The CA/Browser Forum has officially voted to amend the TLS Baseline Requirements to set a schedule for shortening both the lifetime of TLS certificates and the reusability of CA-validated information in certificates. The first user impacts of the ballot take place in March 2026. The ballot was long debated in the CA/Browser Forum and went through several versions, incorporating feedback from certificate authorities and their customers. The voting period ended on April 11, 2025, closing one hotly...