Regulatory Alignment: Let’s Encrypt Amends Subscriber Agreement to Enforce US Sanctions and Export Compliance

**Executive summary:** Let’s Encrypt updated its Subscriber Agreement (v1.7) to require explicit compliance with U.S. sanctions and export-control regimes, prompting debate about scope and applicability; officials clarified that non-governmental users in countries like Iran and Russia may still receive certificates under OFAC general licenses, while state-run entities remain excluded, and the immediate technical impact on automated issuance remains unclear.