Would it be possible for me to make comments to other instances etc?

Solved: I can’t, it would only work with a public domain.

      • tabular@lemmy.world
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        11 months ago

        I want it encrypted but I don’t want to ask a 3rd party to get a certificate.

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              11 months ago

              I’m not sure I understand the question. They are used to encrypt traffic and prove that the entity hosting the site hasn’t changed by using a digital signature. These two together make it so third parties can’t read the traffic coming through. This is a requirement for modern internet. Otherwise your passwords wouldn’t be a secret because literally anyone would see them.

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      11 months ago

      Plain HTTP should be considered obsolete. Also it makes impersonating websites harder (but not impossible)

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        11 months ago

        Additionally, HTTPS if very easy to set up nowadays and the certificates are free1.

        1: Assuming you have a public domain name, but for ActivityPub that’s already a requirement due to the push nature of the protocol.

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          11 months ago

          You can get Let’s Encrypt certificates for DuckDNS, so you don’t even need to own anything.