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Let’s Encrypt to shorten new certificate lifetimes to 64 days

Starting February 10, 2027, all Let’s Encrypt subscribers will receive certificates with 64-day lifetimes by default, unless they select an even shorter 45- or 6-day lifetime. Testing of the change will begin in the staging environment on October 14, 2026.

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Let’s Encrypt to shorten new certificate lifetimes to 64 days

Starting February 10, 2027, all Let’s Encrypt subscribers will receive certificates with 64-day lifetimes by default, unless they select an even shorter 45- or 6-day lifetime. Testing of the change will begin in the staging environment on October 14, 2026.