White Paper
Shorter Lifecycle for TLS Certificates: Recommendations
Digital certificates are essential for establishing trust and encrypting online communications, but managing them is becoming more challenging as certificate validity periods shrink from 90–398 days to just 47 days. This shift requires organizations to modernize certificate management through automation, streamlined workflows, and stronger lifecycle management to avoid outages and security risks. The white paper explains how certificates, certificate authorities (CAs), TLS, and the CA/Browser Forum underpin internet security, why shorter lifecycles are being adopted, and how organizations can prepare with best practices, DevOps integration, and next-generation certificate management strategies.
