Why are 2 year Certificates going?

This is due to Google making Chrome not accept certificates that are valid for more than 1 year. Other browsers have followed suit. Their reasoning behind this is to force certificates to be issued more frequently. If they are then there is less chance for things to go wrong with stolen certificates. Google don’t use the SSL revoked list, a certificate that has been issued, compromised and subsequently revoked can be used. Other browsers that do use the revoked list would not accept this certificate. This new method means that the certificate is only valid for a year so the maximum time it could be used is 1 year.

No matter what their rational behind it is, the fact remains that as of the 20th August you will no longer be able to purchase a certificate for 2 years and any that are issued after this time will automatically be rejected by all browsers as of next year.

What can I do?

If you want a 2 year SSL certificate then get one that is issued before 20th August 2020 and it will be valid. After that time you will just have to buy a 1 year one.

We have already removed the 2 year option from our certificates but if you want one then please submit a support ticket from your account or a presales ticket before the 18th August to give us enough time to get a certificate issued. The higher the grade certificate the longer it needs to be issued. so do not delay.

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Firefox released a browser extension in November 2018 which connects to the HaveIBeenPwned.com site to check if the site you are on has been involved in a breach of username and passwords. If you have never seen an alert of this sort then it will notify you of any site that has been breached in the previous twelve months and then it will only alert you to sites that have been breached in the last two months. This is to not over burden you, the user, with too many alerts and to not be unfair to sites that take and have made provisions to protect user data since a breach.

Google has now released its own extension for Chrome that actually goes a bit further. Using their own copy of the database of breached username (email addresses) and passwords, they will check every time you enter a username and password to see if the combination has been seen in a breach at all and inform the user if it is found.

Both companies are trying to inform users and not overburden them with warnings. The biggest issue is that people re-use passwords over and over again on different sites. Hackers are now taking these lists of usernames and passwords and trying them on other sites to try to gain access to user accounts. You can of course go to the Have I Been Pwned site yourself and check to see if your username or password exists there but we would recommend that everyone get a secure password manager, such as ConnectID, our own password manager which comes free with all our Cloud accounts. It will keep your usernames and passwords stored away and even log you straight in to the site when you arrive so you don’t have to remember your usernames and passwords, which means that you can use more complex passwords and keep your data and account safer.

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This promotion runs from 11th July until 31st August 2018 and all orders must be submitted through your yesDomains.co.uk account by 16:00 on the 31st August to ensure they are processed in time to qualify, so don’t leave it too late!

With Google Chrome’s new release imminent and the fact that it will start to heavily penalise those who do not have an SSL certificate, we are working hard to bring down the cost of this must-have product for your website. We take care of the techy bits so you don’t have to worry about it and you get a FREE TrueSeal Secured Site seal to show that you are now secure.

We are working hard to bring the prices down for the managed SSL products but they are not likely to come down this much! At the moment everyone is in need of these, so take advantage of the offer now!

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