July 25, 2023, 9:45 p.m. | Ajisafe Oluwapelumi

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One of the essential steps to ensure secure connections on any website or web application is to set up SSL (Secure Socket Layer) certificates.


SSL certificates encrypt data transmitted between a user's browser and the web server, safeguarding sensitive information from prying eyes. In this post, we will walk through the process of setting up an SSL certificate with Nginx, a powerful and widely-used web server.





Prerequisites:


Before we get started, make sure you have the following prerequisites in place: …

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