Mkcert: Simple zero-config tool to make locally trusted development certificates
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2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
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HN comment order_o/ author here! mkcert is definitely my most popular tool, and it's always a delight to see how it makes developers' lives easier and how happy they are about it <3 Something that I wonder about from time to time is how "done" is mkcert. A lot of its value is in simplicity, so I've rejected attempts to make it more of a toolkit to generate all sorts of certificates (although I see the value in being able to edit…
(All the below assumes I can read 'Go') Nit picks about these certificates: The certificates have a lifetime of 10 years starting from the exact moment they're created. I suspect ten years is overkill, but I don't see much real harm in it. However it's common practice to set the notBefore into the recent past, this is because a variety of problems may cause clock drift. This is your development environment, so you _could_ fix any drift, but this sort…
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- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 509
- Total comments
- 80
100+ points or 50+ comments
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Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-26 | A simple zero-config tool to make locally-trusted development certificates | okket | 1 | 0 |
| 2018-06-27 | A simple tool to make locally-trusted development certificates | axiomdata316 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018-07-04 | Show HN: mkcert – a zero-config tool to generate development certificates | FiloSottile | 8 | 0 |
| 2018-08-13 | Mkcert: Tool for making locally-trusted development certificatesFirst breakout | vaibhavmule | 218 | 38 |
| 2020-01-13 | Mkcert: A zero-config tool for locally-trusted development certificates | pimterry | 6 | 0 |
| 2020-09-03 | Mkcert: A simple tool to make locally trusted development certificates | kvn_95 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022-10-29 | Mkcert: Simple zero-config tool to make locally trusted development certificatesBest thread · Latest 20+ point return | thunderbong | 267 | 42 |
| 2024-03-15 | Mkcert: Simple tool to make locally trusted dev certificates names you'd like | tambourine_man | 5 | 0 |
| 2024-04-27 | Mkcert: Simple zero-config tool to make locally trusted development certificates | thunderbong | 1 | 0 |