Life & fun · September 6, 2014
A tool for creating custom TLS CA bundles
A tool for creating custom TLS CA bundles launched on September 6, 2014 with 20 votes and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 12 years on.
In plain words
This tool helps users create and manage custom TLS certificate authority bundles for non-browser applications. It addresses the challenge of maintaining trusted root certificates lists outside standard browsers, which typically rely on Mozilla's certificate authority list. The tool simplifies finding and organizing root certificates for projects that need custom certificate validation, making it easier to define which certificate authorities an application should trust for secure connections.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
From the sources
TLS and SSL are vital for web security, but they're useless unless you have a trusted root certificates list. Root certificates identify who you trust unconditionally as well as who you trust to authenticate the legitimate owners of a website. Modern browsers are making it easier to evaluate your list of trusted root certificate authorities. Yet, finding and maintaining this list for other non-browser tools can be a nightmare. Projects like certifi.io have taken steps towards making this easier by providing Mozilla's list of trusted root certificates in a format that can be used by non-browser tools. However, it's far from perfect — it means you must trust everyone Mozilla trusts.…from mkcert.org
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