Let’s Encrypt, the free and open certificate authority that launched in 2016, has issued more than 100 million certificates as of June 2017 and is currently securing 47 million domains. Earlier this year, the web passed a major milestone of getting more than 50% of traffic encrypted. Let’s Encrypt has been a major contributor to that percentage growing to nearly 58%.
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Adding Free SSL Certificates to WordPress with Let’s Encrypt
An SSL certificate encrypts the connection between your site and your visitors’ browser so hackers can’t steal personal information. SSL certificates can be cumbersome to install and can be expensive, but this situation is changing.
Let’s Encrypt is a new open source certificate authority that is backed by top companies including Automattic (the force behind WordPress), Facebook, Mozilla, Chrome, Cisco, and Sucuri. The aim of the project is to make installing SSL certificates automated and free for everyone.
wpmudev has everything you need to know about Let’s Encrypt SSL certificates and how to use them with WordPress right here.