SHA-1 will be deprecated very soon. To speed up the transition to new more secure algorithms, Google will make changes to the user interface in Google Chrome 39. Websites using SHA-256 certificates will be preferred by Google search engine. These changes will be active as with November 2014.
Visit https://products.geotrust.com/orders/orderinformation/authentication.do and get access to your RapidSSL certificate. Choose SHA-256 for the new re-issued certificate. You may keep existing .key and .csr files, but the .crt has to be re-issued. You will also have to change to a new intermediate CA file. The new intermediate CA will be delivered via email together with your brand new certificate. If you have got questions, please don't hesitate to contact us!
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
