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letsencrypt.org

Category: Information Technology, Information, Computer Security

Scanned: May 19, 2026, 01:02 AM UTC · First seen: May 19, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 92 · Times Scanned: 1
93 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of letsencrypt.org Captured May 19, 2026
https://letsencrypt.org
Screenshot of letsencrypt.org
11 years
Very Popular - #1,249 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (92 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
AWS EC2 (eu-central-1)
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Unknown
Unknown
63.176.8.218
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Cloudflare, Inc.
Registered July 7, 2014
Expires July 7, 2027
Name Servers owen.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting AWS EC2 (eu-central-1)
Reputation & Threat Check 92 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
35 files scanned
No threats
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Low Risk
0
Medium Risk
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letsencrypt.org/feed.xml 632.8 KB Flagged: medium risk
letsencrypt.org/# 88.4 KB Flagged: medium risk
letsencrypt.org/zh-cn/# 88.3 KB Flagged: medium risk
letsencrypt.org/si/# 94.9 KB Flagged: medium risk
letsencrypt.org/ja/# 90.0 KB Flagged: medium risk
letsencrypt.org/el/# 87.2 KB Flagged: medium risk
letsencrypt.org/docs/client-options 105.5 KB Flagged: medium risk
letsencrypt.org/es/# 87.9 KB Flagged: medium risk
letsencrypt.org/ca/# 86.7 KB Flagged: medium risk
letsencrypt.org/zh-tw/# 88.2 KB Flagged: medium risk
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letsencrypt.org/getting-started 27.7 KB No threats
letsencrypt.org/sponsor 20.7 KB No threats
letsencrypt.org/images/Prossimo%20Horizontal%20Full%20Color.svg 6.2 KB No threats
letsencrypt.org/images/ISRG-Logo-Blue.svg 7.1 KB No threats
letsencrypt.org/images/letsencrypt-logo-horizontal.svg 13.1 KB No threats
letsencrypt.org/images/le-logo-lockonly.svg 2.4 KB No threats
letsencrypt.org/about/# 26.5 KB No threats
letsencrypt.org/docs/# 53.4 KB No threats
letsencrypt.org/donate/# 61.6 KB No threats
letsencrypt.org/blog/# 222.4 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
1713
External Links
3 Flagged
4
Iframes
Clean
323
Referenced Domains
4 Flagged
7
Flagged Resources
Detected
7.4.1.4Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
oryx-embedded.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
railway.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
www.simple-acme.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://oryx-embedded.com/products/CycloneACMEFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://railway.com/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5246#section-7.4.1.4.1Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://oryx-embedded.com/products/CycloneACMEFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://railway.com/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5246#section-7.4.1.4.1Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://abetterinternet.orgNot flagged
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/09/why-comcasts-javascript-ad-injections-threaten-security-net-neutrality/Not flagged
http://divviup.orgNot flagged
http://divviup.org/Not flagged
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/04/dont-be-fodder-for-chinas-great-cannon/Not flagged
http://letsencrypt.orgNot flagged
http://letsencrypt.org/Not flagged
http://letsencrypt.org/2014/11/18/announcing-lets-encryptNot flagged
http://letsencrypt.org/2015/02/19/draft-isrg-cpNot flagged
http://letsencrypt.org/2015/04/09/isrg-lf-collaborationNot flagged
http://letsencrypt.org/2015/04/14/ncc-group-auditNot flagged
http://letsencrypt.org/2015/04/23/draft-isrg-cp-cpsNot flagged
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7.4.1.4Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
oryx-embedded.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
railway.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
www.simple-acme.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
abetterinternet.orgNot flagged
about.gitlab.comNot flagged
acme-dns-tiny.adorsaz.chNot flagged
acme-v01.api.letsencrypt.orgNot flagged
acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.orgNot flagged
actonfamilygiving.orgNot flagged
apiscp.comNot flagged
arstechnica.comNot flagged
auth0.comNot flagged
automattic.comNot flagged
aws.amazon.comNot flagged
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<iframe id%3D"newsletter-iframe" src%3D"https://outreach.abetterinternet.org/l/1011011/2025-01-14/31v6r" title%3D"newsletter" class%3D"w-full border-0 overflow-hidden">Not flagged
<iframe id%3D"newsletter-iframe" src%3D"https://outreach.abetterinternet.org/l/1011011/2025-01-14/31v6r" width%3D"100%" type%3D"text/html" frameborder%3D"0" allowTransparency%3D"true" style%3D"border: 0%3B min-height: 375px%3B">Not flagged
<iframe id%3D"newsletter-iframe-inline" src%3D"https://outreach.abetterinternet.org/l/1011011/2025-01-14/31v6r" title%3D"newsletter" class%3D"w-full border-0 overflow-hidden">Not flagged
<iframe src%3D"https://donorbox.org/embed/support-lets-encrypt?hide_donation_meter%3Dtrue&language%3D" name%3D"donorbox" id%3D"dbox-form-embed" name%3D"donorbox" allowpaymentrequest%3D"allowpaymentrequest" seamless%3D"seamless" frameborder%3D"0" scrolling%3D"no" height%3D"685px" width%3D"100%" class%3D"max-w-[500px] min-w-[250px] max-h-none!">Not flagged
letsencrypt.org Overview

Description of letsencrypt.org

letsencrypt.org appears to be the official website for Let's Encrypt, a nonprofit certificate authority focused on providing free TLS/SSL certificates and promoting encrypted web traffic. The homepage messaging, documentation links, blog content, and donation options all align with a public-interest internet security project rather than a commercial storefront or generic landing page.

Based on the domain name, site content, and classification data, the website operates in the information technology and computer security space. It appears to be associated with the Let's Encrypt project and related nonprofit internet infrastructure efforts, offering documentation, client guidance, technical updates, and community resources for website operators and developers who want to deploy HTTPS certificates.

Safety Assessment for letsencrypt.org

The available scan data is broadly reassuring at the time of this scan. The domain was not flagged by any of 92 security engines, and the checked blacklist databases reported clean results. The site is also well established, with a domain age of more than 11 years and a strong web presence, which tends to be more consistent with a legitimate long-running service than with short-lived abuse domains.

One malware scan did produce a generic "suspicious" result and marked multiple pages and a few referenced links with low-specificity heuristic labels. However, the flagged items appear to include normal documentation pages, language variants, technical references, and external resources related to ACME and internet infrastructure. In the absence of corroboration from other security engines or blacklist systems, these findings may reflect heuristic false positives rather than confirmed malicious behavior.

Based on available data, no threats were detected at the time of this scan, and the isolated heuristic alerts appear low confidence. Overall, this website appears to present a low risk profile at the time of review.

Technical Description

The domain uses a valid SSL/TLS certificate and resolves to infrastructure hosted on AWS EC2 in Frankfurt, Germany. Nameservers are provided through Cloudflare, and the domain registration dates back to 2014, with an active registration term extending into 2027. These characteristics are consistent with a mature, professionally operated web service.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is a modest hardening gap rather than a direct indicator of compromise. The scan did not report blacklist hits or confirmed malware delivery, and the main technical concern is limited to generic heuristic detections on some pages and referenced links, which may warrant periodic monitoring but do not by themselves demonstrate malicious activity.

HTTP Redirect Chain
No redirects detected - direct connection to destination
Website Insights
#1,249
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: Information Technology, Information, Computer Security
Rank History (30 days)
Apr 13 May 18
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