Re-newing certificate

Hello Folks,

There is a small problem with the renewal process.

Last year my certificate expired 1 Dec. 05 and I renewed it
in October 
05. Since then the certificate expires in October this year
*instead* of 
1 December 06.

If I renew it today it will expire in September 07 and year
on year it 
will expire earlier and earlier.

I would suggest that on renewal each year it is renewed for
12 months 
from the expiry date rather than from the date on which it
was actually 
renewed.

What do you think?

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Hello Folk,

> Last year my certificate expired 1 Dec. 05 and I
renewed it in October
> 05. Since then the certificate expires in October this
year *instead* of
> 1 December 06.

Yes, that´s because the certificates always last 1 year.

> If I renew it today it will expire in September 07 and
year on year it
> will expire earlier and earlier.

Yes, that´s true. What exactly is the problem with having it
expiring earlier 
and earlier each year?

> I would suggest that on renewal each year it is renewed
for 12 months
> from the expiry date rather than from the date on which
it was actually
> renewed.

Ok, and what happens, if you renew a certificate directly
after issueing it? 
Then it would be valid for about 24 months. If you would
renew that one, it 
would be valid for 36 months, ...

We dont want to limit the flexibility to renew certificates
at any time.

An alternative would be to define the certificates to always
last 
one year + one month. So if you renew it always 1 month
before it expires, you 
can always do it on the same day of the year.

Best regards,
Philipp Gühring

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