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Bugzilla #1646226 Certificate Problem Report

GoDaddy: Document Reuse Issue

RESOLVED FIXED GoDaddy
AI Summary

GoDaddy identified a document reuse issue that led to the misidentification of document validity dates for certain certificates. After an internal audit, they discovered that 495 certificates were affected, including 398 OV certificates and 97 code signing certificates. The issue was traced back to a combination of manual procedures and system functionality. GoDaddy revoked 471 certificates and implemented a fix on June 15, 2020, ensuring no new certificates with this problem were issued. They are conducting ongoing audits to prevent recurrence.

Model: gpt-4o-mini Generated: 2026-06-13 21:22 UTC Confidence: 0.90
Chronology
  1. Identified the issue with document validity dates.
  2. Revoked 471 certificates.
  3. Implemented system fix.
Participants
Daniela Hood Paul Steinberg Ben Wilson
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