As we all know, SSL is a cryptographic protocol used to secure communication from the source (server) to the recipient (the customer's browser). https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security
Let's Encrypt is a Certification Authority (CA) that issues free Domain Validated (DV) certificates that last for 90 days.
The certificate issued by Let's Encrypt has the same characteristics as the DV SSL Certificate.
The integration and automation of Let's Encrypt on the cPanel platform is done through a special plug-in that allows you to:
The SSL check is performed automatically and at set intervals, so it may take some time (even a few hours) before the certificate for a new site is actually configured. The time it takes to issue a certificate may also depend on the availability of Let's Encrypt resources and on a number of limitations of the CA itself (available at: https://letsencrypt.org/docs/rate-limits/ ).
These limitations, briefly summarised, are as follows:
The procedure for requesting/installing/renewing certificates is fully automatic, to work it is necessary that:
If you use services such as external CDN/PROXY or have a AAAA (for IPv6) record configured in your DNS zones, Let's Encrypt will not be able to be installed for your domain and you should consider purchasing one of the SSL Certificates available on our site.
You can view the SSL Certificates installed for the domain from the "SSL/TLS" section of Cpanel:
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