SSL Certificate Automation
Save time and avoid unexpected outages by automating your SSL certificates and their renewals.
SSL certificates are getting shorter. That means more frequent expirations... and more work.
The CA/B Forum's decision to shorten SSL certificate validity to just 47 days (about a month and a half) means you're looking at 8+ manual renewals and installations every single year—per certificate. That’s way more renewals.
Even if you're only managing a handful of certificates, that still adds up to 50-100 renewals a year. That’s more opportunities for a missed renewal to cause downtime.
Certificate lengths will keep dropping until they are just 47 days by 2029. We can probably all agree: you shouldn't have to manually renew certificates this often.
Automation that makes SSL renewals effortless, even with shorter lifespans.
GeoTrust Horizon® helps SMBs save time, prevent outages, and simplify certificate management with secure, automated renewals built for growing teams.
Massive Time Savings
Automated renewals eliminate repetitive manual work—saving hours that would otherwise be spent issuing, validating, and installing certificates.
Secure By Default
Frequent renewals are handled automatically, ensuring continuous protection, seamless security updates, and fewer opportunities for errors.
Prevents Expensive Outages
GeoTrust Horizon® automation helps avoid missed expirations—the leading cause of certificate-related service disruptions.
Streamlined and Simplified
A simple, guided UI streamlines SSL setup across Linux (Apache/Nginx) and Windows (IIS), reducing the burden on small IT teams.
Built for SMBs
Avoid overpriced, complex solutions. GeoTrust Horizon® is designed—and priced—to be accessible with no minimums or long-term commitments.
Visibility and Expert Support
A centralized dashboard gives clear insight into all certificates, while 24/7 support is available when configuration issues arise.
Options for SSL Certificate Automation
GeoTrust offers several certificate automation options to choose from, depending on your
specific needs and environment.
AutoInstall SSL®
Included with your GeoTrust SSL certificateAutoInstall SSL® is the fastest, easiest, and most affordable way to put certificate deployment on autopilot for your Windows & Linux servers. Learn MoreLearn More about AutoInstall SSL
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Zero Downtime
SSL renews 28 days before it expires.
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100% Automated Lifecycle
AutoInstall handles installation, renewals, and re-issues automatically.
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"Click and Done" Setup
No manual CSRs or configs—the agent handles it all.
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Built in Error Alerting
Notifies you if something goes wrong (e.g. a cron job fails).
Supported Environments:
Linux (Apache or NGINX) and Windows (IIS) servers.
ACME
Included with your GeoTrust SSL certificateACME automation handles installation, reissues, and renewals using a standard ACME agent.
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Total Lifecycle Automation
Automate all phases from issuance, renewal, revocation, and deployment.
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Prevents Certificate Outages
Eliminate the risk of forgotten or expired certificates.
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Integrates With Many Environments:
ACME is supported by 50+ popular environments (e.g., cloud platforms, web servers, load balancers, etc.).
Supported Environments:
ACME is supported by 50+ popular environments
DigiCert Trust Lifecycle Manager
For organizations with many certificates, this full Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM) platform lets you discover, deploy, track, and renew every certificate.
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Unified CA Agnostic Control
Manage DigiCert, Microsoft, and third-party certs in one place.
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Seamless Integration
Extensive support for modern enterprise systems, protocols (ACME, EST, SCEP), and DevOps workflows (CI/CD, IaC) for dynamic automation.
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Full Network & Cloud Discovery
Automatically find and inventory all certificates across servers, network devices, Active Directory, and cloud workloads (containers, Kubernetes).
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Centralized Governance
Enforce PKI policies to block weak keys and unauthorized CAs.
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Proactive Outage Prevention
Automate cert lifecycle (issuance, renewal, installation) and get prioritized alerts before expiration.
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Crypto-Agility for the Future
Modernize PKI for future needs, including post-quantum crypto.
Supported Environments:
Apache, NGINX, IBM HTTP Server, Apache Tomcat, Microsoft IIS, Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and many more.