Let's Encrypt cuts certificate lifetimes to 64 days starting February 2027

Ars Technica@mastodon.social · 2026-10-09 03:59

Let's Encrypt is reducing free SSL/TLS certificate lifetimes to 64 days in February https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/lets-encrypt-cuts-certificate-lifetimes-to-64-days-starting-february-2027/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Let's Encrypt cuts certificate lifetimes to 64 days starting February 2027

Let's Encrypt is reducing free SSL/TLS certificate lifetimes to 64 days in February...

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Filip M. Nowak@mastodon.social 2026-10-09 04:41

@arstechnica they go same way as linux foundation: following whims of their corporate overlords. tls cert becomes a short term session key with a strong dependency to a foreign remote service... i guess it's time to find non profit eu-based ca, or get back to self signed certs ;)