you run an executable (built for windows or linux) as a scheduled task/cron daily or however often... as for http and https its a cinch eh? just add a binding for both? fwiw i usually redirect http to https
[image: Inline image 1] On Tue, Jul 11, 2017 at 2:41 PM, Greg Keogh <[email protected]> wrote: > Ah, you can automate the process by running an "agent" (a service?) on > your server. I see Comodo also offer a free 90 day certificate. This could > be a weekend project to apply to my personal domain. > > As a side issue ... last time I tried to get IIS on 2012 to allow both > http and https to the same domain it went haywire in incomprehensible ways > and I reverted back to https only. I presume there was some simple trick I > missed despite the searches for help. I'll have to battle that problem > again as I'd want both working on my hobby site. > > *GK* > > On 11 July 2017 at 15:34, Wallace Turner <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >It's a shame they only last 90 days >> >> that *is* the feature - you set up your server to auto-renew the cert >> (every 60 days so if theres a problem you have 30 more to sort) >> so right now on my server i have a scheduled task that checks every day >> for a renewal. >> >> read more here: >> https://letsencrypt.org/2015/11/09/why-90-days.html >> i like point 2) >> >They encourage automation >> >> On Tue, Jul 11, 2017 at 11:23 AM, Greg Keogh <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> is free cheap enough ? >>>> https://letsencrypt.org/ >>>> >>>> b4 you bag it out read the faq >>>> https://letsencrypt.org/docs/faq/ >>>> >>> >>> Quite surprising! It's a shame they only last 90 days >>> >>> I eventually got the truth out of one of the Comodo sales people that >>> the cheapest EV cert was a "Positive EV SSL" (whatever the hell that is in >>> their overly large product range). Cost $US149/year, which was within my >>> tolerance limits. So it's in an running. >>> >>> -- *GK* >>> >> >> >
