Let's Encrypt has announced that its free security certificates are now trusted by all major browsers, a sign that the organization's mission to provide free HTTPS encryption to all websites is one step closer to becoming a reality.
Let 's Encrypt is an open certificate authority led by the Internet Security Research Group (ISRG) and funded by Mozilla and Automattic. It aims to equip legitimate websites of all sizes and functions with SSL/TLS certificates, which help browsers accept and serve encrypted data to secure user activities and transactions from eavesdropping.
Their first certificate was issued in September and has now received signatures from SSL certificate provider IdenTrust.
Let's Encrypt will now start issuing certificates in November. This move will help websites adopt HTTPS encryption and climb higher in Google search results.
