Let's Encrypt is a non-profit certificate authority operated by the Internet Security Research Group that provides free TLS certificates to enable HTTPS encryption for websites.
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Internet Security Research Group operates Let's Encrypt, a free, automated, and open certificate authority that provides digital certificates for secure HTTPS connections.
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