TLS Certificate Lifetimes Will Reduce to 47 Days

 April 15, 2025

It has been confirmed that Apple's 47-day proposal has been formally accepted by the CA/B Forum following a majority vote by the relevant Certificate Authorities and Certificate Issuers. All 4 major browser vendors (Google, Apple, Mozilla and Microsoft) also voted in favor. This consensus means that the changes will be adopted, with slight changes to the timeline.

The new final dates for implementation are as follows:

Certificate Lifespan Table v5 EN.jpg

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First Published: April 15, 2025
Last Updated: August 8, 2025

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