Last updated: Nov 12, 2024 | See all Documentation Let’s Encrypt uses the ACME protocol to verify that you control a given domain name and to issue you a certificate. To get a Let’s Encrypt certificate, you’ll need to choose a piece of ACME client software to use. The ACME clients below are offered by third parties. Let’s Encrypt does not control or review third party clients and cannot make any guarantees about their safety or reliability.