What "SSL included" actually means in Avago

Let's Encrypt

Every Avago site is served over HTTPS, and the certificate behind that padlock comes from Let's Encrypt, a trusted, free certificate authority. When you connect a domain, Avago requests and installs the certificate for you — there's nothing to buy, upload or configure. "SSL included" is literal: secure hosting is part of going live, not an upsell. It's included on every paid plan at no extra cost.

Auto-renewal

Let's Encrypt certificates are short-lived by design — they last 90 days — which is good for security but would be a chore to manage by hand. Avago renews them automatically, well before expiry, so your padlock never lapses. You don't get renewal emails, you don't log in to re-issue anything, and there's no risk of waking up to a browser security warning because a certificate quietly expired. It simply keeps working.

HSTS and TLS 1.3

Avago doesn't stop at the basic certificate; the connection itself is hardened to modern standards:

• TLS 1.3 — the current, fastest and most secure version of the protocol.
• HSTS — HTTP Strict Transport Security, which tells browsers to only ever connect over HTTPS, closing the gap where a first request might go out in the clear.
• Automatic HTTP → HTTPS redirects, so anyone typing the plain address is moved to the secure one.

You don't need to be a security expert to get a properly secured site. The strong defaults are on for everyone — free certificate, auto-renewal, modern TLS and HSTS — without any configuration on your part.