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Bugzilla #1401407 Certificate Misissuance

DigiCert: Mis-Issuance Rekey certificates

RESOLVED DigiCert
AI Summary

DigiCert identified a misissuance issue where 1,090 certificates were rekeyed using expired domain validation documents. The problem was discovered during a routine internal review, leading to immediate corrective actions including system patches to prevent further misuse of expired documentation. The CA has since revoked five certificates that could not be revalidated and is actively working to ensure compliance with validation requirements.

Model: gpt-4o-mini Generated: 2026-06-13 11:16 UTC Confidence: 0.95
Chronology
  1. Potential issue discovered during internal review.
  2. System patched to prevent further rekeying with expired documents.
  3. Final list of revoked certificates compiled.
Participants
Jeremy Rowley
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