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For years, managing SSL/TLS certificates was a simple annual chore. But the landscape of digital trust is rapidly shifting, making manual tracking a thing of the past.
The CA/Browser Forum is drastically reducing certificate lifespans. All major CA providers have already capped public SSL/TLS validity at 200 days, and by 2029, this will shrink to just 47 days. Automation is now a mandatory requirement to keep organizations secure and online.
This transition is actively underway:
What was once a yearly task is becoming a continuous cycle that humans simply cannot manage manually.
Even when teams had a full year to manage renewals, manual processes created massive chaos. If billion-dollar enterprises struggled with 365-day cycles, 47-day lifespans will be impossible without automation. Consider these major failures:
