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That&#8217;s how the SSL validity period issue came up and the market started moving towards abolishing the ones valid for 2-3 years.<\/p>\n<h3>Before that&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p>Thoughts on limiting the SSL lifespan are not new. Two years ago, Google&#8217;s Software Staff Engineer, Ryan Sleevi, suggested it and had started a poll but a majority of the <a href=\"https:\/\/cabforum.org\/2019\/09\/10\/ballot-sc22-reduce-certificate-lifetimes-v2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CA \/ Browser Forum<\/a> voted against it.<\/p>\n<p>In early 2020, Apple took a step forward and announced that Safari, which is currently the second most popular browser, from September 1, 2020 will not trust SSL certificates with a validity period of 2 or 3 years.<\/p>\n<p>Top.Host&#8217;s supplier announced that from September 1, 2020 all new SSL certificates&#8217; validity period is reduced to 1 year in order to be compatible with all browsers.<\/p>\n<h3>Why does the lifespan change?<\/h3>\n<p>Reducing the SSL&#8217;s validity period brings the following benefits:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Greater security.<\/strong> In theory, when a key is renewed more often there are less chances of it being broken by potential intruders.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Immediate updates.<\/strong> When there are security updates made on certificates, they roll out into the market more quickly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On the downside, there is extra work for webmasters. With two-year or three-year SSL certificates they had one less thing to think about. They will now have to follow the process of issuing an SSL certificate every year.<\/p>\n<h3>What do you have to do?<\/h3>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve got a 2 or 3 year certificate from Top.Host, there is no need to worry. It will be valid until its expiration date. However, when you will need to renew it, you won&#8217;t have the two-year option.<\/p>\n<p>If you <a href=\"https:\/\/top.host\/ssl-certificates.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">buy an SSL certificate from Top.Host today<\/a>, you will have the option of buying one with a validity period of 1 year! All you need to do is not forget to renew it when needed. We will remind you on time via e-mail so that you can continue offering encryption and security to your website visitors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the last two years, SSL certificates have been the centre of attention. 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