Remember when we warned in February Apple will crack down on long-life HTTPS certs? It's happening: Chrome, Firefox ready to join in, too

Remember when we warned in February Apple will crack down on long-life HTTPS certs? It's happening: Chrome, Firefox ready to join in, too

From September 1, Apple software, from Safari to macOS to iOS, will reject new HTTPS and other SSL/TLS certificates that are valid for more than 398 days, plus or minus some caveats.


If that sounds familiar, it's because we told you so in February before the iGiant even formally announced the policy. A month later, it revealed the rules with a few exceptions. For example, this policy applies to certificates issued ultimately from root CAs known to Apple's operating systems, not user or administrator-added CAs.


"Connections to TLS servers violating these new requirements will fail," Apple warned in its official note. "This might cause network and app failures and prevent websites from loading."


What this means for netizens ..

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