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Life & fun · March 31, 2015

Let's Encrypt

A new Certificate Authority - free, automated, and open.

Let's Encrypt launched on March 31, 2015 with 26 votes, #1,099 of 2,697 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 11 years on.

What it does

Let's Encrypt is a free, automated, and open Certificate Authority brought to you by the nonprofit Internet Security Research Group (ISRG). Read all about our nonprofit work this year in our 2025 Annual Report.

Our 2025 Annual Report highlights the progress we've made toward a better Internet. Let's Encrypt is a Certificate Authority that provides free TLS certificates, making it easy for websites to enable HTTPS encryption and create a more secure Internet for everyone. Let's Encrypt is a project of the nonprofit Internet Security Research Group. Start securing your websites with free SSL/TLS certificates from Let's Encrypt. In order to get a certificate for your website's domain, you have to demonstrate control over the domain. Learn about our certificate issuance process and best practices. Choose from our recommended ACME clients to automatically manage your certificates. Join our community…from letsencrypt.org

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