# Let's Encrypt: New "Generation Y" Hierarchy of Root and Intermediate Certificates

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**Created:** [November 25, 2025, 7:55am UTC](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/lets-encrypt-new-generation-y-hierarchy-of-root-and-intermediate-certificates/135870 "2025-11-25T07:55:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Joe](https://cdn.forum.virtualmin.com/user_avatar/forum.virtualmin.com/joe/32/9_2.png) [@Joe](https://forum.virtualmin.com/u/Joe)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2025, 7:55am UTC](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/lets-encrypt-new-generation-y-hierarchy-of-root-and-intermediate-certificates/135870/1 "2025-11-25T07:55:58Z")

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> **[New "Generation Y" Hierarchy of Root and Intermediate Certificates](https://letsencrypt.org/2025/11/24/gen-y-hierarchy.html)**
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> In a ceremony held in September, Let’s Encrypt generated two new Root Certification Authorities (CAs) and six new Intermediate CAs, which we’re collectively calling the “Generation Y” hierarchy. Now we’re moving to begin issuing certificates from...

Note Virtualmin doesn’t have any awareness of the new hierarchy, yet, but will at some point.

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**Author:** ![shoulders](https://cdn.forum.virtualmin.com/user_avatar/forum.virtualmin.com/shoulders/32/10086_2.png) [@shoulders](https://forum.virtualmin.com/u/shoulders)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2025, 8:35am UTC](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/lets-encrypt-new-generation-y-hierarchy-of-root-and-intermediate-certificates/135870/2 "2025-11-25T08:35:35Z")

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Is there an easy explanation for the new hierarchy?

I read the article and could not work out why the new layout was being implemented.

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**Author:** ![system](https://cdn.forum.virtualmin.com/uploads/default/original/2X/c/cd96d761e326db4b2bef94886a639109bd7a8e76.svg) [@system](https://forum.virtualmin.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2025, 8:35am UTC](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/lets-encrypt-new-generation-y-hierarchy-of-root-and-intermediate-certificates/135870/3 "2025-12-15T08:35:49Z")

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Closed on December 15, 2025, 8:35am UTC

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