[Interest] wss:// on localhost

[Alexander Carôt]

> > a) there is way to get rid of certificates on localhost despite using wss://
> 
> Yes, but then it's no better security than ws://. So either use insecure or 
> use a certificate.

I see, however, I really don't care about security at this point because this is a localhost connection anyways. It's just that because of the other wss-based websocket it would be ideal to run the localhost websocket with wss as well. So - in front of that background it would be the ideal solution in combination with non-existing certificates. It would be great if you'd send me a pointer how to approach this.

 
> What you can do is generate a certificate every couple of months, in each 
> machine that uses your application. Make the client use that certificate as 
> the only entry in the CA list, so it will accept the certificate from the 
> server without prompting a warning.


The problem is that my application currently has a daily pageview of > 1000 and a user base of more than 10.000 - most of the user are non-tech-sage so I need the most simply solution. 

Thanks and best

Alex



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> Gesendet: Sonntag, 19. Juli 2020 um 20:41 Uhr
> Von: "Thiago Macieira" <thiago.macieira at intel.com>
> An: interest at qt-project.org
> Betreff: Re: [Interest] wss:// on localhost
>
> On Sunday, 19 July 2020 09:50:03 PDT Alexander Carôt wrote:
> > a) there is way to get rid of certificates on localhost despite using wss://
> 
> Yes, but then it's no better security than ws://. So either use insecure or 
> use a certificate.
> 
> > b) there is a reliable way of having ws:// and wss:// at the same time
> 
> Sorry, I don't know.
> 
> What you can do is generate a certificate every couple of months, in each 
> machine that uses your application. Make the client use that certificate as 
> the only entry in the CA list, so it will accept the certificate from the 
> server without prompting a warning.
> 
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> Thiago Macieira - thiago.macieira (AT) intel.com
>   Software Architect - Intel System Software Products
> 
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