47-Day Certificate Automation Playbook: A Practical Framework to Stop Outages and Scale Governance
Prepare for 47-day TLS certificates with CyberArk’s automation playbook—scale governance, prevent outages, and modernize certificate management.
In March 2026, the maximum lifespan for public TLS certificates will drop to 200 days — with 100-day and 47-day limits to follow. This will multiply your renewal rate and compress your operational windows. Manual approaches can't keep up. Short-lived certificates demand continuous renewal, cross-platform automation, and real-time visibility — not just for compliance, but to avoid costly outages.
The CyberArk 47-Day Certificate Automation Playbook outlines a proven strategy for preparing your environment, automating lifecycle tasks, and maintaining control — before certificate chaos hits.
This guide will cover:
- How to lay the groundwork for automation
- A four-step programmatic approach to certificate governance
- Which KPIs matter most for tracking automation readiness, SLA compliance, and renewal health
- How to benchmark your maturity with the Certificate Automation Maturity Matrix across four levels of operational readiness
