Important change regarding SSL certificates, EKU client authentication

Since October 2025 there has been a significant change in the SSL/TLS certificate industry: Public SSL/TLS certificates no longer contain the “Extended Key Usage (EKU) TLS Web Client Authentication (clientAuth / Client Authentication)” extension. This certificate extension made it possible to use a single SSL/TLS certificate for both server and client authentication in Mutual TLS [...]

Important change regarding SSL certificates, EKU client authentication2025-11-24T17:36:56+01:00

Maximum validity period for all TLS/SSL certificates will be reduced

The CA/Browser Forum has decided to shorten the maximum validity period of digital TLS/SSL certificates for encrypted data exchange from the current 398 days to 47 days only. However, this will not take effect immediately. The changes will be executed over several years. The 47-days period will not go into effect until March 2029. This [...]

Maximum validity period for all TLS/SSL certificates will be reduced2025-07-10T14:40:28+02:00
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