RunAs Radio Certificate Automation with Todd Gardner
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Sep 17, 2025 Todd Gardner, a savvy developer and creator of CertKit, dives into the critical future of SSL certificates, including the impending shift to 200-day lifespans and eventually just 47 days by 2029. He emphasizes the importance of automating certificate renewals to prevent outages. Gardner discusses how CertKit simplifies management with centralized storage and monitoring. He also touches on the impact of free certificate providers like Let's Encrypt and the need for real-time alerts on renewals. Join his pilot program to streamline your certificate management!
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Shortening Certificate Lifetimes
- Certificate maximum lifetimes will shrink to 47 days by 2029, forcing automation.
- Todd warns organizations must automate renewals or face frequent outages.
Automate Renewals Now
- Do automate certificate renewals today to avoid manual failures.
- Todd and Richard insist you cannot reliably manage short-lived certs manually.
Browsers Drive Certificate Policy
- Browser vendors drive certificate policy because they control client acceptance.
- Todd explains vendors signed the shorter lifetimes fearing unilateral changes from Apple or Google.