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- signed or approved by a Certification Authority such as Global Sign, Comodo, Verisign or others ensuring that the end user will be able to make sure that the server or website is actually who they say they are (this is usually a fairly expensive service, but also comparably convenient and secure);
issued and signed using letsencrypt.com free service;
Tip If you would like to use this option, follow the instructions in our HTTPS or SSL setup guide.
- self signed or issued by yourself which is good enough if you wish to create HTTPS connection only for known parties, such as your server and a known third party, e.g. REST API resource consumer.
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