Let's encrypt has delivered over 1 billion free certificates in the last 4 years

Most people who are familiar with hosting are probably already familiar with let's encrypt certificates.These are free SSL certificates that you can activate for your websites.
It has been shown that in the last 4 years more than 1 billion free certificates have been delivered.

Let's encrypt

Let's encrypt delivered the first certificate in September 2015 and reached a milestone of 100 million certificates in June 2017.Since last year, let's encrypt has been delivering more than 1 million certificates per day.

Now you may be wondering why it is that let's encrypt is so popular.It is so popular because it is free to install and it is also easy to install.

For example, you can have a let's encrypt certificate installed at MijnHostingPartner in just a few clicks.All you have to do is go to the control panel and then click on websites.

Underneath that you can click on your own domain and then go to the heading SSL and press the installation button of let's encrypt.When you have done this you will have your own let's encrypt certificate on your hosting.

Disadvantages

Because this is a free SSL certificate there are also disadvantages to this.One of these disadvantages is that it is very easy to request and there is only domain control.

This means that even malicious users can request this if they want to.So if you use a webshop it is not advisable to use this.

When you have your own webshop, it is advisable to purchase a DV SSL for it.So visitors can also directly see that it is a legitimate shop.

Another disadvantage of let's encrypt is that it must be renewed every 3 months (90 days), this happens automatically.Paid variants are also renewed every other year and these are renewed by the supplier.

What is the best use for let's encrypt?

You may now be wondering whether let's encrypt is good for anything.Fortunately the answer is yes, let's encrypt can certainly be suitable for some websites.

For example, if you have your own blog, a let's encrypt certificate is highly recommended.This way you keep the costs of your blog low and you still offer people the possibility to connect over HTTPS.

If you have any questions about this, you can always check whether a chat employee is available.If nobody is available you can send a ticket to our helpdesk.