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Re:Manjaro Blames GlobalSign for SSL Cert expiry after not r... by jstanley on Monday April 13, 2015 @08:09AM (#9367140)
What does he mean by "extension"? How can you extend validity of an SSL certificate? Or is that the point, he's just making stuff up?
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Re:Manjaro Blames GlobalSign for SSL Cert expiry after not r... by 4mnt on Monday April 13, 2015 @08:38AM (#9367239)
You do not ask for an extension of an SSL certificate, but you get a new one signed with another expiry date.

I think it is theoretically possible to change the expiration date, and ask a certification authority to sign that new certificate, but I have never heard of that happening anyways.

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