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New industry standards are shortening SSL\/TLS certificate lifespans, making automatic renewals a more important part of owning and managing a property management website. If you are receiving SSL\/TLS certificate expiration warnings, this article explains what is changing for website security and how Rentec Direct can manage account holders’ certificate renewals with Full-Service Custom Domain Hosting.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you’ve recently received an email warning that your website’s SSL\/TLS certificate is expiring, or you’ve tried to access a website and received a warning that you can’t access a secure site, you’re not alone. Changes to internet security standards are affecting websites across the industry, and website security certificates are starting to expire more frequently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These changes mean landlords and property managers who maintain their own websites need to pay closer attention to how their SSL\/TLS certificates are managed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is an SSL Certificate?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

An SSL certificate is a small data file installed on your website’s server. It confirms your site is really yours and encrypts the connection between your site and anyone visiting it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s break down how a valid SSL certificate can help protect information on your property management website: when a prospective tenant types their name, phone number, or email into a contact form on your rental site, that information gets scrambled in a way that can’t be read by a hacker trying to steal personal information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sites with a valid certificate have web addresses that start with HTTPS. Technically, today’s certificate use TLS, the newer protocol that replaced SSL years ago, but most people still say “SSL certificate,” which is why you’ll see both names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to keep your SLL\/TLS certificate valid:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If your current website hosting provider doesn’t offer automatic certificate renewals, you may need to arrange renewals yourself to prevent website interruptions and security warnings for visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’d prefer to have your website hosting and SSL\/TLS certificate renewals managed for you, Rentec Direct offers Full-Service Custom Domain Hosting. For $50 per month, the service includes domain hosting, SSL encryption, enterprise-grade firewall protection, and automatically renewing certificates. If you’re interested in learning more or would like help getting started, our team is happy to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why SSL\/TLS Certificate Renewals Are Changing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) and TLS (Transport Layer Security) certificates encrypt the connection between a website and its visitors. They protect information exchanged online and let visitors access websites securely using HTTPS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can recognize a secure website by the HTTPS at the beginning of its web address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To strengthen internet security, the industry is reducing how long publicly trusted SSL\/TLS certificates can remain valid. Shorter certificate lifespans limit how long a compromised certificate can be used and encourage more frequent, automated security updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These changes follow Ballot SC081v3<\/a>, approved in 2025 by the CA\/Browser Forum, an industry organization that establishes security standards for trusted website certificates. The ballot sets a schedule for gradually reducing the maximum validity period of publicly trusted SSL\/TLS certificates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The New SSL\/TLS Certificate Renewal Timeline<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Until March 15, 2026, publicly trusted SSL\/TLS certificates could remain valid for up to 398 days. The maximum lifetime has now been reduced, with additional changes scheduled over the next few years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These limits apply to newly issued publicly trusted certificates after each effective date. Existing certificates retain their original expiration dates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As certificate lifespans continue to shrink, website owners will need to renew more often to maintain secure website connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Automatic Certificate Renewal Matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When an SSL\/TLS certificate expires, visitors may see a security warning when they try to access your website. Most browsers will even prevent the user from opening the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For landlords advertising rental properties or property managers promoting their services, these warnings can create a poor experience for prospective tenants and property owners. Visitors may question whether your website is safe or choose not to continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Automatic certificate renewal helps prevent these interruptions by managing renewals before a certificate expires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many hosting providers already offer automatic renewals. However, if your current provider doesn’t, contact them to ask about renewal options and whether they also manage installing updated certificates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full-Service Custom Domain Hosting Through Rentec Direct<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Rentec Direct offers Full-Service Custom Domain Hosting to Rentec PRO and Rentec PM clients for $50 per month. This service includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n