Let’s Encrypt Unveils New “Generation Y” Root and 45-Day Certificates

Let’s Encrypt, the nonprofit certificate authority powering free TLS/SSL certificates for millions of websites, announced sweeping updates to its issuance policies. The changes introduce a new “Generation Y” root hierarchy, deprecate TLS client authentication, and progressively shorten certificate lifetimes to align with CA/Browser Forum requirements. To ensure a smooth transition, Let’s Encrypt leverages ACME profiles, […]

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