The era of “once-a-year” TLS certificate renewal is officially ending. Starting March 15, your manual renewal workload is about to double—and by 2029, it will increase nearly 8x. The Certification Authority Browser Forum (CA/Browser Forum) has voted to shorten both the lifetime of TLS certificates (also known as SSL certificates) and the reusability of CA-validated information in certificates. A schedule incrementally shortens the lifespan beginning in March 2026. The CA/B