A CIO study of 1,000 leaders found machine identities are exploding, with large firms expecting growth from 320,000 TLS certificates in 2022 to 1.3 million by 2025. At the same time, lifespans are shrinking to 47 days, creating an 8x increase in renewals. Already, 83% of organizations suffered certificate-related outages last year and 57% faced security incidents tied to compromised certificates. Most still use fragmented, manual methods like spreadsheets, making automation essential. Continuous discovery, automated renewals, global policies, DevOps integration, and real-time monitoring are critical to resilience and compliance.

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