{
  "id": 13860045,
  "title": "Let's Encrypt to Cut SSL Certificate Lifetimes to 64 Days in February 2027",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/lets-encrypt-to-cut-ssl-certificate-lifetimes-to-64-days-in-february",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-12T03:09:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Slashdot",
    "slug": "slashdot",
    "url": "https://it.slashdot.org/story/26/10/12/0211238/lets-encrypt-to-cut-ssl-certificate-lifetimes-to-64-days-in-february-2027"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Let's Encrypt \"will shorten the default validity period of its TLS certificates from 90 days to 64 days, starting February 10, 2027,\" reports the blog Linuxiac: All certificates issued or renewed from that date will have a 64-day lifespan unless users explicitly select one of the shorter options already available: 45 or six days. Existing certificates will remain valid until their expiration…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}