Certbot Electronic Frontier Foundation

Certbot is a free, open-source software tool designed to automate the process of securing websites with HTTPS by using Let's Encrypt certificates. It simplifies the task of obtaining and managing SSL/TLS certificates for manually administered web servers.

Key Features:

• Automatic issuance and renewal of Let's Encrypt certificates.
• Integration with popular web servers such as Apache, Nginx, and HAProxy.
• Support for DNS validation methods to obtain certificates without requiring open ports on the server.
• Flexibility to work with various server environments and configurations.

Audience & Benefit: Ideal for system administrators and developers managing manually administered websites, Certbot streamlines the process of enabling HTTPS. By automating certificate management, it helps ensure secure communication between web servers and clients, enhancing website security and compliance while reducing manual overhead.