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+> **Warning:** Rotating Kubernetes certificates may result in your cluster being temporarily unavailable as components are restarted. For production environments, it's recommended to perform this action during a maintenance window.
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 By default, Kubernetes clusters require certificates and Rancher launched Kubernetes clusters automatically generate  certificates for the Kubernetes components. Rotating these certificates is important before the certificates expire as well as if a certificate is compromised. After the certificates are rotated, the Kubernetes components are automatically restarted.
 
 Certificates can be rotated for the following services: