ACME
Google Chrome to Distrust Chunghwa Telecom and Netlock Certificate Authorities (CAs)—What’s Next?
Krupa Patil | | ACME, CA agility, CA distrust, CA migration, certificate authorities, certificate lifecycle management (CLM), crypto-agility, Role Based Access Control (RBAC), TLS certificates
Recently, Google announced that starting August 1, 2025, the Google Chrome browser will no longer trust TLS certificates issued by Chunghwa Telecom and Netlock Certificate Authorities (CAs). According to Google, the decision ...
Three Must-Have Capabilities to Prepare for 47-Day TLS Certificates
Krupa Patil | | 47-day TLS validity, ACME, certificate lifecycle management (CLM) solution, clm, CLM framework, ITSM, PKI, SIEM, simple network management protocol (SNMP), Smart Discovery, TLS lifespans
Recently, the CA/Browser (CA/B) Forum approved Ballot SC-081v3, launching a gradual reduction of public TLS certificate lifespans—from today’s 398 days down to just 47 days by 2029. This landmark change ranks among ...

It’s Official: CA/B Forum Votes Yes to 47-Day TLS Certificates
Krupa Patil | | 47-Day TLS Certificates, ACME, CA/B Forum, certificate lifecycle management (CLM), CLM solution, crypto-agility, PKI, Post-quantum cryptography (PQC), RBAC, TLS certificates
Big news in the world of PKI and digital trust: the CA/B Forum has officially passed Apple’s bold proposal to slash the maximum lifespan of public TLS certificates from 398 days to ...

7 Reasons Why You Need To Replace Your Microsoft CA
Krupa Patil | | ACME, certificate authority, certificate lifecycle management, FIPS-compliant, HSMs (Hardware Security Module), microsoft ca, PKI, pkiaas, private pki, Security and Compliance Risks
Maintaining a robust and efficient Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) has never been more important for digital security. PKI is not only used to protect public-facing websites and applications but also to secure ...

Pitfalls Of On-Premises Private PKI: Here Are 6 Things That Could Go Wrong
Debarati Biswas | | ACME, Certificate Lifecycle Automation, certificate revocation, DEVOPS, private pki
Public key infrastructure (PKI) offers a simple yet efficient way of provisioning, managing, and securing machine identities. With identity and trust at its heart and a powerful combination of authentication and encryption ...

ACME Protocol: What it is and how it works
With more CAs beginning to support the ACME protocol, it's time to take a look at what it is, how it works and why it's going to change everything. The post ACME ...