CertForge Blog

Insights on certificate governance, compliance, and the 47-day certificate shift.

May 2026 • Featured

cert-manager Is Excellent at Automation. Governance Is a Different Problem.

cert-manager handles renewal beautifully — but it has no opinions about what it's automating. No approvals, no audit trail, no policy enforcement. Here's how CertForge adds the governance layer your Kubernetes certificate pipeline is missing, in minutes.

June 2026 • Featured

The 47-Day Certificate Era Is Coming — Why Most Mid-Market Teams Are Not Ready

The CA/Browser Forum’s decision to reduce maximum certificate lifetimes will create massive operational pressure.

June 2026

Why Human Approval Workflows Are Now Essential in Certificate Management

Full automation is powerful — but dangerous without proper human oversight in a 47-day world.

June 2026

Why Certificate Events Belong in Your SIEM — Not in a Separate Dashboard

Security teams already live in their SIEM. Certificate activity should be there too.