In today's digital age, TLS/SSL certificates are the unsung heroes safeguarding our online interactions. They verify the authenticity of websites, ensuring secure data transmission and protecting sensitive information. However, these digital guardians have a limited lifespan. Many companies have learned the hard way about the consequences of neglecting these digital certificate management. Website downtime, data breaches, and loss of customer trust are just a few of the potential risks. In many cases, businesses have even faced legal repercussions due to security failures related to expired certificates.
As TLS/SSL certificate renewal windows grow shorter, staying on top of certificate management is more crucial than ever. Well, no need to worry! We at ServiceNow are here with Certificate Inventory and Management that manages the lifecycle of these digital certificates. For more information on Certificate Inventory and Management, please refer to the links below.
Servicenow Documentation - https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/xanadu-it-operations-management/page/product/discovery/reference/...
Blogs on TLS/SSL certificates management -
https://www.servicenow.com/community/itom-blog/tls-certificate-management/ba-p/2272735
link for our store app -
link for the chromium project article to study about the impact of shorter lived renewal periods - https://www.chromium.org/Home/chromium-security/root-ca-policy/moving-forward-together/
In this blog, I’ll walk through a scenario featuring a conversation between a PKI administrator and a junior IT professional discussing regarding the shortened renewal timeline by Google from 398 days to 90 days, and how ServiceNow’s Certificate Inventory and Management can help manage all digital certificates that are handled by certificate managers through predefined patterns. Read on to learn more!
Disclaimer: All characters and events depicted in this blog are purely fictional. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. This blog is not intended to harm, defame, or offend anyone.
By leveraging ServiceNow's Certificate Inventory and Management, you're not just managing certificates – you're mastering their lifecycle. Stay ahead of deadlines, eliminate surprises, and transform certificate management from a challenge into a competitive advantage.
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