[Tech] Partimus.org TLS/"SSL" cert

[Michael Paoli]

Also, looks like you can probably do it direct from DreamHost's panel,
and it maybe even works.

https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/articles/216539548-Adding-a-free-Let-s-Encrypt-certificate

> From: "Michael Paoli" <Michael.Paoli at cal.berkeley.edu>
> Subject: Partimus.org TLS/"SSL" cert
> Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2021 20:22:26 -0800

> Uhm, y'all really ought fix your cert.
>
> Whole lot 'o folks (and search engines) will be scared away,
> and/or just not index your stuff or show or as much/well in
> search results.
>
> You've got a self-signed snake oil cert for
> https://[www.]partimus.org/
> And nowadays many(/most) browsers will go to or use or prefer to and
> try to use https, rather than https.  And your cert for
> https on www.partimus.org and partimus.org will throw warning errors,
> ya know, stuff like:
> [danger warning icon in red]
> Your connection is not private
> Attackers might be trying to steal your information from  
> www.partimus.org (for example, passwords, messages, or credit  
> cards). Learn more
> NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID
> and
> [danger warning icon in yellow]
> Warning: Potential Security Risk Ahead
> Firefox detected a potential security threat and did not continue to  
> partimus.org. If you visit this site, attackers could try to steal  
> information like your passwords, emails, or credit card details.
>
> Stuff like that generally won't encourage visitors (or search engines
> or indexing thereof).
>
> You can get free cert from letsencrypt.org ... though those only last for
> 90 days ... so better for use when automated, so replacement is also
> automated ... or you could spend the like $10.00 USD or so with a CA
> to actually purchase a cert - that'd be good for about a year.