{"id":8650,"date":"2016-02-02T07:48:48","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T13:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siteground.com\/blog\/?p=8650"},"modified":"2025-09-18T14:49:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T14:49:05","slug":"lets-encrypt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siteground.com\/blog\/lets-encrypt\/","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s Encrypt is Here &#8211; Open Source Security Certificates Available at SiteGround"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8656\" src=\"https:\/\/newblog.siteground.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/lets-encrypt.jpg\" alt=\"Let\u2019s Encrypt\" width=\"660\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In December 2015 the new certificate authority Let\u2019s Encrypt entered Public Beta and caused a wave of excitement. The groundbreaking news meant that website owners can obtain security certificates for their websites for free instead of paying for traditional SSL certificates and install them much easier. Naturally since then many of you have asked us when we would introduce the certificates on our hosting platform. For all of you who have been eagerly awaiting this moment, we are happy to say that Let\u2019s Encrypt certificates are now available at SiteGround!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>What you should know about Let\u2019s Encrypt<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/letsencrypt.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Let\u2019s Encrypt<\/a> is a free, automated, and open certificate authority (CA) that issues domain-validated security certificates. The main goal of the project, which SiteGround proudly sponsors, is to make encryption ubiquitous on the web so that all web browsing becomes safer.<\/p>\n<p>The key benefits of the Let\u2019s Encrypt certificates are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>cost-free<\/li>\n<li>easy installation<\/li>\n<li>no validation emails are sent<\/li>\n<li>no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siteground.com\/kb\/what-is-dedicated-ip\">dedicated IP<\/a> required (which is extra money)<\/li>\n<li>trusted by all major browsers<\/li>\n<li>auto renewable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to use Let\u2019s Encrypt at SiteGround<\/h3>\n<p>We have created an interface in the cPanel for easy install and management of your Let\u2019s Encrypt certificates. (To learn how to use it, see our Let\u2019s Encrypt cPanel tutorial.) You can have multiple certificates installed on your account for each domain and subdomain you want. The certificates auto renew unless you choose to cancel them through the cPanel interface. 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