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    DNS settings for use with a free StartSSL certificate

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      ilumos
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      Hi Guys,

      I'd like to set up my pfsense box with a valid certificate so that captive portal users don't get a scary message.

      I own a .co.uk domain and have set firewall.mydomain.co.uk to the external IP address of my ADSL router. My ADSL router assigns a 192.168.1.0/24 address to the WAN interface of my pfsense box.

      I'll be obtaining and importing a free StartSSL.com certificate for firewall.mydomain.co.uk shortly (DNS propagation in progress).

      Are the following settings correct:

      System > General Setup
      Hostname: firewall
      Domain: mydomain.co.uk

      Services > DHCP Server
      Domain name: lan

      Services > DNS Forwarder
      Host Override: firewall.mydomain.co.uk -> 10.1.1.1 (my pfsense box's LAN IP)

      With the above settings, if a user is taken to the captive portal login page at firewall.mydomain.co.uk, will they get a certificate warning from the browser?

      Many thanks in advance!

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