47-Day SSL Certificates Coming in 2029: Hosting Providers Need New Renewal Workflows
My Take
What happened Publicly trusted TLS certificates will be capped at 47 days starting in March 2029, down from the current 90-day maximum.
Why it matters to hosts Hosting providers will need to retool their SSL certificate renewal processes—automation, customer notifications, and control panel workflows all change. This directly affects how you manage certificate lifecycles across thousands of domains.
What to do Audit your current Let's Encrypt automation and certificate management system to understand what changes are needed for 47-day lifetimes; start testing renewal frequency with your automation tools now.
My view This is a patch-management and operational-process problem dressed as a certificate problem. The good news: Let's Encrypt already automates renewal, so most hosts using ACME won't see customer-facing chaos. The bad news: control panels and renewal reminders need updates, and any custom certificate handling breaks. Plan ahead—2029 sounds far away but certificate infrastructure changes move slowly.
Are you currently using automated ACME renewal for most of your hosted domains, or are you still managing certificates manually or semi-manually?
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Top Stories
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Cloud & Infrastructure
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Pricing & Business
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Domains & DNS
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