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Richard M. Hicks Consulting, Inc.'s title: Richard M. Hicks Consulting, Inc. | Enterprise Mobility and Security Infrastructure | Microsoft Entra Private Access, Always On VPN and DirectAccess, Absolute Secure Access, Certificates and PKI

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I recently had the opportunity to connect with Merill Fernando from Microsoft as a guest on his popular Entra.News podcast to discuss Microsoft Entra Private Access, which is part of the Entra Global Secure Access Security Service Edge (SSE) service. We spent the hour talking about the similarities and differences between classic VPN technologies and […]

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I’ve written extensively about how public TLS certificate lifetimes will drop to just 47 days by March 2029. Before then, we’ll see certificate lifetimes gradually drop from the current 398 days to 200 days on March 15, 2026, and then to 100 days on March 15, 2027. In preparation for this, I’ve been working with […]

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I’m excited to be presenting two sessions at the upcoming Midwest Management Summit at Mall of America (MMSMOA), taking place May 3-7, 2026, at the Radisson Blu in Bloomington, MN. This is the premier systems management event in the U.S., offering unrivaled access to Microsoft and industry professionals from around the world. Cloud PKI for […]

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We’re already through most of Q1 2026, so I’ve put another AMA on the calendar so we can all connect again. Be sure to join me on Tuesday, April 7, at 10:00 AM PDT (UTC -7) for the next edition of the Always On VPN AMA (Ask Me Anything!) session. Do you have questions about […]

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With public TLS certificate lifetimes set to drop to 200 days soon (next week!), Always On VPN and DirectAccess administrators face an increased risk of service disruption if certificates aren’t renewed on time. These shorter certificate lifetimes require more frequent renewals, substantially increasing management overhead. Although 200 days equate to roughly a twice-a-yea...

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