Step 2: Obtain an SSL Certificate for DomainĪfter successfully installing certbot client, let’s proceed and install Let’s Encrypt certificate using the command below. $ sudo apt install python-certbot-apache -t buster-backports Next, add the repository on your Debian system using the command below.

To achieve this, first update system repositories. Certbot is a client software by EFF ( Electronic Frontier Foundation) that fetches Let’s Encrypt SSL & sets it up on a web server. To start off, we need to install Certbot on our Debian 10 instance.

A registered Fully Qualified Domain Name ( FQDN) with the A record pointing to the IP address of the Debian 10 Linux system on your Domain Provider.įor this tutorial, we have pointed to the IP address 192.168.0.104.

A running instance of Apache Web Server with Domain Setup on Debian 10.

A running instance of Debian 10 Minimal Server.

Prerequisitesīefore we begin, ensure the following requirements have been satisfied: If a site is not protected with an SSL certificate, Google will display a “ Not Secure” warning before the website address in the URL. Websites which are SSL secured have a padlock symbol in the URL bar followed by the acronym https ( HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure) as shown in the following screenshot. SSL certificates are commonly used on e-commerce websites, banking websites and money sending / remittance platforms such as PayPal, Payoneer, and Skrill.

This encrypts guarantees that any information sent to the web-server is private and confidential.

What is an SSL Certificate?īefore we proceed further, What is an SSL certificate? An SSL certificate is a digital certificate that encrypts communication between a browser and a web server. Let’s Encrypt is a free SSL certificate written by Let’s Encrypt authority which is valid for only 90 days but can be renewed at any given time. In this tutorial, we explore how you can set up a Free SSL Certificate using Let’s Encrypt SSL for Apache on Debian 10. In the growing face of cyberattacks and breaches, securing your website is a top priority in protecting yourself and your site visitors from hackers.

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