# Does Let's Encrypt offer intermediate certificates?

**URL:** <https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/does-lets-encrypt-offer-intermediate-certificates/71957>\
**Category:** Issuance Policy\
**Created:** [September 11, 2018, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/does-lets-encrypt-offer-intermediate-certificates/71957 "2018-09-11T15:40:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![jared.m](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/jared.m/32/17871_2.png) [@jared.m](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/jared.m)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/does-lets-encrypt-offer-intermediate-certificates/71957/3 "2018-09-11T16:14:57Z")

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Bear in mind that as a Registration Authority (sub-CA allowed to issue for specific domains), I believe you also become subject to auditing requirements. It’s a costly venture, and usually only used by large organizations.

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