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Mention time range where kubelet might renew cert
The docs don't mention when the kubelet will attempt to renew a cert, which causes concern when one notices that certain certificates are being renewed and others are not. Adding the time frame adds certainty, so that if an user notices a kubelet cert expiring in less than 30d, they know something is misconfigured and should be looked at.
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content/en/docs/tasks/tls/certificate-rotation.md

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@@ -69,8 +69,9 @@ write that to disk, in the location specified by `--cert-dir`. Then the kubelet
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will use the new certificate to connect to the Kubernetes API.
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As the expiration of the signed certificate approaches, the kubelet will
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automatically issue a new certificate signing request, using the Kubernetes
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API. Again, the controller manager will automatically approve the certificate
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automatically issue a new certificate signing request, using the Kubernetes API.
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This can happen at any point between 30% and 10% of the time remaining on the
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certificate. Again, the controller manager will automatically approve the certificate
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request and attach a signed certificate to the certificate signing request. The
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kubelet will retrieve the new signed certificate from the Kubernetes API and
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write that to disk. Then it will update the connections it has to the

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