Prepare your certificates for the 47-day future with automated certificate management TLS certificate lifetimes are officially shrinking from 398 days to just 47 days by 15. March 2029, making automated certificate management not just a convenience but an absolute necessity. Organizations that don’t embrace automation will face operational chaos, security risks, and inevitable outages. The… Read More »
A common misunderstand is that creating a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) can only be performed using tools like Internet Information Service (IIS) or the Exchange Admin Center console. On any Windows computer, you can use the Certificates MMC snap-in to create custom certificate signing requests, including wildcard and multi-SAN certificates for web server authentication. How… Read More »
From time to time you may need a custom certificate for testing or troubleshooting purposes. If you do not have access to a lab where you have an Enterprise Certificate Authority running, generating a self signed certificate is often a quick and convenient way of getting a usable certificate. As a word of caution, a… Read More »