Q3
Scenario: What happens if an HTTPS certificate expires? How do you fix it?
💬Answer
- Impact: User web browsers will display a warning page stating "Your connection is not private," blocking users from accessing the site. Automated API requests will fail with TLS handshake errors.
- Resolution:
- Generate a new CSR (Certificate Signing Request).
- Request a renewal from your CA (e.g., Let's Encrypt, DigiCert, AWS Certificate Manager).
- Deploy the new certificate and private key to the web server, load balancer, or CDN.
- Reload the web server configuration (e.g.,
systemctl reload nginx) to apply changes. - Mitigation: Implement automated certificate renewals using tools like
certbotor AWS ACM auto-renewal.
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