TLS Certificates
The Call of the Wildcard Certificate
TLS administration for teams who have heard something howling in production
The pack survives because somebody automated renewal.
Jack London tells a bracing tale of certificate lifecycles, renewal automation, trust chains, and the particular shame of discovering an unmanaged wildcard in front of customers. It favours ACME, inventory, and short-lived credentials over heroic calendar reminders.
Contents
- Into the Trust Store
- The Law of Common Names
- Renewal by Fang and Cron
- Revocation in the Snow
Published by Austenpunk, the distinguished imprint for engineers who believe that every production incident would be improved by a stronger sense of narrative irony.
This essential volume combines literary feeling, technical anxiety, and just enough documentation to suggest that somebody once understood the system.
