How to.... SSL

Targets Web
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Hi,

just want to share my experience with setting up SSL for a standalone application. There are two helpful links.
This one here: http://www.akadia.com/services/ssh_test_certificate.html tells you how you set up your self-signed certificate.
This one here: http://www.xojo.com/blog/en/2014/01/web-standalone-ssl.php then tells you what to do with the two files you have created.

I am using a Mac Mini (OS X Lion) and on this I had to put in additional line breaks (one at the very top of the file and one between the two key areas).

Andreas.

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Do you have any suggestions as where to buy an ssl certficate nowadays?

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Sorry, never bought one. But I know there were issues with some SSL authorities.

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Bookmarked. Thanks Andreas.

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Thanks, very helpful.

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Here is a market ( http://www.ssls.com/ssl-certificate-comparison.html ), and this is the lowest cost possible I’ve found http://www.ssls.com/comodo-ssl-certificates/positivessl.html

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Yes, that’s the one I use to test a payment terminal, which runs as standalone ssl webapp, here:
https://www.cashbook.pro:9011
(I followed the blog explanations, link posted above, by Andreas)

edit: I just tried this ssl link from iPad, using Safari. It came up with warning: ‘not trustworthy’. Comodo positive-ssl does not seem to be worth the (cheap) money…

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Probably a poor interpretation of Apple about the incident in 2011.
Nine certificates were revoked, not yours. http://www.comodo.com/Comodo-Fraud-Incident-2011-03-23.html

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I’ve opened https://www.cashbook.pro:9011 with no issues in Safari and Firefox.

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Thanks, Rick - for feedback!