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Seven Months to 100-Day Certificates: A Prep Plan for March 2027

The 200-day certificate cap has been live since March. The 100-day step, and shorter domain validation reuse, land on 15 March 2027. A month-by-month plan.

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47-Day Certificates Are Coming: What SC-081 Means for Your Renewal Process

The CA/Browser Forum approved ballot SC-081, cutting TLS certificate lifetimes from 398 days to 47 by 2029. How to get your renewals ready.

6 min read
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Let's Encrypt Is Ending Expiry Emails and OCSP: What to Replace Before June

Let's Encrypt will stop sending expiration emails and is winding down OCSP in 2025. What that removes from your safety net, and what to put in its place.

7 min read
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Chrome Stops Trusting New Entrust Certificates: Check Your Chain This Week

Entrust TLS certificates issued after October 31 are no longer trusted by Chrome. How to find Entrust certificates on your estate and switch CAs cleanly.

5 min read
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Google Wants 90-Day Certificates: Get Ready Before It Becomes a Rule

Chrome's root program plans to propose 90-day maximum TLS certificate lifetimes. No date yet, but manual renewals are on borrowed time. Here's how to prepare.

6 min read
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One-Year Certificates Are Coming — Apple Just Changed the Rules

From September 1, Safari will reject new TLS certificates valid longer than 398 days. What Apple's unilateral move means and how to get renewals ready.

6 min read
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Certificate Lifetimes Just Got Cut to 825 Days, and the Trend Points Shorter

Newly issued TLS certificates are now capped at 825 days. Why the industry keeps cutting lifetimes, and why calendar reminders are no longer enough.

5 min read
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Chrome Is Distrusting Symantec Certificates: Your Replacement Timeline

Chrome plans to stop trusting certificates from Symantec's old CA infrastructure in two steps during 2018. How to tell if you're affected and when to act.

5 min read
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SHA-1 Certificates Stop Working in January: Check Yours Now

Chrome and Firefox plan to stop trusting SHA-1 certificates early in 2017. How to find any that are still in your chains, and what replacing them involves.

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