Automation can renew a certificate without deploying it correctly. Check the served leaf and chain, the client trust store and the exact verification failure.
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TLS renewal is automated and has worked for months. One night every client starts failing certificate verification. What happened?
Automation can renew a certificate without deploying it correctly. Check the served leaf and chain, the client trust store and the exact verification failure.
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