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IIAMDevBoxiamdevbox.hashnode.dev

ForgeRock DS PKIX Path Building Failed: Complete Certificate Troubleshooting Guide

The PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target error is one of the most common issues when deploying ForgeRock Directory Services (DS) in producti...

11h ago16 min read

AVAndrei Vasiliuandreivasiliu.com

The Path to Automated TLS - Part 3 Automated Certificates with Cert-Manager

Introduction: Locking it Down - From HTTP to HTTPS In the preceding chapters, we established the networking foundation for a production-grade bare-metal Kubernetes platform. In Chapter 1, we implemented MetalLB to provide stable LoadBalancer IPs, so...

Feb 66 min read

MSMahdi Shadiblog.mahdishadi.me

When Logs Weren’t Enough: Setting Up Prometheus Behind Traefik (TLS)

At some point, logs alone stop being enough. You start seeing short spikes in CPU, random latency jumps, or brief outages that don’t leave a clear trace in the logs. That’s where real monitoring pays off: numbers, charts, history, and alerts. This gu...

Jan 305 min read

SGSagnik Gurunetwork-basics-for-developers.hashnode.dev

From HTTP to HTTPS: How TLS Secures Your Website

Issue with HTTP Let's understand via an example. Suppose you want to login to your bank account website—you enter your username and password, and send a request to the server. Now, suppose a hacker sniffs the packets in between (how packet sniffing w...

Jan 3011 min read

VKVivek Kalpavruskhadns-resolver.hashnode.dev

How DNS Resolution Works

DNS Explained with dig: From Root Servers to google.com What is DNS and Why Name Resolution Exists DNS (Domain Name System) is often called the internet's phonebook. Humans remember names like: google.com amazon.com Computers communicate using: I...

Jan 274 min read

MMMikhail Monkodarkwirelabs.hashnode.dev

Building own traffic load balancer

I’m a network expert, and from time to time I need to build lab environments to demonstrate specific networking technologies. Sometimes I prefer not to rely on vendor-specific products, but to build simple implementations from scratch, as this often ...

Jan 186 min read

FFlareXesflarexes.com

SSL vs TLS: Key Differences, Historical Insights and Evolution

SSL (Secure Socket Layer) was developed by Netscape to encrypt web traffic. It introduced the core idea of secure web communication and became the foundation of HTTPS as we know it today. TLS (Transport Layer Security) is the direct successor to SSL....

Jan 112 min read

DEDr. Ehoneah Obedblog.ehoneahobed.com

Understanding SSL/TLS: The Complete Developer's Guide

I was today years old when I learned that SSL is obsolete. For the longest time, I knew you needed an SSL certificate to make your website "secure." I understood the basic idea: data between your browser and server gets encrypted. But I never actuall...

Dec 24, 20259 min read

UGUmang Gulatipython-in-practice.hashnode.dev

Building a Domain Security Analyzer — HTTP Security Headers

In the last post, we added SSL certificate validation. But before we check security headers, let's understand what actually happens when you visit a website. We'll start from the very beginning. Today's Goal By the end of this post, you'll understand...

Dec 24, 202520 min read

CPChristophe Perrouddevops.dina.ch

Automating TLS for Envoy Gateway Using cert-manager and ACME HTTP-01 (with Let's Encrypt)

With the recent annoncements regarding the Gateway APIs and the end of the Ingress Nginx maintenance, some aspects (historically managed by the Ingress Nginx) need to be re-adapted, we’ll shre one of those today: the TLS certificates management throu...

Dec 14, 20254 min read

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