By shareefhadid
Hi,
I am working on an node/express server and have set up nginx with lets encrypt and cerbot on my Droplet. When I access my ip I get the green lock and it says the connection is secure. However, when I try to log req.secure in Express it returns false. As a result, I am having trouble using session authentication with secure cookies.
Some posts are suggesting it could be due to the proxy or load balancer. I am not super familiar with with Digital Ocean, is the a problem others have had? Did I set up my SSL incorrectly (and somehow still get the green lock)?
Thank you in advance
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Hi there,
Could you confirm how exactly didi you issue an SSL certificate for your IP address? If you run an SSL check for your IP do you get any errors:
https://www.sslshopper.com/ssl-checker.html
Usually, I tend to stick to Let’s encrypt as per this tutorial here:
If you don’t yet have a domain name for that specific project, you could register a free one with Freenom.
Regards, Bobby
Sorry, I forgot to update this. The issue was with my NGINX Config Headers (Forwarder headers in particular).
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