Revisions approved by PM

Author: Brenduns

memdocs/intune/protect/certificate-connector-overview.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ keywords:
 author: brenduns
 ms.author: brenduns
 manager: dougeby
-ms.date: 12/01/2021
+ms.date: 12/02/2021
 ms.topic: how-to
 ms.service: microsoft-intune
 ms.subservice: protect
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ The Certificate Connector for Microsoft Intune supports:
 
 ## Lifecycle
 
-Periodically, updates  to the certificate connector are released. Announcements for new updates appear in the [What’s New](../fundamentals/whats-new.md) article for Intune, and in the [What's new for the Certificate Connector](#whats-new-for-the-certificate-connector) section in this article.
+Periodically, updates  to the certificate connector are released. Announcements for new updates appear in the [What's new for the Certificate Connector](#whats-new-for-the-certificate-connector) section in this article.
 
-When a new version releases, support for the previous version is deprecated with a limited grace period for its continued use. After the grace period expires, support for that deprecated version ends, and it can stop functioning at any time. The grace period is six months.
+Intune supports each connector release for six months after its released. After the six months have passed, the connector is no longer be supported and might not function as expected.
 
 If you don’t allow the connector to automatically update, plan to manually update it to the latest version at the first opportunity.
 
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ Updates for the Certificate Connector for Microsoft Intune are released periodic
 New updates for the connector can take a week or more to become available for each tenant.
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]
-> Intune supports each connector release for six months after the release. After six months have passed, the connector is no longer supported and might not function as expected. On February 1, 2022, Intune certificate connectors earlier than version **6.1806.5.0** will no longer allow you to issue certificates to users and devices.
+> On February 1, 2022, Intune certificate connectors earlier than version **6.1806.5.0** will no longer allow you to issue certificates to users and devices.
 
 ### October 11, 2021
 

memdocs/intune/protect/certificate-connectors.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ keywords:
 author: brenduns
 ms.author: brenduns
 manager: dougeby
-ms.date: 09/22/2021
+ms.date: 12/02/2021
 ms.topic: how-to
 ms.service: microsoft-intune
 ms.subservice: protect
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ ms.collection: M365-identity-device-management
 > [!IMPORTANT]
 > As of July 29, 2021, the **Certificate Connector for Microsoft** Intune replaces the use of *PFX Certificate Connector for Microsoft Intune* and *Microsoft Intune Connector*. The new connector includes the functionality of both previous connectors. Support for the previous connectors ends on 9/22/2021 with the release of version 6.2109.51.0 of the Certificate Connector for Microsoft.
 >
+> On February 1, 2022, Intune certificate connectors earlier than version 6.1806.5.0 will no longer allow you to issue certificates to users and devices.
+>
 > If you need to install a new certificate connector, or reinstall a connector, install the newer Certificate Connector for Microsoft Intune. For more information, see [Certificate Connector for Microsoft Intune](../protect/certificate-connector-overview.md).
 
 To support the use of certificates for authentication and the signing and encryption of email using S/MIME, Intune requires the use of a certificate connector. A certificate connector is software you install on an on-premises server. The connector enables cloud-managed devices to provision certificates from on-premises infrastructure, like an issuing Certificate Authority.
@@ -267,6 +269,9 @@ All events are tagged with a Task Category to aid in filtering.  Task categories
 
 Updates for the two certificate connectors are released periodically. When we update a connector, you can read about the changes here.
 
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> On February 1, 2022, Intune certificate connectors earlier than version 6.1806.5.0 will no longer allow you to issue certificates to users and devices. See the note at the to start of this article for detail on moving to the new **Certificate Connector for Microsoft**.
+
 ### PFX Certificate Connector release history
 
 The *PFX Certificate Connector for Microsoft Intune* [supports automatic updates](#automatic-update).