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Bugzilla #1709223 Policy Compliance

Google Trust Services: Signing SHA-1 Hash for existing CA certificate with changes in Key Usage

RESOLVED FIXED Google Trust Services LLC
AI Summary

Google Trust Services (GTS) reissued a Root CA certificate using SHA-1 for its signature, which raised compliance concerns regarding the Mozilla Root Store Policy (MRSP). The CA believed that their actions were compliant based on discussions with auditors and interpretations of the policy. However, this incident highlighted a misunderstanding of the MRSP, particularly regarding the prohibition of SHA-1 usage for root certificates. GTS has committed to improving its compliance processes and engaging with the community for future policy interpretations.

Model: gpt-4o-mini Generated: 2026-06-13 21:26 UTC Confidence: 0.80
Chronology
  1. CA/B Forum Baseline requirements ban the use of SHA-1 for end-entity and SubCA certificates.
  2. GTS reissues the Root CA certificate using its original SHA-1 signature algorithm.
Participants
Ryan Hurst Matthias Fotis Ben Wilson
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