Let's Encrypt reverses threat to revoke digital certificates affected by bug following renewal frenzy

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Let’s Encrypt claims that 1.7 million affected digital certificates have been renewed since Saturday

Let's Encrypt, the non-profit group that provides digital certificates to secure millions of websites, has revoked its threat to revoke three million certificates affected by a bug in its code foll...

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