460 Day Code Signing Certificate Validity: A New Era of Trust and Automation
Code signing certificates changed from being stored in the form of plain files to being stored on hardware solutions such as USB tokens and HSMs. The shift was initiated by some industry giants and the CA/Browser Forum (CA/B Forum), which eventually led to stronger protection for private keys. This was done by ensuring that the certificates do not get easily extracted or misused. Three years after this event happened, there is going to be another major change.