Lets Encrypt

Let's Encrypt is a free and automated certificate authority that provides TLS/SSL certificates to encrypt communication between websites and users. It has issued over 1 billion certificates to date, helping to encrypt over 80% of web pages globally. Some integrators charge nominal fees for Let's Encrypt certificate management, but the service itself remains free for individuals and organizations to promote a more secure web.

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Lets Encrypt

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Introduction –

Let’s Encrypt is an open and automated certificate authority that uses the ACME
(Automatic Certificate Management Environment ) protocol to provide free TLS/SSL
certificates to any compatible client. These certificates can be used to encrypt
communication between your web server and your users. There are dozens of clients
available, written in various programming languages, and many integrations with
popular administrative tools, services, and servers.

Analysis –

Encryption is the method by which information is converted into secret code that hides
the information's true meaning. The science of encrypting and decrypting information is
called cryptography. Encrypt is not just for converting a secret code it can also be use
for communication between the web server and the users. Lets encrypt is a non-
profit Ca run by Internet Security Research Group ( ISRG) to provide automated SSL
Certificates. The let’s encrypt initiative is a well-intentioned security solution. Yet it does
prompt some questions. By now most then have heared about “ Let’s Encrypt”
initiative.
There are 23,786,117 websites on the internet using the let’s encrypt. their mission is to
create a more secure and privacy-respecting Web by promoting the widespread
adoption of HTTPS. Their services are free and easy to use so that every website can
deploy HTTPS. Even if they give free service they also required support from generous
sponsors, grant makers, and individuals in order to provide our services for free across
the globe.
In some cases, integrators will charge a nominal fee that reflects the administrative and
management costs they incur to provide Let’s Encrypt certificates.

Throughout this period of incredible growth support and also for the effort has also
increased. OVH joined Cisco and Akamai as platinum sponsors with 3 year
commitment. Mozilla, Google Chrome and the Electronic Frontier Foundation
provide support through their platinum contributions.

Evaluation –
 Using let’s encrypt is one of the most recommended domain through the use
of web server and secured communication.
 It has also free for anyone who owns a domain that can get a certification
validated for that domain at zero cost and it will provide standard domain.
 It can automatically process during the server’s native installation.
 Let’s encrypt let your data to have more secured because, the information or
your business or personal info it will flows over the web specially when you are
using your bank accounts and other stuff through internet.
 All the information record of the client will be invisible specially those people
who are trying to hack the server to get the information of the client.
 The cooperation between those company by providing the sponsorship and
support of company it is one of the success of let’s encrypt over a millions of
website all over the country.

Summary of result

As per result let’s encrypt issued about billionth certificate on February 27, 2020.
They are going to use this big round number as an opportunity to reflect on what
has changed for them, and for the Internet, leading up to this event. In particular,
we want to talk about what has happened since the last time we talked about a
big round number of certificates - one hundred million.

One thing that’s different now is that the Web is much more encrypted than it
was. In June of 2017 approximately 58% of page loads used HTTPS globally,
64% in the United States. Today 81% of page loads use HTTPS globally, and
we’re at 91% in the United States! This is an incredible achievement. That’s a lot
more privacy and security for everybody.

Support articles

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/an-introduction-to-let-s-
encrypt.amp

https://www.linuxfoundation.org/projects/case-studies/lets-encrypt/

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/an-introduction-to-let-s-
encrypt.amp

https://letsencrypt.org/docs/faq