Understand the validity of EV & DV SSL certificates

This guide details the validity rules for SSL EV and DV certificates (effective as of September 1, 2020).

Validity period of SSL certificates

Following a meeting of the CA/B Forum, which brings together major web players (Safari, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, etc. - learn more), it was decided to set the maximum validity period of SSL certificates to 397 days. This change aims, among other things, to limit the risk of certificate hacking and to increase the level of security of certificates. It is not excluded that the maximum validity period of a certificate may be further reduced in the coming years. Some players like Apple, Google or even Sectigo are pushing in this direction.

The Infomaniak SSL certificates Let's Encrypt are not affected by this change; Infomaniak takes care of everything! The EV and DV certificates of Sectigo issued before August 19, 2020 remain valid, regardless of their duration.

Sectigo DV SSL Certificates

The SSL DV certificates from Sectigo with a duration of more than 1 year are automatically renewed by Infomaniak (certificate reissued during the month preceding its expiration date).

It is necessary to reinstall the certificate on your site if it is not managed by Infomaniak.

Sectigo EV SSL Certificates

The SSL EV certificates from Sectigo will need to be validated each year, regardless of the subscription duration chosen.

It is necessary to reinstall the certificate on your site if the latter is not managed by Infomaniak.

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