Deploy a S/MIME certificate server

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hi,
i'd like to deploy a S/MIME certificate server , but the certificate provided need to be recognized on internet or browser, so how to get a delegate certification authorities?
thanks for help

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I move this to Help for better visibility.

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LE certs can't be used as authority to issue any type of cert.

You can get an LE cert to help secure the communication to your server.
But it can't be used for anything more than that.

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You contract with an existing CA like Digicert, comply with their audit requirements, and pay them big bucks.

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i'd like just to provide a free email encryption (private and public keys) for a simple users.but i need to generate a certificate recognised by browsers,

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it's possible to find a less expensive , i'll provide a free certificate for public key email.

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And so would I.
And so would a lot of others too.
But there is no LE certificate that can be used for that.

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hi,
is there an alternative like an organism like LE that can help me to provide that?

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If you're willing to pay big bucks, sure, probably plenty of CAs. If you're looking for a freebee: almost certainly none exist.

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thanks

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