January 2015
Deprecation of 4 and 5 year SSL Certificates
A recent change to the CA/B Forum Baseline Requirement will soon prevent issuance of 4 and 5 year SSL certificates.
From 1st April 2015, the maximum validity period will be 39 months for all SSL Certificates.
This 39 months limit imposed by the CA/B Forum allows for a 3-year certificate to be renewed up to 3 months prior to the expiry date, without loss of validity time.
You may order a 4 year SSL certificate up to 1st March 2015 but if any re-issues are necessary after 1st April 2015, it will be truncated to 39 months. You must ensure you backup your certificate and the key to prevent this.
From 1st April 2015, the maximum validity period will be 39 months for all SSL Certificates.
This 39 months limit imposed by the CA/B Forum allows for a 3-year certificate to be renewed up to 3 months prior to the expiry date, without loss of validity time.
You may order a 4 year SSL certificate up to 1st March 2015 but if any re-issues are necessary after 1st April 2015, it will be truncated to 39 months. You must ensure you backup your certificate and the key to prevent this.