The digital certificate industry is undergoing a transformative shift. With growing pressure on organizations to secure their digital assets, the stakes have never been higher. Add to that the industry’s accelerating move toward shorter digital certificate life cycles to 47 days by 2029—the need for a scalable certificate validation process becomes critical.
CSC has responded to this demand with the launch of our proprietary Domain Control Validation as a Service (DCVaaS), a first-of-its-kind solution set to revolutionize how businesses manage the certificate validation process.
Read the full press release here.
Why DCVaaS and why now?
Traditionally, validating domain control for secure sockets layer (SSL) / transport layer security (TLS) certificates has been time-consuming and repetitive—particularly during renewals. These inefficiencies increase administrative overhead and introduce risks of misconfiguration or delays. Furthermore, with WHOIS email validation being phased out by July 15, 2025, organizations using WHOIS email need to implement alternative validation methods.
With DCVaaS, all CSC’s Trusted Secure digital certificate clients can:
- Eliminate redundancy through one-time validation
- Accelerate renewal certificate issuance by removing repetitive steps
- Minimize manual work, and reduce errors and delays
- Be future ready, especially with the shift toward shorter certificate life cycles that would require eight renewals per year instead of once-a-year
Designed for the future—built with 2029 in mind
As highlighted in CSC’s recent blog, “It’s Official: 47-day Digital Certificates Will Be the Norm By 2029,” the move toward short certificate life cycles will demand automation and agile infrastructure. Manual validation processes won’t be sustainable. DCVaaS directly addresses this by enabling immediate validation—a key feature to surviving the 47-day norm.
| Timeframe | Life cycle for certificates | Domain control validation (DCV) re-use period |
| March 15, 2026 | 200-day certificates | DCV re-use 200 days |
| March 15, 2027 | 100-day certificates | DCV re-use 100 days |
| March 15, 2029 | 47-day certificates | DCV re-use 10 days |
This makes DCVaaS more than just a convenience—it’s a long-term strategic investment in your organization’s digital resilience. Early adopters have already noted significant efficiency gains with as much as 99% reduction in validation processing time. It not only simplifies current workflows but also future proofs organizations for the changes ahead.
This new solution reflects CSC’s continued innovation and commitment to helping global enterprises maintain the highest standards of security and operational efficiency. In an era where certificate life cycle management could become a monthly task, having a robust, efficient validation mechanism is no longer a luxury—it’s a necessity.
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DCVaaS is available now for all CSC Trusted Secure digital certificate clients, contact your CSC client service partner now to begin using this solution. Or reach out to us to take advantage of this complimentary service.
