Editing HTTPS (section)

====Acquiring certificates====
A number of commercial [[Certificate authority|certificate authorities]] exist, offering paid-for SSL/TLS certificates of a number of types, including [[Extended Validation Certificate]]s.

[[Let's Encrypt]], launched in April 2016,<ref name="softpedia-launch">{{cite web |url=https://news.softpedia.com/news/let-s-encrypt-launched-today-currently-protects-3-8-million-domains-502857.shtml |title=Let's Encrypt Launched Today, Currently Protects 3.8 Million Domains |publisher=Softpedia News |first=Catalin |last=Cimpanu |date=12 April 2016 |access-date=20 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209055129/https://news.softpedia.com/news/let-s-encrypt-launched-today-currently-protects-3-8-million-domains-502857.shtml |archive-date=9 February 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> provides free and automated service that delivers basic SSL/TLS certificates to websites.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eweek.com/security/let-s-encrypt-effort-aims-to-improve-internet-security |title=Let's Encrypt Effort Aims to Improve Internet Security |publisher=Quinstreet Enterprise |website=eWeek.com |date=18 November 2014 |access-date=20 October 2018 |last=Kerner |first=Sean Michael |archive-date=2 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402154948/https://www.eweek.com/security/let-s-encrypt-effort-aims-to-improve-internet-security/ |url-status=live }}</ref> According to the [[Electronic Frontier Foundation]], Let's Encrypt will make switching from HTTP to HTTPS "as easy as issuing one command, or clicking one button."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/11/certificate-authority-encrypt-entire-web |title=Launching in 2015: A Certificate Authority to Encrypt the Entire Web |publisher=[[Electronic Frontier Foundation]] |date=18 November 2014 |access-date=20 October 2018 |last=Eckersley |first=Peter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118160126/https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/11/certificate-authority-encrypt-entire-web |archive-date=18 November 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> The majority of web hosts and cloud providers now leverage Let's Encrypt, providing free certificates to their customers.