Need to renew your DigiCert Code Signing certificate? Follow the steps below to renew your certificate.
Industry moved to RSA 3072-bit key minimum for code signing certificates
To comply with industry changes, DigiCert has made the following changes to our code signing certificate process:
eToken and HSM changes
DigiCert supports two eTokens:
HSM must:
*Note: All existing 2048-bit key code signing certificates issued before June 1, 2021, will remain active. You can continue to use these certificates to sign code until they expire.
Learn more about the change to 3072-bit key code signing certificates.
If a certificate signing request (CSR) is required for your renewal order, best practice is to generate a new CSR when renewing a certificate. To remain secure, certificates must use an RSA 3072-bit or ECC P-256-bit key size or larger.
Code signing
EV code signing
Sign in to your CertCentral account.
Fill out the certificate renewal order form.
Note: After you submit the renewal order, DigiCert will perform a quick cross-check verification. If your organization’s information was changed in the CSR, you may need to provide new documentation to verify the changes.
CertCentral
A certificate doesn't appear on the Expiring Certificates page until 90 days before it expires.
Once approved, we send an email to the certificate contact with certificate installation instructions.
If you submitted a CSR, we send the renewed certificate to the certificate contact in an email. You can also download the renewed certificate in your CertCentral account.
Use the instructions in the email to install and configure the new certificate. If you submitted a CSR, on your server or HSM, install the new certificate.
For more information about installing code signing and EV code signing certificates, see our Code Signing Support page.
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