Ars Technica

HTTPS for all: Let’s Encrypt reaches one billion certificates issued

Let’s Encrypt, the Internet Security Research Group‘s free certificate signing authority, issued its first certificate a little over four years ago. Today, it issued its billionth. The ISRG’s goal for ...
Threat Post

First Let’s Encrypt Free Certificate Goes Live

Let’s Encrypt hit a major milestone today when its first free and automated cert went live. Let’s Encrypt, a movement to issue free and automated HTTPS certificates, today hit a major milestone when ...
TechCrunch

Let’s Encrypt issues 3 billion HTTPS certificates

Nonprofit certificate authority Let’s Encrypt hit a major milestone earlier this month: it issued its three billionth HTTPS certificate. The ISRG announced this week that Let’s Encrypt issued its ...
GIGAZINE

Let's Encrypt celebrates its 10th anniversary and looks back on its journey

Let's Encrypt, a certificate authority (CA) that issues free SSL/TLS certificates for web servers, will celebrate its 10th anniversary since launching in beta in 2025. To commemorate this, an article ...
Wired

A Scheme to Encrypt the Entire Web Is Actually Working | WIRED

Apple's move to encrypt your iPhone and WhatsApp's rollout of end-to-end encrypted messaging have generated plenty of privacy applause and law enforcement controversy. But more quietly, a small ...
CRN

Let's Encrypt, A Free And Automated Certificate Authority, Comes Out Of Stealth Mode

Most websites don't display that little lock icon in the URL line. But in a world festering with cyberthreats and online fraud, they probably should. Let's Encrypt, a nonprofit Certificate Authority ...
Bleeping Computer

Let's Encrypt is revoking lots of SSL certificates in two days

Let's Encrypt will begin revoking certain SSL/TLS certificates issued within the last 90 days due to a bug, starting January 28, 2022. The move could impact millions of active Let's Encrypt ...
Bleeping Computer

Let’s Encrypt ends certificate expiry emails to cut costs, boost privacy

Let's Encrypt has announced it will no longer notify users about imminent certificate expirations via email due to high costs, privacy concerns, and unnecessary complexities. The decision to end the ...