cloudflare / cloudflare/cfssl

how to extend the term of CA validity?

Open
#1,261 2 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub
Dominant language
Go
Stars
9.5k
Forks
1.2k
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

Description

I generated my self-signed CA by `cfssl gencert -initca`, but the default term of validity is 5 years. How can I modify it to 10 years ? I don’t want to recreate a new CA, because it has signed a lot of sub CAs.

Anyone can help me ? Thanks so much .

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reviewing how `cfssl gencert -initca` selects the default validity period and whether an existing CA can be extended without replacement. Confirm the supported behavior against the certificate and subordinate-CA constraints; done when a documented, verifiable procedure answers whether the existing CA can reach 10 years.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
cryptography, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.