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Bugzilla #1668007 Ca Certificate Compliance

GlobalSign: Invalid stateOrProvinceName value

RESOLVED FIXED GlobalSign nv-sa
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AI Summary

GlobalSign identified a compliance issue involving several certificates that incorrectly included country names in the stateOrProvinceName field. The CA received multiple certificate problem reports starting on September 25, 2020, prompting an investigation. GlobalSign took immediate action by revoking the affected certificates and addressing the root cause of the issue. A full incident report was provided, detailing the timeline of actions taken and the measures implemented to prevent future occurrences. The case has been resolved with the issue fixed.

Model: gpt-4o-mini Generated: 2026-06-13 21:30 UTC Revised: 2026-06-16 18:55 UTC Confidence: 0.90 11 comments
Chronology
  1. GlobalSign received multiple certificate problem reports regarding incorrect stateOrProvinceName values.
  2. GlobalSign submitted a full incident report detailing the actions taken.
  3. GlobalSign confirmed all affected certificates were revoked.
Thread Activity
  1. GlobalSign nv-sa — GlobalSign acknowledged the issue and stated they would revoke the affected certificates.
  2. GlobalSign nv-sa — GlobalSign provided a detailed incident report and timeline of actions taken.
  3. GlobalSign nv-sa — GlobalSign confirmed the completion of their review of internal verification procedures.
Participants
GlobalSign nv-sa Fozzie representative Community commenter Mozilla representative
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