Expired SSL Certificate
An SSL certificate is an electronic key that encrypts transmissions between two computers on a public network, providing privacy and security to the session. Think of an SSL certificate as an electronic ID card for an individual or a computer service. An SSL certificate confirms that a message received actually did come from the person identified. The certificate key is issued by a third party. SSL certificates are used for secure e-commerce communications, protecting information such as credit card numbers and personal data. If an SSL certificate expires consumers are placed at risk of identity theft, and organizations are at risk of system downtime.
Venafi enables organizations to centrally manage encryption technologies and policies across a wide variety of enterprise systems—Web servers, application servers, message queuing systems, encryption appliances and others—reducing the time required to managed digital certificates from an average of 4+ hours per certificate per year to just minutes. In addition to the time savings, an automated encryption management system ensures un- or under-managed certificates do not expire unexpectedly causing critical system failures.
Additional Terms Related to Encryption, Certificate, and Key Management