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Getting started
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.
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More ways we're improving security and privacy
Did you know Let's Encrypt has two sibling projects? Let's Encrypt and these two projects are operated by Internet Security Research Group (ISRG), a 501(c)(3) public benefit organization focused on making the Internet more secure and privacy respecting.
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