Symantec will revoke weak SSL certificates that are using something other than 2048-bit keys. The move is a preemptive measure against the pending December 31 deadline imposed by the CA/B and NIST for Certificate Authorities to halt the issue of 1024-bit certificates. Google started switching all of their certificates to 2048-bits in August, following plans outlined in May, which include issuing a new root certificate as the previous one used a 1024 bit key. Google is the first of many companies to follow the guidelines, if they haven’t already.”]