How to renew a locally generated certificate (self-signed certificate)
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Created On 02/19/20 02:39 AM - Last Modified 06/24/25 19:23 PM
Objective
To renew a locally generated certificate (self-signed) to increase the expiry date.
Environment
- PAN-OS 8.1 and above
- Palo Alto Firewall.
- Device certificates installed.
Procedure
- Select the certificate to be renewed under GUI : Device > Certificate Management > Certificates
- Click on Renew and enter the new expiration Interval and Click OK.
- Expiration date is now modified to reflect the change.
- Commit the changes.
Note: If the certificate has a SAN field populated, it will be lost when renewing the cert. Refer to When renewing a certificate the SANs will be lost.
Additional Information
The certificate expiry date can only be increased and cannot be decreased.