February 2025 Archive

Removing Staples: Moving Away From Let's Encrypt OSCP Stapling

• February 03, 2025
• 5 minutes
• certbot, inspiration, security, tech, website

Last summer, Let's Encrypt announced their intent to end their OCSP service, and this was formalized in December with key dates related to the change. Near the end of January, I also received a direct email from Let's Encrypt detailing certificates of mine that had been configured with the "Must Staple" property.