Digital certificates, used with the protocol 'TLS' establish secure connections between your web server and the browsers visitors use to view your site.
If a user gets a message saying their site's certificate has expired, they may feel it's not trustworthy and navigate elsewhere.
In recent years the maximum term for a public certificate has dropped from three years to two to one, and on March 3, Google announced in its Moving Forward, Together roadmap the intention to reduce the maximum validity for public certificates from 398 days to 90 days, in either a future policy update or a CA/B Forum Ballot Proposal.
Ninety-day certificates only remain valid for 90 days.
One of the main goals of the reduced certificate lifespan is promoting the automation of various certificate management processes, such as issuance and reissuance, to eliminate common errors and certificate lapses.
A 90-day expiration would require getting new certificates more often.
Because CAs have to provide new certificates more frequently, they also have to frequently check for algorithms that hackers have compromised.
A shorter expiration time frame encourages the automation of certificate management systems.
An automated system takes the legwork out of updating certificates that expire frequently.
Google is expected to roll out 90-day certificates by the end of 2024 for its Chrome browser.
This underscores the need for automated SSL management, regardless of the browsers visitors use to access your site, which is particularly important considering the consequences of frequent certificate expirations.
When your SSL certificate expires, users may not be able to access your site.
With effective solutions like Sectigo's Certificate Manager, you don't have to manually keep track of which certificates are approaching expiration, when, and the services dependent on them.
How to prevent issues stemming from certificate expiration.
You can get ahead of certificate expiration problems by taking a proactive stance.
Use certificate lifecycle management to maximize uptime.
Certificates expiring after only 90 days will boost security.
Shorter validity periods ensure certificates stay updated and limit the amount of damage attackers can levy on a compromised certificate.
Avoid the hassles that come with certificate expiration by automating your renewal processes.
Trusted Sectigo Certificate Manager enhances security for your sites, networks, and connected devices.
This Cyber News was published on securityboulevard.com. Publication date: Fri, 12 Jan 2024 06:43:04 +0000