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Here's How to Renew Code Signing Certificate

To renew Code Signing Certificate means you're required to repurchase it. And, you'll also need to follow the same steps you followed initially for purchasing a code signing certificate. But, there's a slight difference when it comes to renewing your code signing certificate, and it's that you're allowed to skip some of the vetting process steps if you renew it before its expiry date.

Nonetheless, you're required to follow the below-mentioned instructions to get your code signing certificate renewed and issued to you:

Generating New CSR

New CSR isn't mandatory if you're renewing from the same Certificate Authority. But it's recommended that you generate a new CSR for the renewal process, as it helps provide strong security and creates a new key pair. And, some other reasons for generating new CSR are like:

• For Sun Java, it's mandatory to have a new CSR every time you renew your Code Signing Certificate.

Complete Vetting Process to Prove Your Company's Legitimacy

Like earlier, you'll need to follow through the vetting process depending on which code signing certificate you're renewing. It's the same validation process that you followed initially to get your code signing certificate issued. However, if you're renewing your code signing certificate before its expiry date, then you may be allowed to skip certain steps.

However, if you choose to go with another Certificate Authority or your code signing certificate is expired, and after its expiry, you're renewing. In that situation, you'll require to follow the entire validation process as you did in the beginning before your code signing certificate gets renewed.

Download & Install Your Code Signing Certificate

Once your code signing certificate gets renewed and issued to you, you'll need to follow one more important step of installing it onto your computer. And, after the installation process, you'll be able to code sign your software and executables using that renewed code signing certificate. However, once you install renewed code signing certificate, your old code signing certificate will become invalid, and you won't be able to use it.

Furthermore, you'll get your renewed code signing certificate issued to you in an email by Certificate Authority like earlier with proper instructions while allowing you to download it. In addition, if it's an EV Code Signing Certificate, then it'll be delivered physically to your provided shipping address.

Wrapping Up

From whomsoever you purchase or renew your code signing certificate, there isn't any significant difference. All code signing certificates come with the same validity period because their validity is set by the CA/Browser, which is of one, two, and three years. So, once that validity period is over, you must renew your code signing certificate to sign your applications and software.

Another important thing is that you should renew your code signing certificate before its actual expiry date. To be precise, it's recommended that you renew your code signing certificate before 30 days of the exact expiry date to avoid unwanted complications. Likewise, the remaining time of an existing code signing certificate will be passed on to your renewed code signing certificate. So, you will be able to code sign your software without any delays.