8th Jan 2026

SSL Certificate Validity Reduced to 199 Days: What You Need to Know

Starting February 24, 2026, all Certification Authorities (CAs) will begin issuing TLS/SSL certificates with a maximum validity of 199 days, down from the current 397 days. This is not a vendor-specific decision, but an industry-wide requirement mandated by the updated Baseline Requirements of the CA/Browser Forum. The primary objective is ...