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You can use the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) certificates snap-in (computer store). You should right-click the expiring certificate and choose ?All Tasks ?> Renew certificate with new key?.

The certificate expiration date is encoded in its body and cannot be changed. To extend the secure connection, it is necessary to replace the expiring certificate on hosting server by a new one with an extended validity period.

An EV certificate is the highest level of SSL certificates. All SSL certificates ? Extended Validation (EV), Organization Validated (OV), and Domain Validated (DV) ? provides encryption and data integrity. However, they vary in how strict the process is to verify the identity of the website owner.

Compare All SSL Certificates Extended Validation (EV)Domain Validated (DV)1 Year Price$599 USD$249 USDOptional Add-onsWildcard option additional costs apply?Unlimited subdomainsMulti-domain (Subject Alternative Names) additional costs applyUp to 100 subdomains or top level domainsUp to 100 subdomains7 more rows

When TLS/SSL certificate expires, your website shows warning messages to the users, like 'your connection is not private' or 'your communication is not secure'. Such alarming notifications drive users away from your website, impacting your website traffic, brand value, and sales.

EV SSL Certificates should be used wherever you need to communicate a high level of trust to your users, such as shopping carts, login pages, and other sensitive front-facing pages. DigiCert's EV SSL Certificates confirm your website has passed rigorous identity verification.

Once the SSL Certificate expire, it is not possible to extend its expiry date as it is hardcoded and encrypted in the certificate itself. So to extend the date we need to sign a new CSR with new or existing business details and install that fresh certificate on the server.

When they expire, web browsers will warn their users about your website. The reason SSL certificates expire is to keep your encryption up to date. By requiring you to renew your SSL certificate every two years, you'll always have the latest TLS versions and ciphers.

An EV SSL Certificate costs more than an Organization Validation (OV) or Domain Validation (DV) SSL Certificate because it is the most advanced and secure SSL Certificate available today.

See the FAQ section for more information. Step 1: Generate CSR. To renew an SSL/TLS certificate, you'll need to generate a new CSR.Step 2: Sign in to your account.Step 3: Fill out the renewal form.Step 4: DigiCert issues the SSL/TLS certificate.Step 5: Install your renewed SSL/TLS certificate.