ngi... Please, please stop using the name "SSL" and use "TLS". As others replied, x509 would be even more correct, but SSL is completely incorrect, because that protocol is insecure and shouldn't be used. Using SSL suggest that the software supports that protocol, although it doesn't (as it should)

everfree on July 20, 2016 | [–]

If we're getting nitpicky, let's use the term TLS to describe the protocol and X.509 to describe the certificates and renewals.

blowski on July 20, 2016 | [–]

As Shakespeare might once have said:

    What's in a name? That which we call TLS
    By any other name would still offer encryption.

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