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CA/Browser Forum Votes for 47-Day Cert Durations By 2029


"Members of the CA/Browser Forum have voted to slash cert lifespans from the current one year to 47 days," reports Computerworld, "placing an added burden on enterprise IT staff who must ensure they are updated." In a move that will likely force IT to much more aggressively use web certificate aut...

"Members of the CA/Browser Forum have voted to slash cert lifespans from the current one year to 47 days," reports Computerworld, "placing an added burden on enterprise IT staff who must ensure they are updated." The approved changes, which passed overwhelmingly, will be phased in gradually through March 2029, when the certs will only last 47 days. In roughly one year, on March 15, 2026, the "maximum TLS certificate lifespan shrinks to 200 days.

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