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  "name": "Let's Encrypt",
  "description": "Let's Encrypt is a free, automated, and open certificate authority (CA), run for the public's benefit. It is a service provided by the Internet Security Research Group (ISRG) that provides digital certificates needed to enable HTTPS (SSL/TLS) for websites.",
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      "slug": "digicert",
      "name": "DigiCert"
    },
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      "slug": "globalsign",
      "name": "GlobalSign"
    },
    {
      "slug": "sectigo",
      "name": "Sectigo"
    }
  ],
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      "slug": "digicert-globalsign",
      "name": "Digicert Globalsign"
    },
    {
      "slug": "self-signed-certificates",
      "name": "Self Signed Certificates"
    },
    {
      "slug": "sectigo-formerly-comodo",
      "name": "Sectigo Formerly Comodo"
    },
    {
      "slug": "shared-hosting-ssl",
      "name": "Shared Hosting Ssl"
    },
    {
      "slug": "cloudflareaws-managed-ssl",
      "name": "Cloudflareaws Managed Ssl"
    },
    {
      "slug": "commercial-certificate-authorities",
      "name": "Commercial Certificate Authorities"
    },
    {
      "slug": "zerossl",
      "name": "Zerossl"
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    {
      "slug": "aws-certificate-manager-acm",
      "name": "Aws Certificate Manager Acm"
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  "updatedAt": "2026-04-11T14:32:05.975+00:00",
  "verifiedVitals": {
    "website": "letsencrypt.org",
    "founded": "2014",
    "headquarters": "San Francisco, CA",
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    "core_products": "Domain Validated (DV) SSL/TLS Certificates, ACME Protocol.",
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      "Manual Commercial SSL Procurement: Manually generating CSRs, purchasing certificates from commercial CAs, and manually installing them on servers via SSH/FTP.",
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      "how to automate ssl renewal",
      "ACME protocol clients",
      "EV SSL certificate provider",
      "isrg root x1 information",
      "Managed Hosting Providers: Utilizing built-in SSL/TLS management provided by Managed WordPress hosts or Website Builders (Wix, Squarespace) who handle the backend automation."
    ],
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}