CertCentral Services API: Auto-reissue support for Multi-year Plans
We are happy to announce that the CertCentral Services API now supports automatic certificate reissue requests (auto-reissue) for Multi-year Plans. The auto-reissue feature makes it easier to maintain SSL/TLS coverage on your Multi-year Plans.
You can enable auto-reissue for individual orders in your CertCentral account. When auto-reissue is enabled, we automatically create and submit a certificate reissue request 30 days before the most recently issued certificate on the order expires.
Enable auto-reissue for a new order
To give you control over the auto-reissue setting for new Multi-year Plans, we added a new request parameter to the endpoints for ordering DV, OV, and EV TLS/SSL certificates: auto_reissue
.
By default, auto-reissue is disabled for all orders. To enable auto-reissue when you request a new Multi-year Plan, set the value of the auto_reissue
parameter to 1
in the body of your request.
Example request body:
Note: In new order requests, we ignore the auto_reissue
parameter if:
Update auto-reissue setting for existing orders
To give you control over the auto-reissue setting for existing Multi-year Plans, we added a new endpoint: Update auto-reissue settings. Use this endpoint to enable or disable the auto-reissue setting for an order.
Get auto-reissue setting for an existing order
To help you track the auto-reissue setting for existing certificate orders, we added a new response parameter to the Order info endpoint: auto_reissue
. The auto_reissue
parameter returns the current auto-reissue setting for the order.
ICA certificate chain selection for public DV flex certificates
We are happy to announce that select public DV certificates now support Intermediate CA certificate chain selection:
You can add a feature to your CertCentral account that enables you to control which DigiCert ICA certificate chain issues the end-entity certificate when you order these public DV products.
This feature allows you to:
Configure ICA certificate chain selection
To enable ICA selection for your account:
For more information and step-by-step instructions, see the Configure the ICA certificate chain feature for your public TLS certificates.
DigiCert Services API: DV certificate support for ICA certificate chain selection
In the DigiCert Services API, we made the following updates to support ICA selection in your DV certificate order requests:
Pass in the issuing ICA certificate's ID as the value for the ca_cert_id parameter in your order request's body.
Example DV certificate request:
For more information about using ICA selection in your API integrations, see DV certificate lifecycle – Optional ICA selection.
DigiCert to stop issuing SHA-1 code signing certificates
On Tuesday, December 1, 2020 MST, DigiCert will stop issuing SHA-1 code signing and SHA-1 EV code signing certificates.
Note: All existing SHA-1 code signing/EV code signing certificates will remain active until they expire.
Why is DigiCert making these changes?
To comply with the new industry standards, certificate authorities (CAs) must make the following changes by January 1, 2021:
See Appendix A in the Baseline Requirements for the Issuance and Management of Publicly-Trusted Code Signing Certificates.
How do the SHA-1 code signing certificate changes affect me?
If you rely on SHA-1 code signing certificates, take these actions as needed before December 1, 2020:
For more information about the December 1, 2020 changes, see our knowledgebase article DigiCert to Stop Issuing SHA-1 Code Signing Certificates.
If you have additional questions, please contact your account manager or our support team.
DigiCert replacing multiple intermediate CA certificates
On November 2, 2020, DigiCert is replacing another set of intermediate CA certificates (ICAs). For a list of the ICA certificates being replaced, see our DigiCert ICA Update KB article.
How does this affect me?
Rolling out new ICAs does not affect existing certificates. We don't remove an old ICA from certificate stores until all the certificates issued from it have expired. This means active certificates issued from the replaced ICA will continue to be trusted.
However, it will affect existing certificates if you reissue them as they will be issued from the new ICA. We advise you to always include the provided ICA with every certificate you install. This has always been the recommended best practice to ensure ICA replacements go unnoticed.
No action is required unless you do any of the following:
If you do any of the above, we recommend updating your environment as soon as possible. Stop pinning and hard coding ICAs or make the necessary changes to ensure certificates issued from the new ICAs are trusted (in other words, can chain up to their updated ICA and trusted root).
Intermediate CA certificate replacements
Make sure to monitor the pages listed below. These are active pages and are updated regularly with ICA certificate replacement information and copies of the new DigiCert intermediate CA certificates.
Why is DigiCert replacing intermediate CA certificates?
We are replacing ICAs to:
If you have questions or concerns, please contact your account manager or our support team.
ICA certificate chain selection for public OV and EV flex certificates
We are happy to announce that public OV and EV certificates with flex capabilities now support Intermediate CA certificate chain selection.
You can add an option to your CertCentral account that enables you to control which DigiCert ICA certificate chain issues your public OV and EV "flex" certificates.
This option allows you to:
Configure ICA certificate chain selection
To enable ICA selection for your account, contact your account manager or our Support team. Then, in your CertCentral account, on the Product Settings page (in the left main menu, go to Settings > Product Settings), configure the default and allowed intermediates for each type of OV and EV flex certificate.
For more information and step-by-step instructions, see ICA certificate chain option for public OV and EV flex certificates.
DigiCert Services API support for ICA certificate chain selection
In the DigiCert Services API, we made the following updates to support ICA selection in your API integrations:
ca_cert_id
parameter in the body of your order requestExample flex certificate request:
For more information about using ICA selection in your API integrations, see OV/EV certificate lifecycle – (Optional) ICA selection.