# Ignition secure connection with ssl/tls

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-secure-connection-with-ssl-tls/100228>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** security\
**Created:** [December 26, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-secure-connection-with-ssl-tls/100228 "2024-12-26T17:50:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Ahmed\_badawi1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/58f4c7/32.png) [@Ahmed\_badawi1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ahmed_badawi1)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-secure-connection-with-ssl-tls/100228/1 "2024-12-26T17:50:10Z")

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Hi, is it ok in ignition to generate my own ssl/tls certificate to use it in my gateway or i should have a CA to generate it

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2024, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-secure-connection-with-ssl-tls/100228/2 "2024-12-26T17:55:43Z")

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Ignition itself won't care. But if the certificate isn't signed by a recognized CA, then browsers will object to connect with your Ignition gateway. (Unless you use your own CA, and make all of the browsers that you use trust it.)

If you wish to avoid _ **paying** _ for a certificate, look into the Let's Encrypt service.

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**Author:** ![Ahmed\_badawi1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/58f4c7/32.png) [@Ahmed\_badawi1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ahmed_badawi1)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2024, 8:20am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-secure-connection-with-ssl-tls/100228/3 "2024-12-27T08:20:18Z")

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is it possible to use and test with 2 hrs trial mode?

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2024, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-secure-connection-with-ssl-tls/100228/4 "2024-12-27T14:02:32Z")

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Sure, if you mean "can I test certificates" in two-hour trial mode. Certificate functionality isn't limited by an expired trial, anyways.