Internet Security Research Group Explained

Internet Security Research Group
Type:	501(c)(3) non-profit organization
Tax Id:	46-3344200
Registration Id:	C3569614
Status:	Active
Founded Date:	May 24, 2013
Founders:	Josh Aas, Eric Rescorla
Location:	548 Market St, PMB 77519, San Francisco, California 94104, United States
Area Served:	Global
Focus:	Internet Security
Mission:	"to reduce financial, technological, and education barriers to secure communication over the Internet."^[1]

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]

Board members

The Internet Security Research Group has 10 board members .^[5]

• 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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: About Internet Security Research Group . 2023-04-01 . Internet Security Research Group.
2. Web site: Let's Encrypt: Delivering SSL/TLS Everywhere Let's Encrypt . 2023-04-01 . letsencrypt.org . en-US.
3. Web site: EFF, Mozilla back new certificate authority that will offer free SSL certificates . 2023-04-01 . www.arnnet.com.au.
4. Web site: Shankland . Stephen . Privacy push means free encryption for websites . 2023-04-01 . CNET . en.
5. Web site: About Internet Security Research Group . 2024-06-25 . Internet Security Research Group.