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# [Creating a trusted self-signed certificate for development purposes](https://blog.desmet.dev/creating-a-trusted-self-signed-certificate-for-development-purposes?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

We are in the era of running our websites in secure communications (encrypted communication over HTTPS). There are still plenty of websites serving pages without TLS based encryption however the norm is now HTTPS and Google encourages it. There are f...

Sep 19, 2021 · 6 min read · blog.desmet.dev  
Updated Sep 22, 2021  
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David De Smet is an author, consultant and passionate software developer specializing in microservices and identity and access management with more than 10 years of experience in the Microsoft .NET software development stack. David currently works as a Full Stack Developer for Definity First and is a contributor of the leading emergency notification and response system for first responders. He also works and contributes to various open-source projects.

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[Tomás Reyes Campos](https://hashnode.com/@Ratommy)

[Sep 22, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/creating-a-trusted-self-signed-certificate-for-development-purposes/6146941ae1f56817e36075ae/comment/614b52a6c790e72dddca6921)

So very useful, thanks for the advice!