From March 2026, the maximum validity of public SSL/TLS certificates is reduced to 200 days. This decision represents another stage in the evolution of the global WebPKI trust infrastructure and results from agreements developed within the CA/Browser Forum – the organization that defines standards for the operation of public certification authorities and internet browsers. At […]
Encryption over HTTPS solves many problems, but one element has remained a critical vulnerability point for years: the moment when the browser still does not yet know whether it should use HTTPS. This stage precedes the actual TLS connection. It happens before the handshake is performed, before the certificate is verified and before the server […]
In 2026, the TLS/SSL certificate industry is introducing another major change related to the maximum certificate validity period. DigiCert, as one of the largest certificate authorities, has confirmed that from February 24, 2026, all new public TLS certificates will have a maximum validity of 199 days.
In the web security ecosystem, there is still a lack of tools that combine execution speed, result clarity and full automation of processes related to HTTPS and HSTS diagnostics. Classic solutions deliver only partial functionality or require complex integrations. In response to these limitations, HEXSSL-CLI was created, an official command line tool that introduces a […]
