Certbot
ACME client for Let's Encrypt
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Project is healthy
Funding
Stable
Maintenance
Active
Contributors
Healthy
Bus Factor
Medium risk
Overview
Certbot is a free, open-source software tool for automatically using Let’s Encrypt certificates to enable HTTPS on websites.
Importance
- Most popular ACME client
- Powers automated certificate management
- Foundation for easy HTTPS deployment
- Critical for secure websites
Key Features
- Automated certificate issuance
- Web server plugins (Apache, Nginx)
- Automatic renewal
- Wildcard support
Sustainability
Certbot is developed by EFF with limited resources. Despite its importance for web security, funding is constrained.
Dependencies
Depends On
(3)
Certbot
unknown
Dependency Chain
Upstream
OpenSSL
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Python
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Linux Kernel
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Certbot
Impact Analysis
3
Direct Dependencies
0
Dependent Projects
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