Webinar

Webinar: implementing the ACME protocol in SURFcertificates

The maximum validity period of certificates is getting shorter and shorter. Therefore, it is important to automate certificate management with the ACME protocol. In this webinar, you will learn what it is, how to implement it in your SURfcertificates environment and hear examples from other institutions.

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27 Nov 2024
Time
11.00 - 12.00
Location
Online

Certificate validity period getting shorter

Since 2015, the trend within the CA/Browser Forum has been that the maximum allowed validity period of certificates is getting shorter and shorter. For most applications, it is now 1 year. While it is not yet clear when the maximum certificate duration for TLS certificates will go to 90 days, we do know that this is inevitably coming.

Automating certificate management important

Given the above development, it is important to move to automated certificate management. This can be done using the ACME protocol. With this, you not only take care of managing your certificates, but you also arrange for them to be renewed automatically.

This session is designed to help you transition to automated certificate management, keeping in mind the upcoming developments around certificate duration.

For whom?

For customers of the SURFcertificates service.

The programme

11:00 a.m. Welcome 
by Gabriëlle Impens, product manager SURFcertificates
11.05 a.m. What is the ACME protocol
by Eyle Brinkhuis, technical product manager SURFcertificates
11:15 a.m. How does the ACME protocol work
by Joost Gadellaa, technical product manager SURFcertificates
11:30 a.m. Example standard implementation of the ACME protocol
by Eyle Brinkhuis, technical product manager SURFcertificates
11.45 a.m. Demo
by Joost Gadellaa, technical product manager SURFcertificates

Please note that the webinar will be in Dutch. The webinar we will cover the same topics as in last year's webinar. If you already participated then, most of the content will be familiar to you. However, should you wish to refresh your knowledge or still have questions, you are of course welcome to participate.

Prefer to attend this webinar on a different day?

You can also attend this webinar on Thursday 28 November from 11am to 12pm.

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