{"id":3895,"date":"2018-02-15T21:24:03","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T05:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cheapsslsecurity.com\/blog\/?p=3895"},"modified":"2021-01-26T07:31:21","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T15:31:21","slug":"notice-3-year-ssl-certificates-to-be-discontinued-beginning-march-1-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cheapsslsecurity.com\/blog\/notice-3-year-ssl-certificates-to-be-discontinued-beginning-march-1-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Notice: 3-Year SSL Certificates to be Discontinued Beginning March 1, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

From 1st<\/sup> of March, two years is the maximum validity for SSL certificates.<\/span><\/h2>\n

The SSL certificate industry has been going through a lot of changes recently, and another significant change is on the horizon. From March 1, 2018, all certificate authorities will stop issuing 3-year SSL certificates. The CA\/Brower forum, an independent body, comprised of leading browsers and CAs, decided to eliminate three years validity last year.<\/p>\n

That means you will only be able to purchase certificates for a maximum of two years. Technically, the new maximum lifespan is 825 days (2 years + renewal period). Please note that this is not our decision, it is the decision of CA\/B forum.<\/p>\n

Why is this happening?<\/h3>\n

Before you conclude that this is a Ponzi plot colluded by browsers and CAs to sell more certificates and mint more money, STOP! This is only happening for security reasons. Let us explain it to you.<\/p>\n

An SSL certificate isn\u2019t just a \u201ccertificate.\u201d Years of research goes into developing unbreakable algorithms, ciphers, and protocols behind them. As time passes by, vulnerabilities are found in them, and ultimately, that algorithm\/version is considered broken. This happened pretty recently when SHA-1, a hashing algorithm, got broken and millions of users had to migrate to SHA-2. This led to chaos among website owners. To avoid such unfortunate scenarios, the validity of SSL has been reduced to two years.<\/p>\n

Another reason behind this is to make sure that the organizations who have SSL certs issued in their names are still operating.<\/p>\n

We hope this has put all your conspiracy theories to bed.<\/p>\n

What we\u2019ll do<\/h3>\n

From 20th<\/sup> February, all the certificates available on our sites will come with the maximum lifecycle of 2 years. Remember, this applies to all CAs and all certificates.<\/p>\n

What if I purchase a 3-year cert before the deadline?<\/h3>\n

If you manage to purchase before the deadline arrives, the certificate will come with a 3-year lifespan. However, after 3 years when you might want to renew it, the renewed cert will come with a 2-year period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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