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Let's Encrypt is 10 years old now

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489 points gslin | 1 comments | 20 Nov 24 06:13 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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mrtksn ◴[20 Nov 24 07:49 UTC] No.42191644[source]▶
Hands down one of the greatest services out there, stopped a racket and made the internet secure.

I remember a time when having an HTTPS connection was for "serious" projects only because the cost of the certificate was much higher than the domain. You go commando and if it sticks then you purchase a certificate for a 100 bucks or something.

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1. dewey ◴[20 Nov 24 11:34 UTC] No.42192905[source]▶
At least there were some services where you could get a single domain "real" certificate for free before (But a complicated and annoying process) but then if you wanted a wildcard certificate to cover a bunch of subdomains for personal projects it became really expensive.

Glad this problem just got completely resolved.