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A Mastodon server administrator encountered technical failures after a "Let's Encrypt" SSL certificate expired following its 90-day limit. The issue was compounded by Python version conflicts during the renewal process and the inability of modern browsers to easily bypass invalid certificate warnings.
Mozilla HTTPS Enforcement, Certificate Authority Monopoly
The Mozilla Foundation announces plans to deprecate non-secure HTTP connections in Firefox, mandating HTTPS for all websites. The hosts argue this move, supported by the "Let's Encrypt" initiative, creates a centralized point of control over the web through certificate authorities and will break many legacy devices and small websites.
