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Let's Encrypt is 10 years old today ! (letsencrypt.org)

submitted 16 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Happy birthday to Let's Encrypt !

Huge thanks to everyone involved in making HTTPS available to everyone for free !

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

Can anyone fill me on this? Why is it so significant?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

HTTPS certs used to be very expensive and technically complicated, making it out of reach for most smaller orgs. Let's Encrypt brought easy mass adoption and changed encryption availability on the web for everyone.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 hours ago

It is the free, easy way to get an SSL cert (plus automated renewals). Without it, maybe HTTPS wouldn't have been so omnipresent.