← Entrust cases
Bugzilla #1535735
Certificate Misissuance
Entrust: Issued Certificates to incorrect Organization
RESOLVED
FIXED
Entrust
This summary was auto-generated by AI and revised by me when needed — accuracy improves with each update.
Always refer to the official Bugzilla thread as the authoritative source.
If you spot an inaccuracy, let me know via the contact form.
AI Summary
Entrust Datacard identified a compliance issue where it issued OV SSL certificates with incorrect organization names due to a human error in updating account information. The issue was first noticed on March 7, 2019, and upon confirmation on March 8, 2019, Entrust began investigating to ensure no other accounts were affected. The CA reported the issue and scheduled revocation of the impacted certificates, which were successfully revoked by March 20, 2019. Entrust has since updated its procedures to ensure timely reporting and revocation in future incidents.
Chronology
- Customer requested a change in contact information, leading to incorrect organization name updates.
- Entrust confirmed the error and began corrective actions.
- All impacted certificates were successfully revoked.
Thread Activity
- Entrust representative — Entrust issued OV SSL certificates with the wrong organization name due to a mistake in updating account information.
- Entrustdatacard representative — Confirmed that the investigation was completed and revocation of affected certificates was scheduled.
- Entrustdatacard representative — All certificates listed were successfully revoked on or before March 20th.
- Entrust representative — CPS section 4.9.3 has been updated to reflect new procedures.
Participants
Community commenter
External References
Similar Local Cases
Entrust: Certificate issued with validity greater than 825-days
Entrust: Incorrect Jurisdiction Country Value in an EV Certificate
Entrust: EV Certificate missing Issuer’s EV Policy OID
Entrust: EV Certificates Issued with Business Category "Non-Commercial" when it should have been set to "Private Organization"
Entrust: Invalid localityName
Entrust: Delay in Updating CPS
Entrust: S/MIME mailbox address case mismatch between subject and subjectAltName
Entrust: S/MIME certificates lacking OU verification