CA/Browser Forum wants SSL certificates to expire after a year. Many businesses that rely on them aren’t equipped to cope. For years, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates — a digital tool used to allow secure web connections between a web server and web browser — has been a baseline for a business’s digital trust. The padlock icon and https forward that appear in the address bar are an easy way for website visitors to gauge whether the site they’re visiting is “trusted.”
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