Let’s Encrypt goes public beta. No more paying of ridiculous amounts for a simple SSL certificate. Yearly.
The process is still somewhat rough on the edges now. I expect it to get better when it goes 1.0. There’s another important thing to note when you’re using using certificates from Let’s Encrypt. In the interest of transparency, they publish the list of certificates issued by them. So if you’re uncomfortable about your domain appearing in a public website, you may want to reconsider.
Let’s Encrypt is a free, automated, and open certificate authority brought to you by the Internet Security Research Group (ISRG). ISRG is a California public benefit corporation, and is recognized by the IRS as a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Source: Entering Public Beta