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Getting ready to issue IP address certificates

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314 points Bogdanp | 3 comments | 25 Jun 25 16:21 UTC | HN request time: 0.521s | source
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mocko ◴[25 Jun 25 17:16 UTC] No.44379696[source]▶
I can see how this would work on a technical level but what's the intended use case?
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1. spelunker ◴[25 Jun 25 18:41 UTC] No.44380579[source]▶
Might be nice for local/development environment work. Test HTTPS without needing to set up `my-dev-env.staging.service.com` or whatever.
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2. martinald ◴[25 Jun 25 18:48 UTC] No.44380641[source]▶
Yes definitely.
3. cpach ◴[25 Jun 25 19:03 UTC] No.44380802[source]▶
But these are public certificates. Most personal computers are behind NAT, i.e. they lack a public IP address.