Amazon’s new Certificate Manager is providing SSL certificates for free to AWS customers but experts warn it’s only a matter of time before they’re exploited.

Amazon has announced a new service called AWS Certificate Manager, offering free SSL/TLS certificates for AWS resources.

On top of that, its AWS Certificate Manager, or ACM, enables AWS developers to provision and manage Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) certificates.

If AWS has its own root Certificate Authority, AWS developers no longer have to visit a third-party certificate provider to purchase verified digital certificates.

If you need to generate quick SSL certificates for test servers and services, mkcert might be the fastest option available. Jack Wallen shows you how to use this handy tool.

Issuing and installing SSL certificates doesn't have to be a challenge, especially when there are tools like acme.sh available. Jack Wallen shows you how to install and use this handy script.