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If you buy a certificate from Verisign, geotrust.. normal validity period is 2 years. Since you created your own CA, I would set validity for the time you know your going to need the document signing service. Low validity can be a pain, cause you need to issue new certificates when the validity period expires, and expiration dates are easy to forget.
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If you buy a certificate from Verisign, geotrust.. normal validity period is 2 years. Since you created your own CA, I would set validity for the time you know your going to need the document signing service. Low validity can be a pain, cause you need to issue new certificates when the validity period expires, and expiration dates are easy to forget.

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Thank you for your answers.
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I created a CA hierarchy. What is a good life period to set for a certificate that set up just for digitally signing documents? I was thinking 2 years? <br />
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Thanks for any input on this
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I created a CA hierarchy. What is a good life period to set for a certificate that set up just for digitally signing documents? I was thinking 2 years? 

Thanks for any input on this

Life period for certificates

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