FEMA Says "Expired Digital Certificate" Caused Monday’s EAS Test Error - Radio World

An expired IPAWS digital certificate caused FEMA's IPAWS Required Weekly Test (RWT) to fail on Monday, preventing most radio stations from receiving it. The expired certificate led EAS devices to flag the message as invalid, resulting in the test being rejected. FEMA acknowledged the issue and has replaced the expired certificate, assuring that next week's messages will be properly signed.