SSL/TLS Certificates to be reduced to 47 days
Mark your calendars. Starting in 2029, SSL/TLS certificates will have a maximum lifespan of just 47 days. This move by the CA/Browser Forum is a huge step toward better digital security.
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Whois Domain Control Validation Phased Out: What You Need to Know
Whois-based domain control validation (DCV) is being phased out due to security vulnerabilities and outdated data issues. By July 15, 2025, CAs will no longer support it. You'll need to switch to a more secure method if you have a domain and use …
Beat the DigiCert Price Hike: Upto 70% Saved
DigiCert has raised prices for its entire line of SSL/TLS products, and many of its customers are rethinking their web security strategy. If you’re a business or website owner who relies on DigiCert for your online security needs, this might seem …
Annual Cyber Threat Report 2023–2024: The State of Cybersecurity in Australia
The 2023–2024 Cyber Threat Report by the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has been released, and it is a reality check for Australia’s cyber landscape. State sponsored attacks, critical infrastructure vulnerabilities and cybercriminals getting …
Let's Encrypt becoming untrusted in 2021 for some
Let’s Encrypt is a fairly popular service offering free SSL/TLS certificates to those who are uninterested in the value-add of traditional certificate resellers. Historically, this CA has partnered with IdenTrust to provide this service as it has …
Let’s Encrypt Revokes 3 Million Certificates
On Friday February 28th, Let’s Encrypt made the tough decision to revoke over 3 million certificates they had issued due to a bug in the software they use to validate CAA records. This gave companies relying on Let’s Encrypt under a week to replace …
Trustico requests over 50,000 Certificates to be revoked
Currently there is a lot of talk and upset customers in the online security field due to over 23,000 Certificate suddenly being revoked. Below is an outline of the events within the last month leading to this event.
3 year SSL Certificates being discontinued
At the moment you can purchase a 1,2 or 3 year term for new and renewal SSL Certificates. This will soon be changing with the CAB Forum Ballot 193.
Internal names no longer allowed, what you need to know
The CA/B Browser forum has announced that all the SSL certificates granted for Internal Server names will be revoked before October 26th 2015.
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