mkcert

GitHub describes it as A simple zero-config tool to make locally trusted development certificates with any names you'd like.. The repository metadata lists Go as its primary language. The metadata lists the BSD-3-Clause license. This article stays within the project description and details documented in the GitHub repository README.

GitHub describes it as A simple zero-config tool to make locally trusted development certificates with any names you'd like.. The repository metadata lists Go as its primary language. The metadata lists the BSD-3-Clause license. The README describes the project this way: mkcert is a simple tool for making locally-trusted development certificates. It requires no configuration.

The README section "mkcert" states: Using certificates from real certificate authorities (CAs) for development can be dangerous or impossible (for hosts like example.test , localhost or 127.0.0.1 ), but self-signed certificates cause trust errors. Managing your own CA is the best solution, but usually involves arcane commands, specialized knowledge and manual steps.

The README section "mkcert" states: mkcert automatically creates and installs a local CA in the system root store, and generates locally-trusted certificates. mkcert does not automatically configure servers to use the certificates, though, that's up to you.

The README section "Installation" states: Warning : the rootCA-key.pem file that mkcert automatically generates gives complete power to intercept secure requests from your machine. Do not share it.

The repository README is the source for this review. It does not replace a local installation or an independent test.

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