Maximum SSL certificate lifetime reduced from March 2026 The CA/Browser Forum has adopted a change to the maximum lifetime of publicly trusted SSL/TLS certificates. From March 15, 2026, the maximum lifetime of an SSL/TLS certificate will be 199 days. This…
Certificates Made in Europe – Where Security Meets Trust When it comes to securing your website or signing your software, the Certificate Authority (CA) behind your digital certificate plays a crucial role. The CA is the root of trust that…
Email Privacy An S/MIME email certificate ensures that your emails are secure and private. It encrypts your messages and digitally signs them, so you can be sure that they can’t be accessed by anyone but the intended recipient. With an…
Asymmetric encryption 1. when you send an e-mail, it is encrypted with the recipient’s public key. 2. when the email arrives in the recipient’s inbox, it is decrypted with the private key. This two-key encryption means that the email cannot…
Authenticity: Code signing certificates allow developers to sign their software code, verifying that the code comes from a trusted source. This helps users to trust the software and reduces the risk of malware or other security threats. Integrity: Code signing…
Description Starting June 1st, 2023 at 00:00 UTC, all private keys for standard code signing certificates must be stored on hardware that is certified as FIPS 140 Level 2, Common Criteria EAL 4+, or equivalent. This change strengthens private key…
Instructions for activating a Certum Code Signing Certificate with SimplySign SimplySign is a cloud-based solution that securely stores your certificate in a virtual Hardware Security Module (HSM), meeting all current industry requirements for private key protection. The SimplySign Desktop App…
What is the PFX or PKCS12 format? PFX format is commonly used to bundle the private key with the associated certificate and all other certificates in the certificate chain. Where can I download my certificate as PFX file? It is…
Apple and Google have announced that from September 1, 2020 their browsers Safari and Chrome will trust SSL/TLS certificates with a maximum lifetime of 1 year (398 days) only. Therefor, from September 1, 2020, the Certificate Authorities are not able…
Comodo CA, the world’s largest commercial Certificate Authority, announced that the company is rebranding to Sectigo. The company unveiled its new name to limit market confusion and better represent the breadth and direction of its solutions, timed with the one-year…
