Submission timeline
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 orderIn a similar spirit there is also a site to scan security headers of any site [1] and another to verify the TLS settings from the Mozilla SSL Configuration Generator [2] and a git repo with code to scan sites from the command line [3] useful if the site is not reachable on the internet or automated scans to HTML reports. [1] - https://securityheaders.com/ [2] - https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/ [3] - https://github.com/testssl/testssl.sh
This is what used to be located at http://mozilla.github.io/server-side-tls/ssl-config-generato... But it also looks like it has been extended a bit, adding more servers. Regardless, it's still awesome! Thanks very much Mozilla!!
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 449
- Total comments
- 88
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-28 | Mozilla SSL Configuration Generator | glenscott1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019-07-01 | Mozilla SSL Configuration GeneratorFirst breakout | ingve | 172 | 8 |
| 2021-06-08 | Mozilla SSL Configuration Generator | st_goliath | 2 | 0 |
| 2022-10-13 | SSL Configuration Generator | LinuxBender | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-07-19 | Mozilla's SSL Configuration Generator | Brysonbw | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-11-14 | SSL Configuration GeneratorBest thread · Latest 20+ point return | smartmic | 269 | 80 |