I use Gate.com for hosting, which evidently isn't on Let's Encrypt's list of "friendlies." While I have a CSR from Let's Encrypt, I have neither the technical skills nor understanding of the process here to obtain an SSL from that point (which I would then send back to Gate). They are running Linux…

Actually, those are SHARED certificates, so you lose your domain identity in the URL... have had loooooong talks with them about this...

Every cert has your domain name in it. On some shared systems, yes, there may be domain names in it from other customers. But, unless someone looks very hard they will not even know that. All certs also get logged in the public CT logs so every domain name in a cert is easily seen. Can you refer…

OK, keep in mind I am a Luddite at this - I got a CSR request code from Gate, which supposedly is what I send to Let's Encrypt to get an SSL certificate? They are more than happy to SELL you a certificate for $149/year via GeoTrust.

Also, am using Wordpress, if that matters

[image] davidwu10: I got a CSR request code from Gate, which supposedly is what I send to Let's Encrypt to get an SSL certificate? No, that's not how Let's Encrypt works. Perhaps if you send a link to their instructions we will see an option for you. Have you reviewed the Getting Started pa…

Yes, and while their instructions page screencaps are nice, they don't appear to be current, nor applicable to my account. Again, I will likely have to go back to Gate. Thanks anyway.

[image] davidwu10: Again, I will likely have to go back to Gate. Or, find a hosting company that offers a better fit of your requirements.

[image] davidwu10: those are SHARED certificates, so you lose your domain identity in the URL What do you mean by "you lose your domain identity in the URL"? Because a cert that includes domains in addition to yours doesn't affect the URL in the browser at all.

Sorry for my poor wording... if I use their free shared certificate, then "supposedly" the domain name does not appear in the URL bar, but rather whatever Gate's own "text" would be. As I said, they are only too happy to charge me $50 to set it up and $149/year to maintain it, while I use an almost …

I have a CSR, but am not savvy enough to turn it into an SSL here

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And perhaps take a look at this list of providers that ARE compatible with LetsEncrypt

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I have a CSR, but am not savvy enough to turn it into an SSL here

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