TLS Rotation Playbook Cheat Sheet

Certificates, automation, and alerts

Last Updated: November 21, 2025

Focus Areas

Focus
Monitor expiry dates
Automate renewals and deployments

Commands & Queries

openssl x509 -enddate -noout -in cert.pem
Check expiry
certbot renew --dry-run
Test renewal
kubectl create secret tls tls-secret --cert=cert.pem --key=key.pem
Update secret

Summary

Scheduled TLS rotation avoids unexpected outages.

💡 Pro Tip: Link renewals to CI pipelines and rotate multiple dependencies together.
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