← SSL.com cases
Bugzilla #1666872 Certificate Problem Report

SSL.com: Insufficient validation evidence for the localityName attribute of an OV certificate

RESOLVED FIXED SSL.com
AI Summary

SSL.com identified an issue during their annual audit where the validation evidence for the localityName attribute of an OV SSL certificate was not adequately retained. This was discovered by external auditors and led to the revocation of the affected certificate. SSL.com implemented a new validation process to ensure all requirements are verified and documented. The issue was declared an incident, and a complete report was filed following thorough investigation and remediation actions.

Model: gpt-4o-mini Generated: 2026-06-13 21:02 UTC Confidence: 0.90
Chronology
  1. Locality issue reported by external auditors.
  2. Issue declared an incident and Bugzilla report filed.
  3. Full report filed.
Participants
secauditor@ssl.com bwilson@mozilla.com
External References
Similar Local Cases
#1790693 RESOLVED Certificate Problem Report Opened 2022-09-13 · Closed 2023-03-24 · 70% similar
SSL.com: Issuance of 1 EV TLS certificate using a Registration/Incorporation Agency not included in our approved public list.
#1722089 RESOLVED Certificate Problem Report Opened 2021-07-23 · Closed 2023-02-22 · 68% similar
SSL.com: Issuance of 3 EV TLS certificates without 2-person validation of the organization information
#1719916 RESOLVED Certificate Problem Report Opened 2021-07-09 · Closed 2023-02-22 · 66% similar
SSL.com: Issuance of an EV TLS certificate with incorrect O Field Value
#1938236 RESOLVED Certificate Problem Report Opened 2024-12-18 · Closed 2025-02-28 · 65% similar
SSL.com: Failure to process CAA records from one SubCA
#1800753 RESOLVED Certificate Problem Report Opened 2022-11-15 · Closed 2023-07-21 · 64% similar
SSL.com: Delayed revocation of certificate with weak key
#1932973 RESOLVED Certificate Problem Report Opened 2024-11-22 · Closed 2025-04-07 · 63% similar
SSL.com: CAA Empty set handling results in Wildcard issuance
#1579509 RESOLVED Certificate Problem Report Opened 2019-09-06 · Closed 2022-11-14 · 58% similar
SSL.com: Precertificates without corresponding certificates return OCSP value of "Unknown"
#2029230 RESOLVED Certificate Problem Report Opened 2026-04-03 · Closed 2026-05-28 · 58% similar
SSL.com: Incorrect Open MPIC Lambda implementation by EJBCA ACME Service

We use only essential cookies and local browser storage for preferences and security. See our Privacy Policy for details.

Confirm action