Express Renewal and Automatic Renewal Service

Would you like to install an SSL certificate on your server and not have to worry about renewals and expirations? If your certificate expires or if your replacement certificate is installed incorrectly, the impact to your business can be huge. With Symantec™ SSL Certificates, you can now automate one of the most time consuming but critical parts of SSL certificate management: the renewal process.

Automated Certificate Renewal
Automate certificate renewals through a combination of Express Renewal and the Automatic Renewal Service (AutoRenewal). When you opt-in to these two features, your entire renewal process from enrollment through payment can be completely automated for up to four years*.

With Express Renewal, you won't need to generate a new CSR and you won't need to re-install your SSL certificate when it's time to renew.* Activate AutoRenewal and you won't even have to remember to pay for the renewal – we'll do it for you!

How Express Renewal Works

• You must submit a minimum 2048-bit CSR to qualify for Express Renewal.
• You select the type of certificate you need and the validity period.
• Your certificate is valid for the length of your payment term (1-year, 2-year or 3-year). For example, if your payment term is for two years, you can renew your 2-year payment term certificate twice, to give you six years of express renewals.
• When it's time to renew your certificate, all you need to do is pay for a new validity period (1-year, 2-year or 3-year payment term). You won't need to generate a new CSR and you won't need to re-install your certificate for up to four years for Secure Site and Secure Site Pro; and for up to two years for Extended Validation Certificates.

How the Automatic Renewal Service Works

To automate the renewal process even further, activate AutoRenewal during your initial enrollment. You can also activate AutoRenewal within your Symantec™ Trust Center account at any time.

• We will automatically renew your certificate(s) for the same validity period that you selected today, at the prices in effect at the time of renewal (plus applicable taxes).
• AutoRenewal requires that you pay using a credit or debit card stored on file.
• We will charge your credit or debit card and we will notify you before we charge you.  You will not need to do anything to make payment.
• You may cancel at any time through your Trust Center account.  

The only truly automated renewal process available today
Spend more time on important business initiatives and less time on SSL certificate management by eliminating the old-fashioned manual process of certificate renewals. Get Express Renewal with AutoRenewal. All certificates with a 2048-bit CSR that are issued after February 10, 2010 include Express Renewal and AutoRenewal capabilities.

*Express Renewal may be automated for up to 4 years for Symantec™ Secure Site and Secure Site Pro SSL Certificates. These products will need a new CSR and will need to be re-installed every 4 years. Express Renewal for Symantec™ Extended Validation SSL Certificates may be automated for up to 2 years. Extended Validation Certificates will need a new CSR and will need to be re-installed every 2 years to comply with mandatory industry standards.