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tomorrow (2026-02-18) will *most likely* mark the last TLS renewal for The ARPA Zone, as CA/B has explicitly prohibited cert issuance for *.arpa domains, effective 1st of March (see https://github.com/cabforum/servercert/issues/153#issuecomment-2625717318 for context). I'm writing "most likely" because for all I know the cert may fail to renew tomorrow already - who knows!

Pessimistic instance EOL: tomorrow :neocat_googly_woozy:
Optimistic instance EOL: ~2026-05-19

preparing for the pessimistic scenario, i'd like to thank everyone for all the jokes and fun times here. o/

In zmap/zlint#343, there were questions raised about whether the special use in.arpa and in6.arpa domains may make use of wildcards. BRs section 3.2.2.6 has special provisions for when the wildcard...

Clarify validation requirements for .arpa · Issue #153 · cabforum/servercert

In zmap/zlint#343, there were questions raised about whether the special use in.arpa and in6.arpa domains may make use of wildcards. BRs section 3.2.2.6 has special provisions for when the wildcard...

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