There are a lot of IT types on here whom I thought would be interested in this (if they don't know about it already). LetsEncrypt is a new certificate authority that allows for web admins to automate the process of issuing and renewing SSL/TLS certificates for their sites. As of today, it's open to the public.

Neat stuff! ANyone using it yet?

edit: forgot to mention that it's entirely free and open-source, and sponsored by many tech titans, including Mozilla, Cisco, and Facebook, as well as the EFF.