Let\u2019s Encrypt, which offers free multi-domain HTTPS certificates has now issued a billion free SSL certificate in the last 4 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s Encrypt is a free, automated and open certificate signing authority (CA) from the nonprofit Internet Security Research Group (ISRG). has officially announced with a blog post stated it\u2019s issued a billion certificate since its launch in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Launched with the goal of speeding up the web\u2019s encryption rate and bringing down the costs of enabling HTTPS, Let\u2019s Encrypt\u2019s ACME (Automatic Certificate Management Environment) protocol offers an easy means to set up and issue SSL certificates<\/a> that can be renewed and replaced<\/a> without manual intervention from webmasters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The issued HTTPS certificates by Let\u2019s Encrypt are valid for 90 days. However, the site also offers automation tools to manage renewals automatically for your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But with bad actors abusing Let\u2019s Encrypt HTTPS certificates to mask malicious traffic<\/a> and direct unsuspecting users to malicious sites<\/a>, the company has taken steps<\/a> to \u201censure that a certificate applicant actually controls the domain they want a certificate for.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Apple has managed to do what most CAs were hesitant to accomplish all this time: shorten the maximum validity of issued certificates to one year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The tech giant recently announced that starting 1st September 2020, Safari will reject new HTTPS certificates that expire more than 13 months (or 398 days) from their creation date, effectively bringing down the maximum certificate lifetime<\/a> from 825 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At Smartster Media, we\u2019ve implemented free SSL certificates from Let\u2019s Encrypt from the start, providing all hosting customers with the ability to install a Let\u2019s Encrypt certificate within a minute on an unlimited number of domains and subdomains.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nApple Takes a Significant Step Forward<\/h2>\n\n\n\n