Let’s put an end to manual certificate management!
With 45-day TLS, certificate management is about to get at least 12 times harder.
Automate the lifecycle of your digital certificates now, and never look back!
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SSL/TLS certificate lifespans are getting shorter
In 2020, the maximum term for a public SSL/TLS certificates dropped to 398 days. Now the largest browsers are advocating for even shorter digital certificate lifespans in the future.
- Google's "Moving Forward, Together" roadmap intents to reduce TLS certificate maximum validity to 90 days.
- Apple introduced a draft ballot on GitHub to gradually reduce the maximum public TLS term to 45 days by 2027.
If this ballot passes, this is what the reality could look like for businesses renewing their public TLS certificates ➔
Manual certificate management is overwhelming
Manual certificate management is already difficult and tedious. With 45-day TLS, it will become impossible.
With certificates needing renewal every 45 days, as opposed to the current 398-day term, businesses will need to renew all their public certificates every month, as opposed to every year.
This means:
- 12x more certificates
- 12x more work
- 12x higher risk of missing a renewal
Challenges you might face if you manually manage your digital certificates:
Complexity
Managing multiple validations and configurations is time-consuming.
Risk
Forgotten certificates can lead to security breaches and outages.
Inefficiency
Manual processes are prone to errors and delays
Certificate outages impact everyone
Around 81% of companies have experienced a certificate-related outage in the past two years. Certificate outages happen when digital certificates expire or become invalid, causing security and operational issues. Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM) prevents this by ensuring certificates are always up-to-date.
What happens if no action is taken
When a certificate expire and is not renewed on time it triggers a browser warning informing users that their connection is no longer private, causing them to leave assuming (rightly so) that the site is unsafe.
These warnings not only drive customers away but also damage a business's reputation. The financial impact can be severe, with businesses losing both immediate sales and future revenue as customer trust deteriorates.
But this is just the tip of the iceberg. A missed certificate renewal can also lead to outages, data breaches, service disruptions, and costly non-compliance fines.
It’s time to automate. Here’s your path forward:
Carry out a full SSL/TLS certificate discovery for an inventory of both internal and external certificates.
Compile a comprehensive list of vendor technologies that require those certificates to function.
Identify the relevant automation protocols for each technology in your inventory.
Build out an effective 45-day deployment and implementation plan.
Ensure long-term security and agility for continuous cryptographic readiness.
45-day survival guide
Let's put an end to manual certificate management. The time to prepare for 45-day lifespan certificate is now. Download your free 45-day survival guide and ensure your organization preparedness.
SCM can prepare your organization for 45-day TLS
