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# Automated certificate renewal

# Automated certificate renewal {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Zurich
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* Updated September 2, 2025
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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 and tedious job that can cause certificates to expire unnoticed. Overlooking expiring certificates renders sites unsecure 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 after requesting a new certificate.