NGINX + https 101 The Basics & Getting Started

NGINX is a multi-faceted tool, and if you’re just getting your feet wet--or need a buffer--you’ll want to check this presentation out first. One popular use for NGINX is as a HTTPS reverse proxy--enabling services to support encrypted protocols that don’t normally do so. Why should you be an expert on this? Putting NGINX in front of HTTP-based websites and services allows them to be fully HTTPS compliant, taking advantage of NGINX’s state-of-the-art encryption technology.
This session will start by introducing the basics of HTTPS and web encryption. Attendees will learn how to get a proper HTTPS certificate from a certificate authority (“CA”) for browser-facing services, and an internal CA for internal services. The session will also cover the ngx_http_ssl_module, and what it takes to configure it to the industry standard. This is your spark notes session for getting that A+ in security.

[WilsonMar]

[19:09] begins the NGINX configuration talk.

[chanlapming]

Very informative. Save me a lot of googling when I'm hitting related issues at work.

[lionFodder]

We’ll done! So much more informative than a lot of the walk-throughs/tutorials on yt and around the web. Just what I needed... Thanks!

[MuhammadKamranAzeem]

Simply lovely! Thank you! Background noise was annoying, but still the material was great, presented in a great way.

[devb]

QQ: Does the loadbalancer and the nginx controller certificate needs to be the same when am terminating the TLS on the nginx controller.

[MattDalrymple]

Audio recording is making this hard to watch... very echo-y and sounds like the audience won't stop the side-chatter.