{"id":3300,"date":"2015-12-03T15:45:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-03T15:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.dream.press\/?post_type=announcement&p=3300"},"modified":"2025-05-06T18:18:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T18:18:44","slug":"lets-encrypt-and-dreamhost","status":"publish","type":"announcement","link":"https:\/\/news.dream.press\/news\/announcements\/lets-encrypt-and-dreamhost\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s Encrypt and DreamHost"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“HTTPS Everywhere!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe you\u2019ve heard this rallying cry in some of the Internet\u2019s nerdier corners; maybe not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HTTPS Everywhere is one of the most significant ideas to come along since the Internet was created, and it embodies a simple-sounding goal: encrypt all<\/strong> web traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Edward<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Thanks to Edward Snowden\u2019s revelations<\/a>, the world now knows that virtually all of their Internet traffic (innocent or otherwise) is being monitored at any given time. Who\u2019s doing the monitoring? A lot of different governments around the world, for starters, and that\u2019s just what he told us about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyone<\/em> on the Internet can peek at traffic and spy on anyone or anything, with or without just cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DreamHost believes that your private data should remain private. You should have a reasonable expectation that your interactions with a website won\u2019t be monitored by a third party \u2014 ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, what we believe<\/em> and how the Internet works<\/em> are two different things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One good solution to keeping your private data private<\/em> is encryption<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You know how when you visit a secure site, that little lock icon pops up in your browser\u2019s toolbar? One of these cute fellas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"HTTPS<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

That icon is your assurance that traffic between your browser and the site that you\u2019re visiting is encrypted and un-eavesedroppable. It\u2019s not just limited to keeping your credit card details safe \u2014 all of your web traffic can be encrypted!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a website owner, if you want to turn that icon on and enable encryption, you\u2019ll need to obtain a secure certificate<\/strong><\/a> from a trusted party that\u2019s been authorized to issue them. And, like a lot of things on the Internet designed to make your life better, you\u2019d need to pay a recurring fee for it. Certificates can be purchased from a few different places online. Heck, we even sell them ourselves at an industry-leading $15 per year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pricing for secure certificates varies wildly \u2014 we\u2019ve seen them priced as high as $300 per year, and we\u2019re sure that\u2019s not the ceiling. But here\u2019s the secret that the SSL industry doesn\u2019t want you to know: SSL certificates are all the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So why doesn\u2019t everyone<\/em> just buy cheap SSL certificates and use them? Why isn\u2019t every<\/em> website using encryption today?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s because people are lazy, cheap, or don\u2019t want to learn new things. Even a fee as low as one dollar can be a barrier to entry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two employees at Mozilla (Josh Aas and Eric Rescorla) recognized this a while ago<\/a>, and formed a non-profit organization called \u201cLet\u2019s Encrypt<\/a><\/strong>\u201c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s Encrypt\u2019s entire mission is to do exactly what you\u2019d expect \u2013 secure the web<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 and to do it in a way that makes life easier and better for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s Encrypt issues free secure certificates to domain holders.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Oh<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Completely free! In fact, they just started doing this (in beta) today<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Certificates created by Let\u2019s Encrypt are functionally identical to any certificate you\u2019d spend money for elsewhere. They\u2019re recognized as secure across all major web browsers with no additional work or configuration required by users. These certificates are valid for 90 days, and in the future, we will auto-renew any certificates generated through DreamHost!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s Encrypt is working to address a fundamental oversight of the web\u2019s design. End to end encryption for all web traffic is not only possible, it\u2019s now easier than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DreamHost is committed to supporting Let\u2019s Encrypt, even if it means<\/em> taking a hit on the chin in lost certificate sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Don<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

DreamHost users will soon be able to generate and enable Let\u2019s Encrypt certificates directly within their control panel. Who knows \u2014 now that certificates are free, we may even enable HTTPS for\u00a0all<\/em>\u00a0new customers by default!<\/p>\n\n\n

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In the meantime, while we\u2019re working to enable that functionality, you can contact our support team<\/a> by submitting a ticket or starting a LiveChat to express your interest in Let\u2019s Encrypt. We\u2019ll be sure to contact you once DreamHost is fully Let\u2019s Encrypt-enabled!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re not entirely comfortable with the Let\u2019s Encrypt approach to democratizing encryption, don\u2019t worry! You\u2019ll still be able to purchase secure certificates through the DreamHost control panel from Comodo for $15 per year. Functionally, they\u2019re the same! Financially, they are fifteen dollars more expensive than free certificates. Up to you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The web\u2019s about to get safer, and we can\u2019t wait to watch it happen!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Update:<\/strong> An earlier version of this post claimed that the Electronic Frontier Foundation created Let\u2019s Encrypt. This post has been updated to reflect reality. My bad. -Brett<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Update: <\/strong>An earlier version of this post encouraged users to start a Live Chat session for support. Unfortunately, issues with Let\u2019s Encrypt cannot be handled over Live Chat at this time. Please submit a ticket if help is needed!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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