We recently saw that TLS certificates are going to have a much shorter lifespan. In fact, since yesterday, September 1, we can only purchase them with a maximum validity period of 398 days. This means that they will only be valid for a maximum of 13 months, instead of the 24 until now. The main reason is security, logically. Now this is also going to create problems and we can see more down web pages .
The limitation of TLS certificates will affect the websites
As is logical to think, the shorter the useful life of these certificates , the more times we will have to renew them. This can be a problem for some webmasters who are inattentive or who think they still have time to renew them.
But, according to some experts, this limitation will not stop there; the normal thing is that the time will be reduced even more soon. This, once again, is going to bring more problems for websites . There will be more chances that a page is down. In recent years we have already seen a process of reducing this useful life.
Keep in mind that these certificates and digital keys act as machine identities. They serve to control the flow of confidential data to computers that are reliable. They are used to connect and encrypt hundreds of millions of web domains, hundreds of millions of unique sites, and many applications. When a certificate of this type expires unexpectedly, without being renewed by the person in charge, it will cause those computers, those applications that are used to identify, not to communicate correctly with others.
This is what could cause a website to be down, not working properly. While before a page could have the same certificate for two years, now that time has been reduced to 13 months. If those responsible for controlling this are not attentive, if they do not renew the certificates in time, we could be facing this problem.
So they believe at least from Venafi , of which we echo. They report that this limitation in TLS certificates, beyond the logical benefits that at least on paper should have in terms of security, can also bring other problems that may ultimately affect the end user, who would be the visitor to that site. .
The importance of being vigilant and renewing certificates
All this makes it more important than ever that managers are vigilant and know how to renew certificates on time. This is something that can prevent a web page from being down because its TLS certificate has already expired.
As we know, security is a very important factor. Many parts come into play so that when navigating our equipment they do not run any risk and our data is safe. But it is precisely when entering a website where we can have more problems. It is very important that we always take action and that we navigate through secure pages.