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This FAQ is divided into the following sections:

- [General Questions](#general)
- [Technical Questions](#technical)

# <a id="general">General Questions</a>

## What services does Let's Encrypt offer?

Let's Encrypt is a global Certificate Authority (CA). We let people and organizations around the world obtain, renew, and manage SSL/TLS certificates. Our certificates can be used by websites to enable secure HTTPS connections.

Let's Encrypt offers Domain Validation (DV) certificates. We do not offer Organization Validation (OV) or Extended Validation (EV) primarily because we cannot automate issuance for those types of certificates.

To get started using Let's Encrypt, please visit our [Getting Started](/getting-started) page.

## What does it cost to use Let's Encrypt? Is it really free?

We do not charge a fee for our certificates. Let's Encrypt is a nonprofit, our mission is to create a more secure and privacy-respecting Web by promoting the widespread adoption of HTTPS. Our services are free and easy to use so that every website can deploy HTTPS.<commit_msg>Bump FAQ last updated date<commit_after>---
title: FAQ
linkTitle: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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menu:
  main:
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---

This FAQ is divided into the following sections:

- [General Questions](#general)
- [Technical Questions](#technical)

# <a id="general">General Questions</a>

## What services does Let's Encrypt offer?

Let's Encrypt is a global Certificate Authority (CA). We let people and organizations around the world obtain, renew, and manage SSL/TLS certificates. Our certificates can be used by websites to enable secure HTTPS connections.

Let's Encrypt offers Domain Validation (DV) certificates. We do not offer Organization Validation (OV) or Extended Validation (EV) primarily because we cannot automate issuance for those types of certificates.

To get started using Let's Encrypt, please visit our [Getting Started](/getting-started) page.

## What does it cost to use Let's Encrypt? Is it really free?

We do not charge a fee for our certificates. Let's Encrypt is a nonprofit, our mission is to create a more secure and privacy-respecting Web by promoting the widespread adoption of HTTPS. Our services are free and easy to use so that every website can deploy HTTPS.
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