Private Managed CA's Streamline Internal Server Certificate Management

The CA/BF, the governing body that manages the use of SSL certificates, has determined that public CAs will no longer issue certificates with internal names after November 2015. The logic for using SSL certificates has not changed, but organizations will have to adopt new ways of issuing them.

These rule changes do not mean that internal certificates are no longer available for use, only that public CAs cannot issue certificates with internal names that are not authenticated. Although running your own CA might sound appealing, to those inclined to the do-it-yourself (DIY) approach to IT operations, there are a number of factors to consider.