Replaces Let's Encrypt

European alternatives to Let's Encrypt

European certificate authority for TLS

Browse the category: ACME SSL certificate providers

Let's Encrypt is a non-profit certificate authority operated by the Internet Security Research Group in the United States. It issues TLS certificates at no cost and developed the ACME protocol, which lets a server request and renew its own certificates automatically. That combination is a large part of why HTTPS became the default across the web.

Depending on one authority for every certificate you use is a single point of failure, and organisations with formal supplier requirements sometimes need a certificate authority established in Europe with a commercial contract behind it. A European alternative to Let's Encrypt covers that case. Actalis SSL is a European certificate authority issuing TLS certificates, so you can obtain certificates for your domains without relying solely on a single US based issuer.

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Actalis SSL

ACME SSL certificates from an Italian certificate authority

Actalis is a certification authority based in Italy that runs an ACME service for issuing and renewing SSL/TLS certificates automatically. Every subscription plan, including the free one, allows an unlimited number of ACME certificates, which suits hosting companies, web agencies and larger organisations that manage many domains at once.

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Questions

Can I keep automating renewals?

Automation depends on whether the authority supports the ACME protocol and how your client is configured. Check what Actalis SSL offers for the certificate type you need before changing your renewal process.

Will browsers trust the certificates?

Any certificate authority included in the major root programmes is trusted by browsers and operating systems. Confirm the current root and intermediate details with Actalis SSL when you set up a new issuer.

Do I have to switch everything at once?

No: certificates are issued per domain, so you can move a few services first and keep the rest as they are. Many organisations deliberately keep a second issuer available as a fallback.