Lower leaf cert validity 397 -> 47 days
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
- The CA/Browser-Forum requires this, so #9179 is not enough anymore.
Describe the solution you'd like
- The change to LEAF_VALID_FOR itself is a one-liner, #9179 already prepared this.
Describe alternatives you've considered
- Lower leaf cert validity 397 -> 200 days in a .0 version
- Lower leaf cert validity 200 -> 100 days in a .0 version
- Lower leaf cert validity 100 -> 47 days in a .0 version
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- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the one-line LEAF_VALID_FOR change prepared in #9179 and locate that constant in the repository. Update its value from 397 to 47 days, then verify that generated leaf certificates use the new validity period and that relevant checks still pass.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 1/5
- Estimated time
- Under an hour
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 78/100