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Bugzilla #1620561 Certificate Problem Report

Sectigo: Non-revocation of certificates with subject:organizationalUnitName in DV certificates

RESOLVED FIXED Sectigo
AI Summary

Sectigo faced scrutiny for not revoking a large number of Domain Validated (DV) SSL certificates that included the 'organizationalUnitName' field, which was deemed non-compliant with the CA/B Forum's Baseline Requirements. The company argued that the requirements were unclear and that revocation would significantly impact end users, particularly for devices that could not automatically update their certificates. Despite the challenges, Sectigo committed to revising its practices and working towards compliance, including plans for future certificate issuance with shorter lifetimes.

Model: gpt-4o-mini Generated: 2026-06-13 20:58 UTC Confidence: 0.90
Chronology
  1. Initial report of non-revocation by Sectigo.
  2. Sectigo reported progress on revoking affected certificates.
  3. Sectigo processed 737,637 revocations for certs issued under the wd2go.com domain.
  4. Discussion concluded with plans for Sectigo to continue diligent revocation of misissued certificates.
Participants
Robin Alden Nick France Ryan Sleevi
External References
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