Let’s Encrypt is a free, automated, and open certificate authority (CA), run for the public’s benefit. Let’s Encrypt is a service provided by the Internet Security Research Group (ISRG). Reproducible: Always The key principles behind Let’s Encrypt are: Free: Anyone who owns a domain name can use Let’s Encrypt to obtain a trusted certificate at zero cost. Automatic: Software running on a web server can interact with Let’s Encrypt to painlessly obtain a certificate, securely configure it for use, and automatically take care of renewal. Secure: Let’s Encrypt will serve as a platform for advancing TLS security best practices, both on the CA side and by helping site operators properly secure their servers. Transparent: All certificates issued or revoked will be publicly recorded and available for anyone to inspect. Open: The automatic issuance and renewal protocol will be published as an open standard that others can adopt. Cooperative: Much like the underlying Internet protocols themselves, Let’s Encrypt is a joint effort to benefit the community, beyond the control of any one organization.
Created attachment 403310 [details] letsencrypt live ebuild live ebuild for letsencrypt developer preview node-client
The attached ebuild is broken since the letsencrypt launched the invitation beta. Furthermore, the client does not yet support Python 3 - see https://github.com/letsencrypt/letsencrypt/issues/962 For another set of rudimentary ebuilds: http://gpo.zugaina.org/Search?search=letsencrypt
this is in the main tree now: http://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=2231ef0012f77c8f79600f5a4e3e72558151a40d http://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=d0cac17662ed8976fded919ff4b55fe032fd6660 if you have further enhancements, please file new bugs.
