
Global change: maximum SSL/TLS certificate validity period shortened to 47 days
CA/Browser Forum (the forum of browsers and certification authorities) officially voted to radically shorten the maximum validity period of public SSL/TLS certificates to just 47 days. This decision represents a worldwide policy change for all major certificate providers—from commercial CAs such as DigiCert, Sectigo, Entrust, and GlobalSign, to non-profit organizations like Let’s Encrypt. The initiative […]