200-day certificates are here!
100-day certificates are just around the corner!
What you need to do now?
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Allocate budget for Automation
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Plan for Inventory Discovery and Automation
3
Initiate an Automation Roadmap
More certificates, less time, no choice!
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What this means for you
- Renew twice as often — every 6 months instead of yearly.
- Manual tracking increases outage and compliance risks.
- IT/DevOps workloads spike without automation.
- Domain validation must also be completed every 200 days — skipping automation puts your customers at high risk.
The cost of waiting
Delaying automation puts your organization at risk of:
- Unplanned outages due to missed renewals
- Security warnings that erode customer trust
- Compliance violations that lead to financial penalties
- Operational strain on already-burdened teams
Why automate now?
Organizations that automate CLM realize:
- Significantly reduce your costs for certificate management
- 100% automated renewals on Internal Certs and more than 70% on Public Certs
- Zero certificate outages due to missed alerts
- Significant reductions in audit prep and compliance overhead
Your next steps:
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Allocate budget for Automation
Manual processes will not sustain shorter certificate cycles.
Investment in CLM automation is now a risk mitigation priority, not a future enhancement.
What you need to invest in:
- CLM platform
- Pro Services to provide expert knowledge and implementation assistance
- Validation
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Plan for Inventory Discovery and Automation
This is not a simple switch:
- Discover all public facing and internal certificates and cipher suites
- Attribute ownership of all current certificates
- Define the lifecycle processes
- Build an automation plan for certificate Issuance and validation processes
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Initiate an automation roadmap
- Systems, applications, and infrastructure must be integrated and tested.
- Continuous monitoring and enhancement
Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM) for Modern PKI
Issue
Deploy/Activate
Renew/Replace
Revoke
Monitor
AUTOMATION
Industry standards & timeline
Exact Validity Dates for Public SSL/TLS Certificates (CA/Browser Forum Regulations):
Key Impact:
Any certificate issued, renewed, or reissued after March 15, 2026 will be subject to these shorter validity periods — making automation essential to stay ahead of renewals and compliance requirements.
These regulations, defined by the CA/Browser Forum and enforced by browsers and certificate authorities, which strengthens the security of public SSL/TLS certificates. They also affect domain validation reuse, meaning certificates must undergo validation more often (every six months) — increasing the importance of automation to maintain compliance and reduce operational risk.
Transitioning to shorter certificate lifespans requires Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM) designed for efficiency. Quantum PKI helps with:
Visibility & Assessment
Quantum PKI helps you gain full visibility and control over your organization’s Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) landscape by discovering and assessing all public-facing and internal certificates issued by private CAs. This provides a clear understanding of what exists, where they’re used, and any areas of vulnerabilities or gaps
Automation & Implementation
Quantum PKI supports your teams in preparing these industry changes, by implementing certificate lifecycle management tools and automating processes. We work alongside your network and security teams to implement and manage PKI systems, ensuring alignment with your organization’s security objectives, internal policies, and external compliance requirements.
Strategic Guidance & Support
Your organization benefits from guidance to build a scalable, well-structured PKI framework. Covering certificate authorities, lifecycle management, and governance, while enabling centralized management for easier oversight. Quantum PKI provides resources to address skill gaps and ensures your PKI environment runs efficiently
Quantum PKI Services
With shorter lifespans, certificate management moves from a once-in-a-while admin task to an ongoing operational discipline. Without the right processes, tools, and people in place, the risk of certificate expiration and the security and reputational damage that comes with it could skyrocket!
That’s where Quantum PKI Services come in — designed to help you not just cope with the new reality but master it. To stay ahead, we developed cost-effective solutions designed to simplify remediation and ongoing certificate management. The goal isn’t simply to manage renewals, but to build a scalable, crypto-agile strategy that supports both public and private PKI environments.
Schedule a call with Quantum PKI
Meet with our team for a focused discussion on your environment, certificate management priorities, and the best path forward