The problems here is not that hardness, and not even yearly certificate updates, or bothering with new certs on every IP address change, but (as the commentator above rightly pointed out)...
1. Planned obsolescence built into HTTPS: no HTTPS-aware server device from year 1999 would work with 2023 browsers. Just because "too old crypto". Plain HTTP works.
Being on a buy side I am against HTTPS in such devices, but I understand the sell side's position.
1. Planned obsolescence built into HTTPS: no HTTPS-aware server device from year 1999 would work with 2023 browsers. Just because "too old crypto". Plain HTTP works.
Being on a buy side I am against HTTPS in such devices, but I understand the sell side's position.