{"id":147,"date":"2019-07-09T07:35:38","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T07:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ssls.com\/knowledgebase\/?p=147"},"modified":"2026-03-11T15:48:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:48:12","slug":"ssl-certificate-validity-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ssls.com\/knowledgebase\/ssl-certificate-validity-update\/","title":{"rendered":"The SSL lifetime limit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Major browsers and Certification Authorities, working through the CA\/Browser Forum, have agreed to shorten the maximum validity period of publicly trusted SSL\/TLS certificates. The goal is simple: make the web safer by reducing the time a certificate remains valid before it must be renewed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Timeline: max SSL certificate validity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>March 12, 2026 &#8211; 200 days (just under 7 months)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>August 18, 2020 &#8211; 1 year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>March 1, 2018 &#8211; 2 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What this means for you<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SSLs purchased for 1 year or longer and issued after March 12, 2026 will be issued for up to 200 days. To use the remaining purchased period, you\u2019ll need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssls.com\/knowledgebase\/how-does-ssl-reactivation-work\/\">reactivate<\/a> the SSL.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SSLs issued for 1 year before the reduction to 200 days will remain valid until their expiration date.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If an SSL was issued for 1 year before March 12, 2026, and you reissue it after March 12, 2026, the reissued SSL will be issued for no longer than 200 days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Major browsers and Certification Authorities, working through the CA\/Browser Forum, have agreed to shorten the maximum validity period of publicly trusted SSL\/TLS certificates. The goal is simple: make the web safer by reducing the time a certificate remains valid before it must be renewed. 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