Let's Encrypt Internet Security Initiative Exits Beta | Linux Today

Let’s Encrypt Internet Security Initiative Exits Beta

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Sean Michael Kerner
Apr 12, 2016

Let’s Encrypt is officially exiting its beta stage today as the free Linux Foundation Collaborative Project hits a new milestone. The Let’s Encrypt initiative is an effort to provide free Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) certificates to Websites in a bid to help further the adoption of encryption on the Web and improve Internet security for everyone.

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Sean Michael Kerner

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