Internet Security Research Group
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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 |
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Area served | Global |
| Website | abetterinternet |
The Internet Security Research Group (ISRG) is a public-benefit non-profit corporation based in California which focuses on Internet security.[2] 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.[3] Josh Aas serves as the group's executive director.[4]
Projects
[edit]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 Rustls and Rust for Linux[5]
- Divvi Up, a telemetry service[6]
Board members
[edit]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)
References
[edit]- ^ "About Internet Security Research Group". Internet Security Research Group. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
- ^ "Let's Encrypt: Delivering SSL/TLS Everywhere | Let's Encrypt". letsencrypt.org. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
- ^ "EFF, Mozilla back new certificate authority that will offer free SSL certificates". www.arnnet.com.au. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
- ^ Shankland, Stephen. "Privacy push means free encryption for websites". CNET. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
- ^ Salter, Jim (2021-06-21). "The ISRG wants to make the Linux kernel memory-safe with Rust". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ^ Alden, Daroc (August 2, 2024). "Divvi Up: privacy-respecting telemetry aggregation". LWN.net. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ^ "About Internet Security Research Group". Internet Security Research Group. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
