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Show HN: SelfCertForge, manage root CAs and self-signed certs on macOS/Windows

Hacker News - Tue, 05/12/2026 - 11:35pm

Hi, HN!

I recently published SelfCertForge, an open source desktop app for creating and managing self-signed certificates on macOS and Windows:

https://github.com/rbonestell/SelfCertForge/

I know, I know... this isn't an earth-shattering invention. This came from a place of years of personal annoyance. I’ve been maintaining scripts that wrapped OpenSSL for local certificate workflows: create a long-lived root cert, add it to the trust store, then generate and sign child certificates for local services.

The scripts work but the workflow was clunky. Used infrequently enough that it's easy to forget the flags, not much easier to explain to anyone than OpenSSL itself, and irritating to repeat across machines. Every time I'd share them with colleagues and friends there were always questions and feature requests, so I used Claude Code to amplify my UI/UX design skills (well, I can't amplify 0...) and turned the functionality into a cross-platform GUI.

SelfCertForge can generate root CAs and add them to the system's trust store, generate and sign child certificates, and export DER, PEM, PFX, and P7B formats. It also supports common X.509 fields like Subject, SANs, and Key Usage.

Very important caveat: this is not suitable for production environments or public-facing SSL/TLS.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48117476

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I vibecoded a game and got my first paying supporter

Hacker News - Tue, 05/12/2026 - 11:28pm

Article URL: https://gunguesser.com

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48117428

Points: 1

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xkcd: Well 2

Hacker News - Tue, 05/12/2026 - 11:16pm

Article URL: https://xkcd.com/568/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48117372

Points: 1

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Fear of layoffs what should I do?

Hacker News - Tue, 05/12/2026 - 11:03pm

I am mid level software dev. After seeing so many layoffs, my mind is filled with fear. I couldn't spend my time with family. People say AI replaces people not using AI. But it is not true, it will replace people using AI eventually, I think. People in my situation, what you are actually doing to overcome this, are you taking any actions to orevent any future catastrophes.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48117316

Points: 1

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Ask HN: Freelance Billing in the Age of LLMs?

Hacker News - Tue, 05/12/2026 - 10:39pm

Fellow software consultants: how are you navigating billing these days? Assuming you’re more productive with LLMs, how do you ensure that you’re paid fairly for your skills?

Are you raising your hourly rate?

Are you embracing milestone/outcome based billing instead of billable hours?

I’m relatively new to consulting (around 2.5 years), and trying to navigate this myself.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48117191

Points: 1

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Rectangle Shopping (Almost Anything)

Hacker News - Tue, 05/12/2026 - 10:38pm

Article URL: https://www.rectangle.so

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48117184

Points: 1

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SN 1078: DigiCert does it right - Hugging Face Under Fire

Security Now - Tue, 05/12/2026 - 10:36pm

DigiCert's latest security mishap triggered not just a scramble behind the scenes, but a cascading crisis that briefly wiped trust from millions of Windows systems. Find out how a single support slip, followed by Microsoft's heavy-handed response, left critical infrastructures exposed.

  • The FCC decides router firmware updates are useful.
  • Netgear applies for and gets a full FCC pass.
  • AI uncovers a 21-year old critical FreeBSD RCE.
  • What was behind that Let's Encrypt outage.
  • AI model repositories are overflowing with malware.
  • The CISA 2015 info-sharing act is being renewed.
  • Edge leaves ALL usernames and passwords in the clear.
  • An examination of DigiCert's breach and their response

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1078-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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BYOM stock analysis via MCP, looking for feedback

Hacker News - Tue, 05/12/2026 - 10:21pm

Article URL: https://stocks.lynxdi.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48117081

Points: 1

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