Let's Encrypt operates as a free, automated, and open certificate authority (CA), functioning for the benefit of the public. It provides digital certificates essential for enabling HTTPS for websites at no cost, striving to do so in the most user-friendly manner possible. The motivation behind this initiative is to foster a more secure and privacy-respecting web environment. As a non-profit Certificate Authority, it has already provided TLS certificates to over 250 million websites. Individuals are encouraged to contribute to this cause of a more secure and privacy-respecting web by making donations through the Let's Encrypt website.
