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# Automated certificate renewal

# Automated certificate renewal {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated May 25, 2026  
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Detect certificates that are about to expire and renew them automatically before
expiration to keep your digital systems secure and continuously available.
Expired certificates are a serious problem for organizations.

Many organizations face unexpected outages due to their Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificates expiring without their knowledge.

Manually tracking your digital TLS certificates is a time consuming, tedious job that can cause certificates to expire unnoticed. Overlooking expiring certificates renders sites insecure and dangerous to users.

Automatic certificate renewal agents let you find certificates approaching expiration and automatically renew them before they expire.

You can also set a certificate to renew automatically when requesting a new certificate.