Internet Security Research Group
Non-profit focused on Internet security
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The Internet Security Research Group (ISRG) is a public-benefit non-profit corporation based in California which focuses on Internet security.[1] The group is known for hosting and running the Let's Encrypt service, which aims to make Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificates available for free in an automated fashion.[2] Josh Aas serves as the group's executive director.[3]
FoundedMay 24, 2013
FoundersJosh Aas, Eric Rescorla
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| Founded | May 24, 2013 |
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| Founders | Josh Aas, Eric Rescorla |
| Type | 501(c)(3) non-profit organization |
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| Registration no. | C3569614 |
| Legal status | Active |
| Focus | Internet Security |
| Location |
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Area served | Global |
| Website | abetterinternet isrg |
Projects
ISRG has three project areas:
- Let's Encrypt, a certificate authority that provides free certificates, with components including the Automatic Certificate Management Environment protocol
- Prossimo, an initiative that supports memory safety projects including ntpd-rs, Rustls, and Rust for Linux[4][5]
- Divvi Up, a telemetry service[6]
Board members
The Internet Security Research Group has 10 board members as of June 2024[update].[7]
- Josh Aas (Internet Security Research Group) — ISRG Executive Director
- J. Alex Halderman (University of Michigan)
- Vicky Chin (Mozilla)
- Aanchal Gupta (Independent)
- Jennifer Granick (ACLU)
- Pascal Jaillon (OVH)
- Richard Barnes (Cisco Systems)
- Christine Runnegar (Internet Society)
- Erica Portnoy (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
- David Nalley (Amazon)
