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Update tls_self_signed_certificate.markdown (#1491)

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Fixed link to https://home-assistant.io/blog/2015/12/13/setup-encryption-using-lets-encrypt/
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If your Home Assistant instance is only accessible from your local network you can still protect the communication between your browsers and the frontend with SSL/TLS. [Let's encrypt](blog/2015/12/13/setup-encryption-using-lets-encrypt/) will only work if you have a DNS entry and remote access is allowed. The solution is to use a self-signed certificate. As you most likely don't have a certification authority (CA) your browser will conplain about the security. If you have a CA then this will not be an issue. If your Home Assistant instance is only accessible from your local network you can still protect the communication between your browsers and the frontend with SSL/TLS. [Let's encrypt]({{site_root}}/blog/2015/12/13/setup-encryption-using-lets-encrypt/) will only work if you have a DNS entry and remote access is allowed. The solution is to use a self-signed certificate. As you most likely don't have a certification authority (CA) your browser will conplain about the security. If you have a CA then this will not be an issue.
To create locally a certificate you need the [OpenSSL](https://www.openssl.org/) command-line tool. To create locally a certificate you need the [OpenSSL](https://www.openssl.org/) command-line tool.